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News ReleaseWednesday, January 31, 2024 Proteins could serve as biomarkers that improve diagnosis and guide the development of novel therapies.Researchers at the National Institutes of Health detected abnormal proteins in…

1 Introduction It has been long recognized that interference effects on competing words, objects, and other stimuli may have profound effects on memory processes, and rank among the most potent contributors to observed short-term…

Older Black people in the US are twice as likely to develop dementia as white people areHispanolistic/Getty Images In the US, people of colour receive worse treatment than white people at every stage of dementia…

Section through a human brain organoid showing stem cells stained red and committed cells in green. The cells' nuclei are stained blue. Credit: Ross Ferguson and…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Cedars-Sinai investigators are using electronic health records to identify hospitalized patients likely…

Pathophysiological processes of vascular cognitive impairment and dementia, their interactions and potential biomarkers. Credit: Nature Reviews Neurology (2023).…

Strengths of significant association (regression t values) for gray matter thickness in Alzheimer's disease (AD) dementia cases versus cognitively healthy controls…

The brain pictures on the left show brain areas with more brain loss in men compared with women with DLB. The lines plot on the right show that men with DLB have…

A new study from UC Davis Health and Oregon Health & Science University finds substantial evidence of racial and ethnic disparities in diagnosis, treatment, and…

Adult day services centers (ADSCs) that provide specialized dementia care have a higher proportion of patients with dementia compared with ADSCs that do not provide…

January 25, 2024 | Ottawa, Ontario | Public Health Agency of Canada The rate of newly diagnosed dementia cases has been decreasing over the past decade when age is taken into account, partly due to improvements in the adoption of…

1. IntroductionDementia is a chronic, progressive, and usually irreversible deterioration in cognition that is associated with considerable morbidity and mortality . Globally, the number of people affected by dementia has been…

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Isaac Health, a digital health company emerging as a national leader for brain health, announced today the successful completion of its oversubscribed $5.7 million Seed round. The round was led by Meridian…

1 Introduction Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a heterogeneous and complex neurodegenerative disease, exhibiting different phenotypes, genetic backgrounds, and pathological states. The FTD term encompasses a group of clinical syndromes…

1. IntroductionAir pollution, an important source of premature mortality and morbidity, is unevenly distributed across the United States (US) . In the US, people of color experience greater exposure to air pollution than non-Hispanic…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Approximately 23% of people diagnosed in their 60s and later with Alzheimer's disease or another related…

The Dementia Inequalities Game. Credit: Health Expectations (2024). DOI: 10.1111/hex.13977 Specialist dementia researchers from the…

A surprising MIT study published in Nature at the end of 2016 helped to spur interest in the possibility that light flickering at the frequency of a particular gamma-band brain rhythm could produce meaningful…

1 Introduction The prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and related dementias (ADRD) is increasing as the population ages, and its impact will be felt the most by racial and/or ethnic minorities. The older adult African American…

1. IntroductionThe prevalence of dementia is rapidly increasing worldwide, and its treatment and prevention are a health concern . According to the WHO, the number of people with dementia was estimated at 36 million in 2012 . In…

January 4, 2024—There are many ways to prevent dementia—starting with convincing the public it can be done, says Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Albert Hofman. Hofman, professor and chair of the…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A large team of medical researchers affiliated with several institutions in Denmark analyzed data from…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new study indicates that severity of amyloid deposition in the brain—not just age—may be key to determining…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers have identified a wide range of risk factors for young-onset dementia. The findings…

Elevated levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) are associated with an increased risk for all-cause dementia, according to a study published online Nov.…

Due to a production error, Ruirui Jia and Qing Wang were not listed as sharing first authorship. The publisher apologizes for this mistake. The original article has been updated. Keywords: cardiovascular disease risk models,…

Introduction In clinical practice, dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is significantly under-detected. Neuropathology indicative of DLB is observed in over 25% of dementia cases (McAleese et al., 2021), yet DLB represents under 5% of…

Introduction Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disease characterized by the deterioration of motor function (Ko et al., 2022). Patients with PD may also exhibit non-motor symptoms, including cognitive dysfunction.…

Edmonton, Jan. 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A diagnosis of dementia is not easy. During National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month in January, the ALZHEIMER SOCIETY OF ALBERTA AND NORTHWEST TERRITORIES connects people living with dementia…

The present study provides the latest snapshot of dementia literacy in a large, older Australian adult sample. The current cohort demonstrated advanced dementia literacy, with over three-quarters able to correctly identify more than four…

PHOENIX – Arizona's busy travel season is well underway. However, thinking about travel or planning a future getaway can be overwhelming for an estimated seven million people in the United States experiencing dementia. With the new year,…

1. IntroductionOlder adults with dementia are at high risk of falling, with about 50% experiencing a fall each year and a reported rate of falling two to five times higher than that of cognitively unimpaired older adults . Recurrent…

Introduction Dementia is an advanced state of cognitive and functional deterioration often associated with advanced age (1), but it can also affect a large, relatively young population under 60 years (2). Although some types of…

A rare but potent genetic mutation that alters a protein in the brain’s immune cells, known as microglia, can give people as much as a threefold greater risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. A new study by…

IF I never thought about dementia before, I thought of little else after the condition manifested in my mother. The odd thing was that dementia – Alzheimer’s disease, in her case – didn’t occur to me until she…

WASHINGTON, Nov. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Encore Creativity for Older Adults announced at its Annual Celebration Dinner on October 22, 2023 that the organization received a gift pledge of $1M to expand its Arts for Life programs.…

  9/6/2016 - Outdoor air pollution could cause 6 to 9 million premature deaths a year by 2060 and cost 1% of global GDP – around USD 2.6 trillion annually – as a result of sick days, medical bills and reduced…

A study of people in the US suggests those at high genetic risk of dementia are less likely to develop the condition if they improve…

    How is care delivered in OECD countries? What characterises the funding? How are resources allocated? Responses from the OECD Health System Characteristics Survey are available online, providing access…

    The OECD advises countries on how to meet future demand for health professionals and how to manage the supply of health workers, by reviewing policies related to education and training, continuous…

  21/9/2016 - Latvia has successfully consolidated its hospital sector and strengthened primary care since the financial crisis. But persistent barriers to accessing high quality care need to be removed,…

  23/11/2016 - Asia-Pacific countries should strengthen their health systems and sharply increase spending to deliver effective universal coverage in order to meet the changing needs of their fast ageing…

  23/11/2016 - Better public health and prevention policies as well as more effective health care could save hundreds of thousands of lives and billions of euros each year in Europe, according to a new joint…

  16/01/2017 - The proliferation of high-cost medicines and rising drug prices are increasing pressures on public health spending and calling into question the pharmaceutical industry’s pricing strategies.…

Many older people who need long-term (LTC) care prefer to remain in their own home for as long as possible, and most OECD countries aim to support them to do so. Over the last decade, nearly all countries for which we have data have…

Abstract Affecting 55 million people worldwide, dementia is deterioration within the brain that leads to impairment of cognitive functions. There are many types of dementia such as Parkinson’s disease, dementia with Lewy bodies,…

  15/2/2017 - Italy is slowly emerging from a deep and lengthy recession, helped by a range of structural reforms – such as the Jobs Act – and accommodative monetary and fiscal policies, according to a new OECD…

  OECD OBESITY UPDATE 2017 Today, more than one in two adults and nearly one in six children are overweight or obese in the OECD area. The obesity epidemic has spread further in the past five years, although…

News ReleaseFriday, April 8, 2022 What New findings from the ongoing Drug Repurposing for Effective Alzheimer’s Medicines (DREAM) study suggest that certain rheumatoid arthritis drugs may lower incidence of Alzheimer’s disease…

  The OECD, with its core mission to promote policies to improve the economic and social well-being of people around the world, brings much relevant experience supporting countries to achieve and sustain…