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Dementia diagnosis does not increase depression or anxiety
April 15, 2009Receiving a diagnosis of dementia does not prompt a strong negative reaction in most people and may even provide relief because it explains symptoms and makes patients feel less helpless, concludes a recent study. To gauge psychological...
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International AD meeting highlights research advances
April 1, 2009The International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease (ICAD), sponsored by the Alzheimer's Association in Chicago in July 2008, attracted more than 5,400 researchers, physicians, and advocates seeking a better understanding of the...
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Is a big belly bad for the brain? Examining body fat's ties to dementia
April 1, 2009Belly fat may be bad for your brain. A number of recent studies, widely publicized in the media, have suggested that excess adipose tissue (body fat), particularly around the belly, during a person's midlife years may increase the...
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New research illuminates memory loss and early dementia
April 1, 2009"Where are my glasses?" "Remind me who that person is. I can't remember his name." "What's the word I'm looking for? It's right on the tip of my tongue." Sound familiar? As people get older...
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Interviews can help judge AD patients' capacity for informed consent
March 17, 2009Cognitive impairment in people with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease (AD) can diminish their capacity to provide informed consent for clinical trials, presenting ethical challenges for researchers. A semistructured interview can...
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Fall prevention training for clinicians can reduce serious injuries
March 17, 2009Training clinical staff in fall-prevention practices and strategies can help reduce serious falls and the need for related medical care among elderly people, suggests a new study, funded in part by the NIA. Research has shown that falls...
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Study links larger waist circumference to higher mortality risk
March 17, 2009People with a large waist circumference have a higher risk of mortality, even if they have a normal body mass index (BMI—a ratio of weight to height), finds a recent study supported in part by the NIA. The results suggest that waist...
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Immunization reduced Aβ brain deposits in older dogs but did not improve cognition
March 17, 2009As they age, dogs, like people, can accumulate beta-amyloid (Aβ) plaques, sticky protein deposits in the brain that are a signature sign of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). In a recent NIA-funded study, immunization prevented these...
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Study examines Americans’ experience of pain
March 17, 2009Researchers at Princeton University in New Jersey and Stony Brook University in New York used a novel method to assess the percentage of people experiencing pain and its severity at randomly selected times in a representative sample of U.S...
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Hypertension reduces blood flow to brain, may pose risk of dementia
March 17, 2009Research has shown that hypertension (high blood pressure), a common condition in older adults, affects cardiovascular function and, by extension, increases the risk of cerebrovascular disease. While previous studies have identified...
