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Solo life ups gene dementia risk
Living in a couple is better than living alone, the researchers found People who have a particular gene flaw and live alone in middle-age are at highest risk of developing dementia, researchers suggest.The risk affects those who...
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Marital status and dementia risk
Being married protects you against Alzheimer's in later life, the Daily Mail reported.The newspaper said that researchers found that people who have a partner in middle age have half the risk of developing dementia compared to those...
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Sertraline-Induced Rhabdomyolysis in an Elderly Patient with Dementia and Comorbidities
Print Save in My Library Free Abstract Gareri P et al.- The patient's other comorbidities and medications have not been suggested as possible interactions with sertraline that can cause rhabdomyolysis. Genetic defects of sertraline...
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Dementia and marital status at midlife and late life
Helmer 339: b1690 To view this item, select one of these options: Login for existing subscribers (not BMA members) User Name Password Remember my user name & password.your user name or password? Buy the article You may access this...
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Cholinergic deficiency involved in vascular dementia: possible mechanism and strategy of treatment
Vascular dementia (VaD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease with a high prevalence.Several studies have recently reported that VaD patients present cholinergic deficits in the brain and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) that may be...
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Assessing and addressing pharmacotherapy issues surrounding dementia in the elderly
_ Assessing and addressing pharmacotherapy issues surrounding dementia in the elderly.
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Alzheimer's Gene Risk Higher For Those Widowed in Mid Life and Stay Without a Partner
Researchers in Sweden found that people who have the APOE Alzheimer's gene and who live alone in middle age after being widowed or separated from a life partner, are at higher risk of developing dementia.The study is the work of Dr...
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Accused Former Poulsbo Mayor Faces Recurrence of Cancer
POULSBO By Josh Farley jfarley@kitsapsun.com Former Poulsbo Mayor Richard A.Mitch Mitchusson, charged by county prosecutors in March with felony indecent liberties, is now battling cancer, according to attorney Matthew Clucas.
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Early Antiretroviral Therapy May Protect against HIV-related Brain Dysfunction
Liz Highleyman HIV enters the brain soon after infection and over time can contribute to conditions ranging from minor cognitive and motor disorder -- characterized by impairment in thinking, memory, and movement -- to more severe HIV...
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Relationship between cerebral blood flow and later cognitive decline in hypertensive patients with cerebral sm
1Department of Neurology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan 2Department of Tracer Kinetics and Nuclear Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan 3Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET...
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Johnson & Johnson Buys Access to an Alzheimers Drug
Johnson & Johnson, the health care giant, will pay $1 billion to the Irish biotechnology company Elan to gain access to Alzheimers disease treatments, the companies said Thursday.Johnson & Johnson will acquire substantially all of...
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Causes of HIV Dementia
A study led by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University has clarified how two major variants of HIV differ in their ability to cause neurologic complications [Journal of Neuroscience, 28 (40):10010-10016].
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Medical News: Alzheimer's Research Yields Potential Drug Target
Alzheimer's / Dementia News Main Category: Alzheimer's / Dementia Also Included In: Biology / Biochemistry email to a friend printer friendly view / write opinions rate article Current Article Ratings: Patient / Public: Health...
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Sheffield researchers unravel causes of Alzheimers
Researchers at the University of Sheffield, funded by the UKs leading dementia research charity, the Alzheimers Research Trust, have uncovered how a type of brain cell is affected in Alzheimers.The teams exciting findings are to be...
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Relaxation techniques decrease anxiety in dementia
-0400 (Reuters Health) NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Acupressure and Montessori-based activities decrease agitation in institutionalized residents with dementia, according to a report in The New England Journal of Medicine.
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Johnson & Johnson and Elan Corporation plc Announce Definitive Agreement for Alzheimer's Immunotherapy Program
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.The AIP Program represents Elan's interest in a collaboration with Wyeth to research, develop and commercialize selective products for the treatment and/or prevention of neurodegenerative conditions, including Alzheimer...
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Cholesterol drugs statins may prevent Alzheimers
Anyone who has watched a loved one struggle with the memory loss and dementia common with Alzheimers knows that this disease can be both frightening and hear t breaking.New evidence, as cited here from HealthDay, shows that...
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Academy Sends Congress a Solution to Fix Broken Physician Payment System
Newswise The American Academy of Neurology Professional Association has sent a letter to Congress offering a solution to fix the way physicians are reimbursed under Medicare for treating patients with severe or disabling chronic conditions,...
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UK Dementia Research Funding Must Triple, Say Experts
The UK's leading dementia charities united with eminent scientists to urge the government to commit to a national dementia research strategy and triple annual investment to 96 million in five years.The Alzheimer's Research...
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[PAPERS] Dementia in the acute hospital: prospective cohort study of prevalence and mortality
E.L.S.was funded by a Medical Research Council (UK) Special Training Fellowship in Health Services Research. The study sponsor had no influence on the study design, collection, analysis and interpretation of data, the writing of the...
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[Book reviews] Frontotemporal Dementia Syndromes
Frontotemporal Dementia Syndromes Burns The British Journal of 195: 94 To view this item, select one of the options below: Sign In User Name with Cookies.Password Remember my user name & password. your user name or password?
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Arthritis meds need comparing, IOM says
Quick, what's at the top of the list for comparative-effectiveness research?Right, those expensive biologic anti-inflammatory meds, namely Enbrel (Amgen and Wyeth), Remicade and Simponi (Johnson & Johnson and Schering-Plough) and...
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Alzheimer's and even mild dementia hasten death
TUESDAY, June 9 (HealthDay News) -- Older adults with mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer's disease have a shorter life span than other older adults, but the risk of death is no greater for whites or blacks, a new study says.The study,...
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Caregivers May Benefit From Adult Day Care
Caring for an elderly family member can be stressful and can pose health threats to caregivers.Steven Zarit, professor and head, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Penn State, received a $3 million grant from the National...
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OAP died after month in Bupa care home where she was given just thimbleful of water a day
An elderly woman died after just a month in a Bupa nursing home where she was given as little as a thimbleful of water a day.Jeanne Matthews, 80, suffered extreme dehydration and her weight dropped to just five and a half stone. Her...
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