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Non-drug interventions to treat Alzheimer’s prove effective and economical – ET HealthWorld
New Delhi: A computer simulation model has shown that four dementia-care interventions reduced nursing home admissions and improved quality of life compared to usual care, thereby, proving their effectiveness and economy, according to researchers. The researchers said that while Alzheimer‘s drugs hold great promise and tend to receive a lot of public attention, many well-researched … Read more
AI might help detect Alzheimer’s disease from routine brain imaging tests: Research – ET HealthWorld
Washington: Although researchers have made progress in detecting signs of Alzheimer‘s disease using high-quality brain imaging tests collected as part of research studies, a team at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) recently developed an accurate method for detection that relies on routinely collected clinical brain images. The advancement might lead to a more accurate diagnosis. For … Read more
Researchers use AI technology to detect mental illness – ET HealthWorld
Georgia: In order to prevent and cure debilitating ailments including Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia, and autism, a new study at Georgia State University‘s TReNDS Center may result in early detection. This study was published in the Journal of Scientific Reports. A team of seven scientists from Georgia State developed a sophisticated computer programme that was able … Read more
Scientists Find Brain Mechanism Behind Age-Related Memory Loss
July 1, 2022 – Scientists at Johns Hopkins University have identified a mechanism in the brain behind age-related memory loss, expanding our knowledge of the inner workings of the aging brain and possibly opening the door to new Alzheimer’s treatments. The researchers looked at the hippocampus, a part of the brain thought to store long-term … Read more
Do I Have Alzheimer’s Disease? Just One Brain Scan May Tell
June 22, 2022 – A single brain scan may someday offer an early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. Using artificial intelligence to look at structures in the brain, researchers in the United Kingdom developed an algorithm that can determine – with 98% accuracy – whether someone has the disease from a single MRI scan. The tool … Read more
Mutant Gene Stops At-Risk People From Getting Alzheimer’s
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, June 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The APOE4 gene is the most powerful genetic factor driving a person’s risk for developing late-onset Alzheimer’s disease. “It probably increases your risk two or threefold if you have one APOE4 copy, and if you have two APOE4 copies, it probably increases your … Read more
Holistic Program May Help People With Alzheimer’s, Dementia
May 19, 2022 – In 2018, David Elliot, an 83-year-old retired international businessman, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. His health care providers encouraged his wife, Susan, to join a caregiver support group and encouraged David to join a group for patients as soon as possible. The Elliots had been told that if such care wasn’t … Read more
Pineapple extract may help treat Alzheimer’s disease, animal study suggests
An extract derived from pineapple stem may potentially improve the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study conducted in mice. Alzheimer’s is a neurodegenerative disease generally characterised by gradual memory loss due to increased levels of amyloid-beta protein in the brain. The affected patients are not able to remember things. In severe cases, people … Read more
Race Plays Huge Role in Dementia Risk
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, April 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Black, Hispanic and Asian Americans have an increased risk of being diagnosed with dementia as they age — for reasons that are not entirely understood, a large new study finds. The study, of nearly 1.9 million older U.S. veterans, found that compared with … Read more