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Blood clots may hold key to treating dementia
Spontaneous blood clots or debris from arterial disease in the brain (known as cerebral emboli) may hold the key to preventing or treating dementia, say researchers from the University of Manchester in this week's BMJ.   view more (2006-04-28)

New course offers hope to dementia sufferers
The first nationally accredited training course aimed at improving the lives of people with dementia is being launched at the University of Sunderland.   view more (2005-03-24)

New research challenges assumptions about dementia incidence
A new study on the incidence of dementia in England and Wales, published in the forthcoming issue of the open access journal PLoS Medicine, challenges three commonly held assumptions about dementia.   view more (2005-08-23)

Midlife obesity may be associated with risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease
Individuals who were obese at midlife had an increased risk for dementia later in life compared to individuals of normal weight, according to an article in the October issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.   view more (2005-10-11)

Simvastatin -- For hearts and minds?
Statins are not all equal when it comes to their potential to guard against dementia, according to a study published in the online open access journal BMC Medicine.   view more (2007-07-19)

Researchers map links between size of hippocampus and progression to Alzheimer's dementia
UCLA researchers sought to test the theory that the hippocampus - the area of the brain that processes memory - is smaller in patients with mild cognitive impairment who develop into Alzheimer's dementia, and that it is larger in patients with mild cognitive impairment who experience cognitive... view more (2006-05-09)

Tooth loss, dementia may be linked, JADA study suggests
Tooth loss may predict the development of dementia late in life, according to research published in the October issue of The Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA).   view more (2007-10-11)

Mayo Clinic study finds weight loss precedes dementia diagnosis in women
Mayo Clinic researchers have found that women who develop dementia experience a decline in weight as many as 10 years prior to the onset of memory loss, compared to peers who do not develop dementia.   view more (2006-07-17)

Editorial says primary care system must change how it approaches dementia
In an editorial in the November issue of the Journal of General Internal Medicine, geriatrics researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine, the Indiana University Center for Aging Research and the Regenstrief Institute, Inc. say that primary care doctors, the physicians seen by most... view more (2007-10-16)

Hypnosis shown to reduce symptoms of dementia
A scientist at the University of Liverpool has found that hypnosis can slow down the impacts of dementia and improve quality of life for those living with the condition.   view more (2008-07-29)

Does the diagnosis of dementia depend on which criteria are used?
In a study carried out at the Centro de Estudos Egas Moniz da Faculdade de Medicina of Lisbon, the researcher Manuela Guerreiro analyses the two most internationally-used criteria in Medicine to gauge to what extent the criteria adopted determines the diagnosis of dementia in a patient.   view more (2002-12-03)

Occupational therapy improves quality of life for dementia patients and their carers
Occupational therapy can help to improve the ability of people with dementia to perform daily activities and can also reduce the pressure on their caregivers.   view more (2006-11-17)

Caring for older people with dementia
The plight of older people from ethnic minority groups who develop dementia and how to ensure they get what they need from the NHS was discussed by psychologists from across the UK when they met at the Annual Conference of the Psychologists Special Interest Group Working with Older People (PSIGE)... view more (2002-07-02)

Significant dementia risk attributable to small blood vessel damage
Autopsy data of 221 men and women found that the brains of one-third of individuals who had dementia before death showed evidence of small, cumulative blood vessel damage that can arise from hypertension or diabetes.   view more (2008-04-07)

Should people with dementia be electronically tagged?
Using electronic tagging to safeguard older people who wander into danger is a complex dilemma of practical benefits versus ethical considerations. Some argue that for the sake of safety, a slight loss of liberty is a price worth paying, but two experts in this week's BMJ suggest that the need to... view more (2002-10-15)

Moderate Alcohol Consumption Could Reduce Risk Of Dementia (p 281)
A Dutch study in this week's issue of THE LANCET suggests that light-to-moderate alcohol consumption could reduce the risk of dementia among older people, regardless of the type of alcoholic drink consumed. Light-to-moderate alcohol consumption reduces the risk of coronary heart disease and stroke.... view more (2002-01-23)

Dementia care in residential homes needs radical improvement
Standards of care given to people with dementia in residential and nursing homes in the UK needs radical improvement, concludes a study in this week's BMJ. The quality of care received by over 200 people with dementia, living in 10 private sector and seven NHS care facilities, was rated using a... view more (2001-08-22)

Building efficient, effective, locally sensitive solutions for dementia care
Dementia is a growing burden for society, propelling patients and caregivers to increasingly use the health-care system.   view more (2007-10-12)

Blood flow to brain may be clue to certain dementias
The amount of blood flowing into the brain may play a larger role in the development of dementia than previously believed, according to a study in the September issue of the journal Radiology.   view more (2005-08-30)

Counselling people with dementia:
People with dementia can learn to cope with their fears and worries and to express their feelings – “Even if I forget my facts, I can remember my feelings!” said one 68 year old lady with Alzheimer’s Disease.   view more (2002-07-02)

People with dementia survive on average 4 and a half years after diagnosis
People with dementia survive an average of four and a half years after diagnosis, with age, sex, and existing disability all having an influence on life expectancy, finds a study published on bmj.com today.   view more (2008-01-11)

Angiotensin receptor blockers are lower incidence, progression of Alzheimer's disease
Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have, for the first time, found that angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs)-a particular class of anti-hypertensive medicines-are associated with a striking decrease in the occurrence and progression of dementia. Data from this study will be... view more (2008-07-28)

Researchers find 1 in 6 women, 1 in 10 men at risk for Alzheimer's disease in their lifetime
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have estimated that one in six women are at risk for developing Alzheimer's disease (AD) in their lifetime, while the risk for men is one in ten.   view more (2008-03-19)

Alternative therapies may help people with dementia
Aromatherapy and bright light treatment may have an important role in managing behavioural problems in people with dementia, conclude researchers in this week’s BMJ.   view more (2002-12-04)

Accelerating weight loss may signal development of Alzheimer's disease
The slow, steady weight loss associated with aging may speed up prior to the onset of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.   view more (2006-09-12)
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