Delirium Spurs Alzheimer’s Decline
People with Alzheimer’s who are hospitalized often develop delirium, a period of acute disorientation that may last for days. Now, in the longest-running study of its type, researchers found that people with Alzheimer’s who develop delirium may show an accelerated … Continue reading
How Meditation May Help Against Alzheimer’s
Meditation is commonly used to reduce stress and provide a sense of well-being. Now researchers are finding that meditation may be indirectly useful against Alzheimer’s disease as well. Studies from the University of California, Los Angeles, found that teaching people … Continue reading
Drug Makers Halt Testing of Bapineuzumab for Alzheimer’s
Makers of the experimental drug bapineuzumab, which earlier studies suggested might be beneficial in fighting Alzheimer’s disease, announced that they had halted testing of the drug. The announcement came after late-stage testing found that it did not show benefits in … Continue reading
Reducing Clutter May Have Benefits for Alzheimer’s
Making life easier for someone with Alzheimer’s disease may mean making such simple changes as limiting household clutter, according to new research from Georgia Tech and the University of Toronto. The researchers were studying people with mild cognitive impairment, a … Continue reading
Low-Dose Aspirin May Benefit the Brain
Do you take a daily baby aspirin to prevent heart disease? It may be good for your brain as well, a new study suggests. An analysis of elderly Swedish women at high risk for cardiovascular disease found that regularly taking … Continue reading
Three Drugs to Be Tested to Prevent Alzheimer’s
Scientists have chosen three drugs to be tested as a way to prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s disease in people who are genetically predisposed to get the disease at an early age. If one or more of the medications prove to … Continue reading
Gammagard Shows Early Promise Against Alzheimer’s
An immune system drug called Gammagard showed initial promise against stemming the decline of Alzheimer’s disease in an early-stage trial in a very small number of patients. Much more testing will be needed, but scientists are cautiously optimistic that the … Continue reading
Promoting Independence With Alzheimer’s Care
Independence can be an important part of living with Alzheimer’s disease. But some caregivers may be inadvertently undermining the independence of those they care for by underestimating their abilities to carry out everyday tasks. Those are the findings of new … Continue reading
The Decades-Long Slide of Alzheimer’s
Memory loss and personality changes are clear signs of Alzheimer’s, though scientists have become increasingly aware of subtle changes in the brain and body that appear years before the disease is diagnosed. Now researchers have mapped out a sequence of … Continue reading
Berries Are Good for the Brain
Older women who regularly ate blueberries and strawberries had slower rates of cognitive decline than those who ate berries infrequently, a new study found. The findings, part of the large and ongoing Nurses’ Health Study, were published in the Annals … Continue reading
