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Research shows that practice constraints can impact dementia care
March 11, 2008Limited time, limited reimbursement, and other health care barriers may lead to challenges when treating dementia patients, according to a study by the NIA-funded Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center at the University of California,...
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One in seven Americans age 71 and older has some type of dementia, NIH-funded study estimates
October 30, 2007A new analysis suggests that about 3.4 million Americans age 71 and older—one in seven people in that age group—have dementia, and 2.4 million of them have Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The study, supported by the National...
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Study finds mix of disease processes at work in brains of most people with dementia
June 13, 2007Few older people die with brains untouched by a pathological process, however, an individual’s likelihood of having clinical signs of dementia increases with the number of different disease processes present in the brain, according...
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Early results from Alzheimer's neuroimaging biomarker project show promise for faster study of therapies
June 10, 2007Alzheimer’s disease researchers may be able to reduce the time and expense associated with clinical trials, according to early results from the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI), a public-private research...
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NIA Statement: Early findings from ADAPT indicate NSAIDs do not prevent Alzheimer’s disease
April 25, 2007The drugs naproxen and celecoxib did not reduce risk for Alzheimer’s disease in an analysis of data from a clinical trial sponsored by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health. The trial...
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New brain imaging compound shows promise for earlier detection of Alzheimer’s disease
December 20, 2006A new imaging molecule that can detect and map plaques and tangles in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease could eventually lead to earlier diagnosis of the devastating disease, researchers at the University of California,...
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Mental exercise helps maintain some seniors' thinking skills
December 19, 2006Certain mental exercises can offset some of the expected decline in older adults' thinking skills and show promise for maintaining cognitive abilities needed to do everyday tasks such as shopping, making meals and handling finances,...
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NIA statement data published on safety review of anti-inflammatory drugs in ADAPT Alzheimer's disease clinical trial
November 17, 2006On Dec. 17, 2004, the Alzheimer’s Disease Anti-Inflammatory Prevention Trial (ADAPT) Steering Committee suspended treatments with two non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in a large, three-arm, national Alzheimer’s...
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Alzheimer's disease neuroimaging study launched nationwide by the National Institutes of Health
February 9, 2006The Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) -- a project developed by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) -- is seeking 800 older adults to participate in a study aimed at identifying biological markers of memory...
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New study demonstrates combined techniques to detect, monitor Alzheimer's disease
December 21, 2005The search for new measures, or "biomarkers," to detect Alzheimer's disease (AD) before signs of memory loss appear has advanced an important step in a study by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis, MO, and the...
