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Sleep Disorder May Help Predict Parkinson's Decades Earlier
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 28 (HealthDay News) -- A certain type of sleep disorder may be an early warning of Parkinson's disease and other neurological disorders, new research confirms.
Pubished :Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:47:25 GMT
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 28 (HealthDay News) -- A certain type of sleep disorder may be an early warning of Parkinson's disease and other neurological disorders, new research confirms.
Pubished :Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:47:25 GMT
Delirious Hospital Patients a High-Risk Group, Study Finds
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HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 27 (HealthDay News) -- Elderly hospital patients with delirium are at increased risk for dementia, institutionalization and death, a new study has found.
Pubished :Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:02:43 GMT
HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 27 (HealthDay News) -- Elderly hospital patients with delirium are at increased risk for dementia, institutionalization and death, a new study has found.
Pubished :Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:02:43 GMT
Depression May Increase Chances of Getting Alzheimer's
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LiveScience.com - As if depression wasn't bad enough on its own, new research suggests older adults with depressive symptoms are at increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.
Pubished :Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:00:57 GMT
LiveScience.com - As if depression wasn't bad enough on its own, new research suggests older adults with depressive symptoms are at increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.
Pubished :Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:00:57 GMT
'Get Moving' Can Be Vital Advice for Seniors
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HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 20 (HealthDay News) -- A birthday card on the market for older adults, meant to be humorous, shows a vulture on a tree branch, with the admonition to "Keep moving."
Pubished :Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:02:17 GMT
HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 20 (HealthDay News) -- A birthday card on the market for older adults, meant to be humorous, shows a vulture on a tree branch, with the admonition to "Keep moving."
Pubished :Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:02:17 GMT
U.S. study may be ideal test for Alzheimer's drugs
(Reuters)
Reuters - A study of families who get a rare genetic form of Alzheimer's may offer an ideal way to test drugs at an earlier stage, when they have the best chance of making a difference, researchers said on Thursday.
Pubished :Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:24:55 GMT
Reuters - A study of families who get a rare genetic form of Alzheimer's may offer an ideal way to test drugs at an earlier stage, when they have the best chance of making a difference, researchers said on Thursday.
Pubished :Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:24:55 GMT
Sniffing insulin may help memory lost to Alzheimer's
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Reuters - Squirting insulin up the noses of patients with early forms of Alzheimer's disease showed signs of improving their memory, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
Pubished :Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:46:00 GMT
Reuters - Squirting insulin up the noses of patients with early forms of Alzheimer's disease showed signs of improving their memory, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
Pubished :Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:46:00 GMT
Early diagnosis can cut Alzheimer's costs: study
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Reuters - Identifying dementia early can cut the cost of care by nearly 30 percent, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday, a finding that may reduce the heavy financial burden of the disease on the health care system.
Pubished :Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:24:05 GMT
Reuters - Identifying dementia early can cut the cost of care by nearly 30 percent, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday, a finding that may reduce the heavy financial burden of the disease on the health care system.
Pubished :Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:24:05 GMT
New Criteria for Alzheimer's Diagnosis Proposed
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HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 14 (HealthDay News) -- A draft proposal that would update the diagnostic criteria for Alzheimer's disease for the first time in 25 years has just been presented to Alzheimer's experts.
Pubished :Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:03:32 GMT
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 14 (HealthDay News) -- A draft proposal that would update the diagnostic criteria for Alzheimer's disease for the first time in 25 years has just been presented to Alzheimer's experts.
Pubished :Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:03:32 GMT
Alzheimer's May Increase Seizure Risk
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HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 13 (HealthDay News) -- People with Alzheimer's disease appear to be at increased risk for seizures, researchers have found.
Pubished :Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:03:24 GMT
HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 13 (HealthDay News) -- People with Alzheimer's disease appear to be at increased risk for seizures, researchers have found.
Pubished :Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:03:24 GMT
Association Found Between Alzheimer's and Anemia
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HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 13 (HealthDay News) -- Alzheimer's disease may be linked to an increased risk of anemia, new study findings suggest.
Pubished :Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:03:23 GMT
HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 13 (HealthDay News) -- Alzheimer's disease may be linked to an increased risk of anemia, new study findings suggest.
Pubished :Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:03:23 GMT
Alzheimer's Caregivers' Outlook May Vary by Race,
Ethnicity
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HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 14 (HealthDay News) -- Racial and ethnic differences can give rise to differences in the way those caring for patients with Alzheimer's disease react emotionally, new research suggests.
Pubished :Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:03:17 GMT
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 14 (HealthDay News) -- Racial and ethnic differences can give rise to differences in the way those caring for patients with Alzheimer's disease react emotionally, new research suggests.
Pubished :Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:03:17 GMT
Updated Alzheimer's guidelines add very early stage
(Reuters)
Reuters - Proposed new guidelines for diagnosing Alzheimer's released on Tuesday would look at the disease at its earliest stages, when clumps of a protein called amyloid are just beginning to form in the brains of people who are otherwise healthy.
Pubished :Tue, 13 Jul 2010 22:39:31 GMT
Reuters - Proposed new guidelines for diagnosing Alzheimer's released on Tuesday would look at the disease at its earliest stages, when clumps of a protein called amyloid are just beginning to form in the brains of people who are otherwise healthy.
Pubished :Tue, 13 Jul 2010 22:39:31 GMT
Alzheimer's Research Spotlights Protein 'Tangles' in Brain
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HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 13 (HealthDay News) -- Several new studies to be presented Tuesday at a major Alzheimer's conference describe progress in a series of immune-based therapies that target the tau protein, one of the two major proteins implicated in Alzheimer's disease.
Pubished :Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:03:31 GMT
HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 13 (HealthDay News) -- Several new studies to be presented Tuesday at a major Alzheimer's conference describe progress in a series of immune-based therapies that target the tau protein, one of the two major proteins implicated in Alzheimer's disease.
Pubished :Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:03:31 GMT
Vitamin D levels linked to Parkinson's disease risk
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AFP - Greater levels of vitamin D have been linked to a lower risk of Parkinson's disease in a study in Finland where low sunlight leads to a chronic lack of the nutrient, researchers said Monday.
Pubished :Mon, 12 Jul 2010 22:14:10 GMT
AFP - Greater levels of vitamin D have been linked to a lower risk of Parkinson's disease in a study in Finland where low sunlight leads to a chronic lack of the nutrient, researchers said Monday.
Pubished :Mon, 12 Jul 2010 22:14:10 GMT
Could Having a Bigger Head Help Slow Alzheimer's?
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HealthDay - MONDAY, July 12 (HealthDay News) -- A new study suggests that Alzheimer's disease develops slower in people with bigger heads, perhaps because their larger brains have more cognitive power in reserve.
Pubished :Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:03:10 GMT
HealthDay - MONDAY, July 12 (HealthDay News) -- A new study suggests that Alzheimer's disease develops slower in people with bigger heads, perhaps because their larger brains have more cognitive power in reserve.
Pubished :Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:03:10 GMT
Vitamins D, E Might Help Maintain Brain Health
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HealthDay - MONDAY, July 12 (HealthDay News) -- Three new studies suggest that vitamins D and E might help keep our minds sharper, aid in warding off dementia, and even offer some protection against Parkinson's disease, although much more research is needed to confirm the findings.
Pubished :Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:03:07 GMT
HealthDay - MONDAY, July 12 (HealthDay News) -- Three new studies suggest that vitamins D and E might help keep our minds sharper, aid in warding off dementia, and even offer some protection against Parkinson's disease, although much more research is needed to confirm the findings.
Pubished :Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:03:07 GMT
Low vitamin D increases risk of dementia in elderly
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Reuters - Older people with low levels of vitamin D appear more likely to have problems with memory, learning and thinking, suggesting low vitamin D could give an early warning for dementia risk, scientists said on Monday.
Pubished :Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:23:36 GMT
Reuters - Older people with low levels of vitamin D appear more likely to have problems with memory, learning and thinking, suggesting low vitamin D could give an early warning for dementia risk, scientists said on Monday.
Pubished :Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:23:36 GMT
Avid amyloid tracer hits target in Alzheimer's study
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Reuters - A new radioactive dye for PET scans showed that the same bits of a toxic protein that light up in the brain of people with Alzheimer's disease are present in an autopsy after they die, U.S. researchers said on Sunday, a finding that could lead to a new way to detect the disease at an earlier stage.
Pubished :Sun, 11 Jul 2010 23:33:03 GMT
Reuters - A new radioactive dye for PET scans showed that the same bits of a toxic protein that light up in the brain of people with Alzheimer's disease are present in an autopsy after they die, U.S. researchers said on Sunday, a finding that could lead to a new way to detect the disease at an earlier stage.
Pubished :Sun, 11 Jul 2010 23:33:03 GMT
Skilled Healthcare down 75 percent on $671 million verdict
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Reuters - A California jury ordered Skilled Healthcare Group Inc to pay $671 million in damages for not providing sufficient nursing care to patients, causing the shares of the nursing home operator to plunge 75.6 percent to a record low.
Pubished :Wed, 07 Jul 2010 21:56:01 GMT
Reuters - A California jury ordered Skilled Healthcare Group Inc to pay $671 million in damages for not providing sufficient nursing care to patients, causing the shares of the nursing home operator to plunge 75.6 percent to a record low.
Pubished :Wed, 07 Jul 2010 21:56:01 GMT
New Alzheimer's Clues Identified
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HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 6 (HealthDay News) -- High concentrations of a blood plasma protein called clusterin may influence the development, severity and progression of Alzheimer's disease, English researchers report.
Pubished :Wed, 07 Jul 2010 03:49:18 GMT
HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 6 (HealthDay News) -- High concentrations of a blood plasma protein called clusterin may influence the development, severity and progression of Alzheimer's disease, English researchers report.
Pubished :Wed, 07 Jul 2010 03:49:18 GMT
Eye Imaging Could Detect Alzheimer's Disease Earlier
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LiveScience.com - The same plaques that build up in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease also accumulate in the retinas of their eyes, new research suggests.
Pubished :Tue, 06 Jul 2010 20:05:14 GMT
LiveScience.com - The same plaques that build up in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease also accumulate in the retinas of their eyes, new research suggests.
Pubished :Tue, 06 Jul 2010 20:05:14 GMT
Scientists find blood protein link to Alzheimer's
(Reuters)
Reuters - High levels of a blood protein called clusterin are linked to the development of Alzheimer's disease, scientists said on Monday -- a finding which could pave the way for doctors to detect the disease before it takes hold.
Pubished :Mon, 05 Jul 2010 20:03:46 GMT
Reuters - High levels of a blood protein called clusterin are linked to the development of Alzheimer's disease, scientists said on Monday -- a finding which could pave the way for doctors to detect the disease before it takes hold.
Pubished :Mon, 05 Jul 2010 20:03:46 GMT
Antibiotic May Up Risk of Dangerous Potassium Levels in
Seniors
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 1 (HealthDay News) -- A new study warns that seniors who take a common antibiotic combination for urinary tract infections are at increased risk of developing potentially life-threatening high potassium levels.
Pubished :Fri, 02 Jul 2010 03:49:24 GMT
HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 1 (HealthDay News) -- A new study warns that seniors who take a common antibiotic combination for urinary tract infections are at increased risk of developing potentially life-threatening high potassium levels.
Pubished :Fri, 02 Jul 2010 03:49:24 GMT
Experts Optimistic About Solving Puzzle of Alzheimer's
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HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- Research into Alzheimer's disease has reached a point of significant potential, even as the disease's looming impact on society grows more and more dire, experts say.
Pubished :Thu, 01 Jul 2010 03:48:31 GMT
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- Research into Alzheimer's disease has reached a point of significant potential, even as the disease's looming impact on society grows more and more dire, experts say.
Pubished :Thu, 01 Jul 2010 03:48:31 GMT
Parkinson's Transplant Mystery Solved, Researchers Say
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HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, June 30 -- Researchers believe they know why Parkinson's disease patients who received fetal cell transplants in the 1990s developed uncontrolled, involuntary movements, and they think they can prevent the troublesome side effect.
Pubished :Thu, 01 Jul 2010 03:48:19 GMT
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, June 30 -- Researchers believe they know why Parkinson's disease patients who received fetal cell transplants in the 1990s developed uncontrolled, involuntary movements, and they think they can prevent the troublesome side effect.
Pubished :Thu, 01 Jul 2010 03:48:19 GMT
Predicting Alzheimer's Risk in Patients With Cognitive
Problems
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HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests the combination of a memory test and a brain scan may best predict the likelihood that an individual with mild cognitive problems will go on to develop Alzheimer's disease.
Pubished :Thu, 01 Jul 2010 03:48:18 GMT
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests the combination of a memory test and a brain scan may best predict the likelihood that an individual with mild cognitive problems will go on to develop Alzheimer's disease.
Pubished :Thu, 01 Jul 2010 03:48:18 GMT
Medicare looking at Dendreon cancer vaccine
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Medicare program said on Wednesday it was evaluating data on Dendreon Corp's prostate cancer therapy to decide whether to cover the product nationwide for seniors in the federal health program.
Pubished :Wed, 30 Jun 2010 22:56:49 GMT
Reuters - The Medicare program said on Wednesday it was evaluating data on Dendreon Corp's prostate cancer therapy to decide whether to cover the product nationwide for seniors in the federal health program.
Pubished :Wed, 30 Jun 2010 22:56:49 GMT
Study identifies best tests to predict Alzheimer's
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Reuters - Combining a specific imaging test of the brain with a memory recall test appears to be the best predictor so far of Alzheimer's disease, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
Pubished :Wed, 30 Jun 2010 22:52:38 GMT
Reuters - Combining a specific imaging test of the brain with a memory recall test appears to be the best predictor so far of Alzheimer's disease, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
Pubished :Wed, 30 Jun 2010 22:52:38 GMT
Rogue cells explain Parkinson's transplant problem: study
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Reuters - Scientists working with Parkinson's disease patients who had pioneering transplant surgery using aborted foetal tissue have figured out what causes one of the most damaging side-effects of the treatment.
Pubished :Wed, 30 Jun 2010 18:15:51 GMT
Reuters - Scientists working with Parkinson's disease patients who had pioneering transplant surgery using aborted foetal tissue have figured out what causes one of the most damaging side-effects of the treatment.
Pubished :Wed, 30 Jun 2010 18:15:51 GMT
Medicare changes could shortchange vulnerable hospitals
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Reuters - The U.S. government's plan to base Medicare payments to hospitals on certain quality-of-care measures could end up transferring funds away from hospitals in the nation's poorest, underserved areas, an analysis published Tuesday suggests.
Pubished :Tue, 29 Jun 2010 23:36:52 GMT
Reuters - The U.S. government's plan to base Medicare payments to hospitals on certain quality-of-care measures could end up transferring funds away from hospitals in the nation's poorest, underserved areas, an analysis published Tuesday suggests.
Pubished :Tue, 29 Jun 2010 23:36:52 GMT
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