Aged Care News
Study: Boosting memory in early Alzheimer's patients
Medical News Today
February, 2012
New research from UCLA shows that stimulating key area of the brain can improve the memory. Perhaps we'll soon be free from those annoying afternoons, scrambling about looking for the dog's leash or the car keys.
See article here: Memory can be boosted by stimulating brain
Medication mistakes common in UK care homes
Medical News Today
February, 2012
A UK study has found that drug errors in nursing and residential care homes are common where untrained care staff often administer medications.
See article here: Drug errors in care homes very common, UK
Heart failure linked to changes in cognitive abilities
Medline Plus
February, 2012
Heart failure is associated with a loss of gray matter in the brain and a decline in mental processes, according to a new study.
See article here: Study finds link between heart failure, brain changes
Alzheimer's disease 'spreads' through the brain
Medline Pluse
February, 2012
Alzheimer's disease appears to spread through the brain, traveling from neuron to neuron in much the same way that an infection or cancer moves through the body, new research with mice suggests.
See article here: Mouse study suggests Alzheimer's spreads through brain like an infection
Study investigates Alzheimer's genes
Medline Plus
February, 2012
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.
See article here: Same genes key to early & late-onset Alzheimer's
Drinking green tea reduces disability in older people
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HealthDay News
Febuary, 2012
Elderly adults who regularly drink green tea may stay more agile and independent than their peers over time, a large study of Japanese adults suggests.
See article here: Green tea drinkers show less disability with age: study
Diabetes effects hearing in women
Medline Plus
See article here: Diabetes Takes Toll on Womens Hearing: Study
Alzheimer's plaques detected in healthy people
Health Day News
February, 2012
A study has found that brain clotting plaque associated with Alzhiemer's disease may cause changes in cognition in otherwise healthy adults.
See article here: Alzheimer's linked brain plaques may affect memory in healthy people
MCI higher in older men
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HealthDay News
January, 2012
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.
See article here: Men at higher risk for mental decline that precedes Alzheimer's
Staying cognitively active reduces Alzheimer's risk
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Health Day News
January, 2012
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.
See articel here: Steady Diet of Mental Stimulation Might Reduce Alzheimer's Risk
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