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Alzheimer's
Drug Shows
Startling
Promise

Alzheimer's Drug Shows Startling Promise

Puts brakes on mental decline, but not without side effects

(Newser) - "Encouraging" Alzheimer's news: Biogen Idec's drug aducanumab has been shown to slow mental decline in patients with early or mild Alzheimer's disease in a small drug trial, the full results of which were released Friday. The New York Times reports 166 patients were randomly given low...

Can This 3-Step Test
Predict Alzheimer's?

new study

Mar 19, 2015 11:44 AM CDT

Can This 3-Step Test Predict Alzheimer's?

Mayo Clinic doctor's simple test could reveal MCI risk

(Newser) - Dementia rates are on the rise, and soon, the burden of identifying the disease may fall to primary care physicians rather than neurologists. Unfortunately, imaging tests and spinal taps are expensive, invasive, and just "not practical," the Mayo Clinic's Dr. Ronald Petersen tells Time . So he has...

Benadryl Can Up Your
Risk of Alzheimer’s

Benadryl Can Up Your Risk of Alzheimer’s

As can other common drugs including sleep aids, antidepressants: study

(Newser) - Need help with allergies—or sleeping? Be careful: A new study finds that some sleeping aids and allergy pills, including Benadryl and Nytol, are associated with an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. The study looked at "anticholinergic" drugs, which block acetylcholine, a nervous system chemical transmitter, thus...

Could Hibernation Lead Us
to Alzheimer's Drug?

Jan 16, 2015 11:18 AM CST

Could Hibernation Lead Us to Alzheimer's Drug?

Study offers possibility of finding drugs that could have same effect as body cooling

(Newser) - During hibernation, animals like bears and mice lose as much as 30% of their synapses as the creatures cool; but those brain connections are recreated when they wake back up however many weeks or months later. Synapses are similarly lost (but, of course, not reformed) in the brains of Alzheimer'...

Cancer Is the 'Best Death'

OPINION

Jan 2, 2015 1:10 PM CST

Cancer Is the 'Best Death'

Dr. Richard Smith argues it's the best way to go

(Newser) - If you exclude suicide, by Dr. Richard Smith's count there are four ways to die: sudden death, organ failure, dementia, and cancer. In a blog post for the British Medical Journal , which he edited until 2004, Smith picks cancer as the way he'd like to go—and notes...

Able to Stand on One Leg? Your Stroke Risk Is Lower

Hoping to Fend
Off Dementia?
First, Stand
on One Leg

study says

Dec 21, 2014 4:35 PM CST

Hoping to Fend Off Dementia? First, Stand on One Leg

Japanese study finds 'low-tech' warning of future problems

(Newser) - Think you're at risk of a stroke? Then try standing on one one leg for at least 20 seconds, a new study says. Japanese researchers had nearly 1,400 women and men, with an average age of 67, try the balancing act for at least a minute—and found...

Dementia Linked
to Bad Night's Sleep

STUDY SAYS

Dec 11, 2014 8:42 AM CST

Dementia Linked to Bad Night's Sleep

Researchers say low oxygen levels cause abnormalities in brain

(Newser) - We're all familiar with that sluggish feeling after a bad night's sleep. Now researchers believe sleep disturbances spark changes in the brain that may lead to dementia, according to a new study. The key to this connection is low oxygen in the blood during sleep. The culprit? Conditions...

30% of Former NFL
Players Face Dementia

Sep 12, 2014 3:50 PM CDT

30% of Former NFL Players Face Dementia

Estimate comes as league works out settlement with players

(Newser) - About 19,000 former NFL players are still alive, and nearly 6,000 of them can expect to develop Alzheimer's or dementia, according to league estimates. Those figures, released as part of negotiations with players over concussion lawsuits , mean that retired players would be stricken at higher rates than...

Woman Ends
Life, Leaves
Parting Words
on Right to Die

Aug 22, 2014 12:28 PM CDT

Woman Ends Life, Leaves Parting Words on Right to Die

Gillian Bennett was suffering from dementia

(Newser) - An elderly woman, knowing she was suffering from dementia, chose to leave the world on her own terms this week—and she left behind a website calling for the right to physician-assisted suicide. Gillian Bennett, of British Columbia, wrote on the site that she didn't want to end up...

Cynical?
You May Be
Prone to
Dementia

study says

May 29, 2014 4:30 PM CDT

Cynical? You May Be Prone to Dementia

Study from Finland sees a link

(Newser) - Hard-core cynics won't believe a word of it, but Finnish researchers think they're more likely to suffer from dementia late in life. Three times more likely, in fact, reports the Sydney Morning Herald . The researchers surveyed senior citizens to gauge their level of cynicism, asking them, for example,...

Casey Kasem Found
in Washington State

May 15, 2014 2:32 AM CDT

Casey Kasem Found in Washington State

Family still has 'grave concerns,' daughter says

(Newser) - America's most famous DJ has been found safe and well following claims that he had been kidnapped or moved out of the country . Casey Kasem, who suffers from dementia and can no longer speak, has been found in Washington state and authorities say he is there on vacation and...

Blood Test Can Spot
Alzheimer's Years Early

STUDY SAYS

Mar 10, 2014 2:47 AM CDT

Blood Test Can Spot Alzheimer's Years Early

'Game changer' raises ethical dilemmas

(Newser) - A simple blood test can spot Alzheimer's disease years before symptoms develop, researchers say—though it's a breakthrough some may choose to ignore. A Georgetown University team says its "highly sensitive and specific test" can identify people in their 70s who are likely to develop Alzheimer's...

Fried, Grilled Meat
Linked to Dementia Risk

Fried, Grilled Meat Linked to Dementia Risk

Compound caused memory loss in mice

(Newser) - Does frying meat end up frying your brain? Researchers working with lab mice have discovered that a diet high in a compound created when meat is fried or grilled caused them to have memory loss and other problems associated with Alzheimer's disease, reports the BBC . The advanced glycation end...

Dementia Patients
Have Their Own
Village

Feb 22, 2014 5:48 PM CST

Dementia Patients Have Their Own Village

Dutch establishment lets dementia patients live normally

(Newser) - Imagine suffering from dementia while living a relatively normal life—cooking, cleaning, and going about your business. Well, elderly people in mental decline are experiencing just that at a so-called village in the town of Weesp, in Holland, reports Gizmodo . Called Dementia Village , it allows residents to go about their...

No. 1 Way to Lower
Dementia Risk: Exercise

new study

Dec 10, 2013 7:00 AM CST

No. 1 Way to Lower Dementia Risk: Exercise

Other healthy lifestyle choices also have big impact: study

(Newser) - A 35-year study of 2,235 men in the UK finds that exercise is the biggest factor when it comes to reducing the risk of dementia, the BBC reports. People who practiced four of the following five lifestyle choices saw their dementia risk reduced 60%, and were 70% less likely...

'Dementia Epidemic'
Is Coming, Warns Group

Dec 5, 2013 7:06 AM CST

'Dementia Epidemic' Is Coming, Warns Group

Cases will triple by 2050, Alzheimer's group predicts

(Newser) - Dementia cases worldwide will triple by 2050 to 135 million sufferers, according to a new report from Alzheimer's Disease International. The group released the figures in anticipation of the G8 dementia summit in London next week, the BBC reports, and attributes the rise to climbing life expectancies, particularly in...

Fight Dementia:
Go Bilingual

Nov 7, 2013 8:14 AM CST

Fight Dementia: Go Bilingual

Speaking 2 languages helps even if you can't read

(Newser) - If you could be reading this in another language, good news: You may have an extra weapon against dementia. A study in India suggests that being bilingual delays three kinds of dementia by 4.5 years on average, NBC News reports. "Being bilingual is a particularly efficient and effective...

Stress Linked to
Dementia in Women

study says

Oct 1, 2013 7:00 AM CDT

Stress Linked to Dementia in Women

Swedish study assesses 800 subjects over almost 40 years

(Newser) - In news that is sort of, well, stressful, a study of 800 Swedish women has found that women who suffer from midlife stress may have a higher risk of dementia. Divorce, bereavement, job loss, and mental illness in the family were among the 18 stressors assessed; the study found that...

New Alzheimer's
Treatment:
Hot Cocoa?

Aug 8, 2013 1:22 PM CDT

New Alzheimer's Treatment: Hot Cocoa?

Study indicates that it can improve patients with impaired neurological coupling

(Newser) - Here's some medicine that will go down easy: A new study suggests that drinking hot cocoa can help seniors sharpen their memories, at least if their brains already suffer some impairment. Researchers had a group of 60 seniors drink two cups of hot cocoa a day, with half getting...

To Help Ward Off Dementia,
Grab a Good Book

study says

Jul 6, 2013 12:18 PM CDT

To Help Ward Off Dementia, Grab a Good Book

Study adds weight to the theory of keeping your brain active

(Newser) - It's not the most startling of conclusions, but a major new study lends weight to the theory that a lifetime of reading and other brain-boosting activities helps ward off dementia late in life, reports the BBC . The study in the journal Neurology tracked about 300 people from their mid-50s...