Alzheimer's & Dementia Weekly: Research

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Sunday, January 22

Hearing Aids May Delay Cognitive Decline

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RESEARCHERS in Australia found most people who used hearing aids significantly improved the ability to plan, organize information and initiate tasks. FURTHER STUDIES found cognitive impairment, such as memory problems, begins in early stages of hearing loss -- when hearing may still feel normal. Learn what you can do to spot and prevent it.

Green Tea Molecules Break Up Alzheimer's Tau Tangles

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A molecule found in green tea helped UCLA biochemists discover several molecules that can destroy tau fiber. Learn more.

A Good Night's Sleep Clears Alzheimer's Tau

SLEEP: A research study finds when young healthy men had a full, uninterrupted night of rest, their blood levels showed a reduced level of tau, the biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease. The level was higher when they lost just one night of sleep. Learn more.

China Approves Seaweed Sugar as Alzheimer's Drug

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Chinese researchers are now using seaweed sugar to tackle Alzheimer’s. Read on to learn how Oligomannate, the first treatment approved for the disease since 2003, improves cognitive function in mild to moderate Alzheimer's.

10 Insights into Duty, Burden & Alzheimer's Caregiving

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Is caregiving an honor or a burden? A great call-of-duty or a heavy sense of obligation? Does it really matter? See research into Latino culture provide 10 inspirational answers.

Why is Alzheimer's Giving Me Sleep Problems?

Alzheimer's can cause difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep and awakening too early. These often lead to nighttime confusion and wandering. Doctors now think they know why.

16 Years Before Alzheimer's, Blood Test Detects Symptoms

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A simple experimental blood test reliably detects signs of brain damage in people on the path to developing Alzheimer’s – long before they show signs of confusion and memory loss.

Quadrupling Donepezil (Aricept)

MEDICATION: THE WORLD'S MOST POPULAR DEMENTIA-DRUG IS DONEPEZIL. Donepezil (Brand-name: Aricept®) boosts memory & thinking in Alzheimer's. More donepezil means more boost - along with intensified side-effects. Learn how it can be safely boosted when combined with solifenacin.

Picking Up the Earliest Signs of Alzheimer's

SHORT-TERM MEMORY lapses are obvious signs of Alzheimer's, but other tell-tale signals begin to show much earlier. Learn how to look for semantic impairments, such as simple questions about size.

PBM Immune Cells Clear Brain Waste

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Immune cells work to remove toxic compounds that build up in the brain, including amyloid beta plaques associated with Alzheimer's, according to a mouse study funded by the National Institutes of Health. Learn more.

Social Life at 60 May Shrink Risk of Dementia

PREVENTION: Researchers in London and Paris report staying in touch with friends and family in midlife activates centers of the brain that involve language and memory. It could be linked to better cognitive health. Learn more.

When Memory Problems Predict Alzheimer's

DIAGNOSIS RESEARCH: Learn how a new Alzheimer's blood test, that works before symptoms appear, can clear up doubts about memory problems. It tells the difference between subjective memory problems, such as normal side-effects of aging, versus warning signs of Alzheimer's.

More Evidence Alzheimer's is a Type of Diabetes

MEMORY PROBLEMS are an early sign of Alzheimer's & are linked to sugar (glucose) deprivation in brain cells. In diabetes, a well-known Alzheimer's risk factor, cells are sugar-deprived. How likely does this make the Alzheimer's-sugar-diabetes triangle?

Flickering Light Mobilizes Brain Chemistry That May Fight Alzheimer's

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Researchers say exposure to light that's pulsing at 40 beats per second causes the brain to release a surge of chemicals that may help fight Alzheimer's disease.

FDA-approved Rolipram Removes Alzheimer's Tau and Improves Memory

Researchers found FDA-approved Rolipram promotes the removal of abnormal tau proteins, improving memory. This could be big news for tau-based brain diseases such as Alzheimer's, PSP and FTD. "Repurposed" drugs are already approved by the FDA for other diseases. Therefore, they can pass clinical trials and get to patients faster because of their preexisting approval. Learn more about Rolipram's success.