Winter Can Pose Hazards for Seniors
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - SATURDAY, Feb. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Winter weather can be
challenging for some seniors, especially those with mobility or other
health issues.
Questionnaire Could Help Predict Alzheimer's: Study
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HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) -- A series of specific "yes" or
"no" questions could help doctors distinguish between people who have
normal memory loss that comes with age and those with a condition known as
amnestic mild cognitive impairment, according to a new study.
Same Genes Key to Early & Late-Onset Alzheimer's: Study
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HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) -- People who develop
Alzheimer's disease late in life may have the same gene mutations linked
to the inherited, early onset form of the condition, according to a new
study.
Alzheimer's-Linked Brain Plaques May Affect Memory in Healthy
People
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HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) -- A new study suggests that a
brain-clotting plaque linked to Alzheimer's disease may cause cognitive
decline even in healthy people, potentially setting the stage for the
development of the devastating illness later in life.
Lilly Alzheimer's drug an unlikely ace in the hole
(Reuters)
Reuters - A treatment for Alzheimer's disease is the drug industry's longest shot, and any brave investors willing to place a bet on the outcome are likely to focus on Eli Lilly & Co.
Study gives new clues on how Alzheimer's spreads
(Reuters)
Reuters - Alzheimer's disease appears to spread in a predictable pattern, infecting brain cell after brain cell as the disease spreads along linked circuits known as synapses, according to a new study.
Government health spending seen hitting $1.8 trillion
(Reuters)
Reuters - Gvernment spending for Medicare, Medicaid and other healthcare programs will more than double over the next decade to $1.8 trillion, or 7.3 percent of the country's total economic output, congressional researchers said on Tuesday.
Study Shows Inverse Link Between Brain Games and Alzheimer's Disease
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ContributorNetwork - A clinical study published Monday in the online edition of the Archives of Neurology is the first of its kind to link participation in reading, brain games and writing with a decreased production of a special protein whose presence has been linked to Alzheimer's disease.
AP - Kristy Bryner worries her 80-year-old mom might slip and fall when she picks up the newspaper, or that she'll get in an accident when she drives to the grocery store. What if she has a medical emergency and no one's there to help? What if, like her father, her mother slips into a fog of dementia?
Protein That Controls Movement Does the Opposite in
Parkinson's
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HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers who identified
a protein that worsens symptoms of Parkinson's disease say their finding
could eventually lead to new treatments for the neurodegenerative
disease.
Men at Higher Risk for Mental Decline That Precedes
Alzheimer's
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HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Subtle problems with
memory and thinking skills -- known as mild cognitive impairment -- often
precede Alzheimer's disease, and a new study finds that men are at higher
risk for these troubles than women.
Keeping brain sharp may ward off Alzheimer's protein
(Reuters)
Reuters - People who challenge their brains throughout their lifetimes -- through reading, writing and playing games -- are less likely to develop protein deposits in the brain linked with Alzheimer's, researchers said on Monday.
Certain Seniors at Risk for Infection After ER Visit: Study
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HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Seniors in long-term care
facilities have a roughly threefold increased risk for respiratory or
gastrointestinal infections if they visit a hospital emergency department
in the fall, winter or spring, according to a new study.
Steady Diet of Mental Stimulation Might Reduce Alzheimer's
Risk
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HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 23 (HealthDay News) -- People who engage in
activities such as reading and playing games throughout their lives may be
lowering levels of a protein in their brains that is linked to Alzheimer's
disease, a new study suggests.
Health Tip: Strengthen Your Muscles
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Maintaining strong and healthy muscles is
particularly important for seniors, who tend to lose muscle as they
age.
Antidepressants Might Raise Fall Risk in Nursing Homes
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Antidepressants called selective
serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are associated with an increased
risk of falls in nursing home residents with dementia, a new study
finds.
U.S. Wants to Buttress Alzheimer's Arsenal by 2025
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18 (HealthDay News) -- With the Alzheimer's
epidemic predicted to reach crisis proportions as the U.S. population
ages, a panel of experts is meeting for two days to draft a plan to combat
a disease that is fast emerging as one of the nation's biggest -- and
costliest -- health threats.
