CPN || Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease

Pathologic proteins in Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s also collect in skin cells

Posted on: 24/02/2015 - 21:00

The same dysregulated proteins that form in the brains of patients with Alzheimer’s disease or Parkinson’s disease appear to clump within their sk... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Advisory panel: Advanced dementia patients need better access to end-of-life care

Posted on: 28/01/2015 - 14:15

Patients with advanced dementia should have increased access to comprehensive care wherever they live, including the facilities in which they spend th... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Leuprolide, acetylcholinesterase inhibitor combo hints at effectiveness for Alzheimer’s

Posted on: 05/01/2015 - 21:47

PHILADELPHIA – Leuprolide acetate, in combination with an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, helped to preserve cognitive function in Alzheimer’s disease patients in an exploratory study. The <a...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Alzheimer’s a winner in federal spending bill

Posted on: 17/12/2014 - 22:25

*Article updated 12/18/14 The massive $1.1 trillion spending bill that was approved by Congress before it left for an extended recess included several provisions aimed at bolstering...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

The dilemma of using drugs of questionable benefit

Posted on: 30/10/2014 - 19:10

Recently, an article in JAMA Internal Medicine suggested that more than 50% of nursing home patients with advanced dementia are on “medications of questionable benefit.” The <a...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Most advanced dementia patients get unnecessary meds

Posted on: 08/09/2014 - 21:00

Most nursing home residents with advanced dementia receive "medications of questionable benefit," given that they are terminally ill and that the goal of their care should be comfort rather...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

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

Widowhood paradoxically does not increase risk of dementia in older adults

Posted on: 04/08/2014 - 21:10

COPENHAGEN – Losing a spouse has been associated with the broken heart syndrome and other adverse health outcomes, but the loss seems to have a paradoxical effect on the development of dementia. An...

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

Newsletters

Stay informed on our latest news!

You are here

Newsletters

Latest Newsletters