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Simple risk score predicts dementia risk in type 2 diabetes

Posted on: 24/11/2014 - 20:44

BERLIN – The first-ever dementia risk score designed specifically for patients with type 2 diabetes has successfully undergone external validation and is ready for everyday use by clinicians, Rachel...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

‘Chemo brain’ may have targetable causes

Posted on: 03/11/2014 - 15:46

BOSTON – The risk for cognitive decline following cancer treatment varies by both cancer and therapy types, and can range from subtle changes to severe deficits, according to a researcher. Patients...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Investigational agent could accurately predict memory decline

Posted on: 14/08/2014 - 21:15

COPENHAGEN – Detection of tau neurofibrillary tangles in the brain via PET imaging highly correlates with memory decline and could serve as an accurate way to identify individuals at high risk of...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

TDP-43 could be potential new biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease

Posted on: 06/08/2014 - 21:20

COPENHAGEN – TDP-43, a protein that has been associated with neurodegenerative diseases such as dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, could also be contributing to brain shrinkage in...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Alzheimer’s disease antibody crenezumab doesn’t deliver in phase II trial

Posted on: 16/07/2014 - 21:45

COPENHAGEN – Once more, an antiamyloid antibody has failed to live up to hopes for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Roche’s contender, crenezumab, faltered on all of the primary...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Alzheimer’s may be declining in U.S. and Germany

Posted on: 15/07/2014 - 22:00

COPENHAGEN – The incidence of Alzheimer’s disease appears to be declining in the United States and may be following a similar positive trend in Germany as well. An analysis of the ongoing Framingham...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Rising projection of Alzheimer’s cases stems mainly from better reporting

Posted on: 15/07/2014 - 18:55

COPENHAGEN – Researchers appear to be tracking contradictory trends in the global incidence and prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease. There’s no doubt that both are declining in the United...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Smelling test makes progress in identifying preclinical Alzheimer’s

Posted on: 14/07/2014 - 18:20

COPENHAGEN – A test that measures how well patients recognize scents was highly correlated with progression from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer’s disease as well as neurodegeneration...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

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