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Music as Medicine: Using Music to Help Dementia and Alzheimer’s Patients
Summary: Music could have unexpected benefits for those with Alzheimer’s disease. Source: Ithaca College. Music and voice major Jessica Voutsinas ’18 was singing the classic song “Over the Rainbow” to a resident at Longview — an adult residential facility near the Ithaca College campus — when the woman unexpectedly lit up and began telling storiesContinue reading “Music as Medicine: Using Music to Help Dementia and Alzheimer’s Patients”
The Way The Brain Processes Speech Could Serve as a Predictor of Early Dementia
Summary: Noticeable communication problems may be an early sign of mild cognitive impairment, a new study reports. Source: Baycrest Center For Geriatric Care. Early dementia is typically associated with memory and thinking problems; but older adults should also be vigilant about hearing and communication problems, suggest recent findings in a joint Baycrest-University of Memphis study.Continue reading “The Way The Brain Processes Speech Could Serve as a Predictor of Early Dementia”
Prolonged Sleep May Predict Dementia Risk
Data from the Framingham Heart Study has shown that people who consistently sleep more than nine hours each night had double the risk of developing dementia in 10 years as compared to participants who slept for 9 hours or less. https://www.bu.edu/buniverse/interface/embed/embed.html?v=28Zl090 The findings, which appear in the journal Neurology, also found those who slept longerContinue reading “Prolonged Sleep May Predict Dementia Risk”
Alzheimer’s Risk Factors By Dr Daniel Amen
Alzheimer’s Risk Factors By Dr Daniel Amen O One family member with Alzheimer’s or dementia 3.5 O More than one family member with Azheimer’s or dementia 7.5 O A single head injury with loss of consciousness 2 O Several head injuries without loss of consciousness 2 O Alcohol dependence or drug dependence in past orContinue reading “Alzheimer’s Risk Factors By Dr Daniel Amen”
Two common classes of drugs linked to dementia
Recent reports have linked two common classes of drugs to dementia. Fortunately, there are alternatives to both. If you’re worried about developing dementia, you’ve probably memorized the list of things you should do to minimize your risk—eating a healthy diet, exercising regularly, getting adequate sleep, and keeping your mind and soul engaged. In the pastContinue reading “Two common classes of drugs linked to dementia”
Depression to Dementia
(i) Individuals who develop depression at any point in their lives, sustain minimal or no depression-related neuropathology (eg, glucocorticoid neurotoxicity), and who have stable, normal cognitive functioning; (ii) Individuals who develop depression at any point and who experience depression-related neuropathology that results in MCI that is stable (unless they experience additional depressive episodes); (iii) IndividualsContinue reading “Depression to Dementia”
Heartburn Drugs in Pregnancy Tied to Asthma in Babies
By NICHOLAS BAKALAR Taking heartburn medicines during pregnancy may increase the risk for asthma in the baby, a review of studies has found. The analysis, in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, combined data from eight studies that included more than 1.6 million patients. Follow-up ranged from five to 14 years. Researchers found thatContinue reading “Heartburn Drugs in Pregnancy Tied to Asthma in Babies”
Diabetes and Dementia Link: Alzheimer’s Impairs Insulin Signalling
Mount Sinai Researchers Identify Brain Insulin Resistance as Possible New Link Between Alzheimer’s Disease and Diabetes. Several epidemiological studies support the hypothesis that diabetes increases a person’s risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease. However, new research from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai published in the journal Alzheimer’s and Dementia suggests the reverse—that Alzheimer’sContinue reading “Diabetes and Dementia Link: Alzheimer’s Impairs Insulin Signalling”
New Link Found Between Diabetes and Alzheimer’s
Summary: Researchers report a drug used to treat diabetes may be successful at treating Alzheimer’s disease also. Source: University of Aberdeen. Drugs used to treat diabetes could also be used to treat Alzheimer’s disease, and vice versa, according to new research from the University. This is also the first study of its kind to showContinue reading “New Link Found Between Diabetes and Alzheimer’s”
A decrease in Dementia rates in the USA
How researchers measured dementia rates in the U.S. The researchers questioned 10,546 people living in community or nursing homes in 2000, and then questioned 10,516 respondents ― a mix of previously surveyed and new people ― again in 2012. The questionnaire included several tests that measured cognitive function. These tasks asked them to count backward fromContinue reading “A decrease in Dementia rates in the USA”
Loneliness can be an Alzheimer’s sign
“People who are starting to accumulate amyloid may not be as well-functioning in terms of perceiving, understanding or responding to social stimuli or interactions,” says lead researcher Dr. Nancy Donovan. So while loneliness doesn’t necessarily lead to dementia, it can be a sign of it, suggesting a potential build-up of amyloid plaque in the partContinue reading “Loneliness can be an Alzheimer’s sign”
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Genetics of Alzheimer’s or Dementia
Many people with dementia are concerned that they have inherited the condition and that they may in turn pass it on to their children. Also, family members of people with dementia are sometimes concerned that they might be more likely to develop dementia themselves. Genes can play a role in the development of dementia, butContinue reading “Genetics of Alzheimer’s or Dementia”