• Therapy Dogs Help Elderly Patients Lower Blood Pressure

    Updated: 2012-08-30 23:06:59
    Pet therapy is gaining in popularity and there are many dogs like Boston who  spend countless  hours cheering  elderly patients.  Boston is a retired guide dog who entered pet therapy as his second career. But pet therapy is not just for  cheering.  Pets have been proven to help lower blood pressure, as my own doctor’s [...]

  • CSF Markers Aid in Dementia, Parkinson's Dx

    Updated: 2012-08-28 22:28:16
    Levels of five proteins in cerebrospinal fluid can distinguish among different types of dementias and also among conditions that resemble Parkinson's disease, researchers said.

  • Latest Alzheimer’s News: More Disappointments

    Updated: 2012-08-28 14:17:04
    In the latest Alzheimer’s news, Eli Lilly’s, Solanezumub,  (where do they get these drug names?)shows some hope for mild cases of Alzheimer’s, but not for more advanced cases. The drug is not due for FDA approval any time soon because its goal was to aggressively alter the destruction of Alzheimer’s for the more advanced cases.  That goal has [...]

  • BMI, Metabolism Tied to Decline in Brain Power

    Updated: 2012-08-21 18:12:27
    Increased body mass index and metabolic abnormality were significantly associated with cognitive decline, researchers found.

  • Statin Review: No Risk of Cancer, Memory Loss

    Updated: 2012-08-16 18:31:31
    Statins do not confer an increased risk of cancer or cognitive decline, but a small risk for diabetes should be considered when prescribing the drugs to patients with a low cardiovascular risk, according to a review.

  • Does CRP Protect Families from Dementia?

    Updated: 2012-08-15 21:00:00
    Healthy aging -- and cognitive health in particular -- may run in families and may be linked to high levels of an important marker for cardiovascular disease, researchers reported

  • Hot Cocoa May Boost Seniors' Brain Power

    Updated: 2012-08-13 21:37:13
    Cocoa flavanols have shown some benefits for the heart, but they may also be good for cognitive function in older people, researchers found.

  • Seniors May See Brain Shift from Vessel Ischemia

    Updated: 2012-08-13 15:00:00
    The bright white spots that show up on brain MRIs in older people may be a manifestation of disease and not just a benign byproduct of aging.

  • Dementia May Follow Delirium in Seniors

    Updated: 2012-08-12 15:00:00
    Older patients who suffer from bouts of delirium may be at future risk of new dementia and cognitive decline, researchers found.

  • Alzheimer's Mouse Study Puts Docs on the Spot

    Updated: 2012-08-08 22:00:00
    A report that an approved cancer drug dramatically reduced beta amyloid plaques in transgenic mice has left clinicians in an awkward position, researchers said.

  • Most Work Stops on Major Alzheimer's Drug

    Updated: 2012-08-06 23:27:38
    In the wake of another negative trial with the anti-amyloid biologic drug bapineuzumab, Pfizer and Janssen said they were halting development of the product for mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease.

  • Hormone Shots Aid Cognition in Older Adults

    Updated: 2012-08-06 21:00:00
    Daily shots of growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) improved cognition in both healthy adults and those with mild cognitive impairment, researchers reported.

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