I recently addressed a study that showed promise of antioxidants from fruits and vegetables reversing Alzheimer's disease. I've just picked up on another study showing essentially the same thing. Titled "Molecules in Plants May Have Beneficial Effect on Alzheimer's Disease," this report was found on newswise.com. The article cites a study led by... Read more
Why am I not surprised? A study has shown that two classes of drugs often given, in tandem, to people with dementia - a population that also tends to have problems with incontinence - are together causing more rapid functional decline.
In "Dual Treatment of Incontinence and Dementia Associated with Functional Decline," a study... Read more
A media release from University of California, Berkeley titled, "More clues to midlife dementia that erases personality," was to me, very enlightening. I'd read a bit about Pick's disease and had some idea of the part of the brain affected. But I wasn't educated in the term frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD), nor was I clear on the... Read more
In my previous blog, I wrote about an encouraging study of a drug called Dimebon. This drug, if approved, may help people with Alzheimer's keep their independence longer.
Now, according to new findings published in a recent issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, we have another reason to celebrate. The release,... Read more
The American Academy of Neurology 60th Annual Meeting brought news of a new Alzheimer's drug called Dimebon. The drug just made it through a pivotal phase of testing. Although it faces more trials before it will be marketable, the information implies that Dimebon could prove to be an important part of future Alzheimer's... Read more