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Majority of cancer patients with depression untreated; integrated collaborative care found ‘strikingly’ effective

Posted on: 27/08/2014 - 23:30

Approximately 75% of cancer patients with major depression are not receiving treatment for their depression, according to an analysis of data from more than 21,000 patients. However, a novel...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Lifestyle improvements prevented cognitive decline in at-risk elderly

Posted on: 17/07/2014 - 21:35

COPENHAGEN – When older adults who were at risk of Alzheimer’s disease adopted more healthful lifestyles, including diet and exercise, their cognitive performance improved, according to findings from...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Dementia risk spikes in older veterans with sleep disorders, PTSD

Posted on: 17/07/2014 - 20:50

COPENHAGEN – Older veterans who had sleep disturbances were at a 30% greater risk of developing dementia, according to a retrospective analysis of 200,000 medical records presented at the Alzheimer’s...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Many dementia patients have guns at home

Posted on: 17/07/2014 - 18:55

COPENHAGEN – More than 1 in 10 community-dwelling dementia patients had firearms in their homes, and many of those patients suffered from delusions, hallucinations, or depression, a study of nearly...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

VIDEO: In patients with dementia, ask about guns at home

Posted on: 17/07/2014 - 18:55

COPENHAGEN – A new study revealing the presence of firearms in the homes of more than 12% of community-dwelling dementia patients in the Midwest highlights a difficult situation for physicians...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Consider cognitive function in elderly before surgery

Posted on: 16/07/2014 - 22:00

COPENHAGEN – Almost half of patients with mild cognitive impairment progressed to dementia within 1 year of undergoing either arthroplasty or coronary angiography, according to a small Australian...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Consider cognitive function in elderly before surgery

Posted on: 16/07/2014 - 22:00

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Investigative eye amyloid test shines a light on Alzheimer’s pathology

Posted on: 16/07/2014 - 17:45

COPENHAGEN – When it comes to beta-amyloid plaques, the eyes may be more than a poetic window to the soul – they also may be mirrors of pathology developing in the brain. It turns out that the eye,...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Don’t brush off subjective memory decline

Posted on: 16/07/2014 - 16:10

COPENHAGEN – Researchers are paying more attention to subjective cognitive decline – a patient’s perceived notion of memory loss – even if the patients complete various cognitive tests with flying...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

VIDEO: New genetic research could identify Alzheimer’s therapy targets

Posted on: 16/07/2014 - 15:40

COPENHAGEN – The National Institutes of Health recently awarded $24 million to eight academic centers to analyze the human genome and identify genes that either increase the risk of Alzheimer’s...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

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