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No One Will Touch Margaret Thatcher's Real Story

Michael Wolff says we should be talking about the Iron Lady's dementia

(Newser) - Margaret Thatcher had dementia. She had it for longer than she was prime minister. Yet few of her obituaries mention it or "regard it as a meaningful part of her story," complains USA Today columnist Michael Wolff, whose own mother died at the same age as Thatcher fairly...

1 in 3 Elderly Die With Dementia
 1 in 3 Elderly 
 Die With Dementia 
new report
Mar 19, 2013 12:24 PM CDT

1 in 3 Elderly Die With Dementia

New report raises concerns about cost of care

(Newser) - A new report finds that one in three older adults dies with some form of dementia, including Alzheimer's, USA Today reports. By 2010, such deaths were up 68% from a decade prior, according to the Alzheimer's Association, which used Medicare and Medicaid reports to determine the numbers. During...

FDA Tweak Could Be Boon for Alzheimer's Drugs

Proposal could make it easier to get early-stage drugs OKed

(Newser) - Good news in the Alzheimer's arena: The FDA could ease the rules for approving new drugs to treat the disease, reports the New York Times . Under the proposed plan, the FDA would be able to OK drugs that returned improved results on memory or reasoning tests in clinical trials...

Beta Blockers May Cut Alzheimer&#39;s Risk
Beta Blockers May Cut Alzheimer's Risk
STUDY SAYS
Jan 8, 2013 12:33 AM CST

Beta Blockers May Cut Alzheimer's Risk

Study finds fewer brain changes in those using blood pressure drugs

(Newser) - A class of drugs already widely used to control high blood pressure may also significantly reduce the chances of getting Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study. Researchers found that men who took beta blockers for hypertension had fewer signs of the brain shrinkage and other changes associated with...

Germans Save Money by Exporting Old People
Germans Save Money
by Exporting Old People
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Dec 30, 2012 1:17 PM CST

Germans Save Money by Exporting Old People

Opponents call practice 'inhumane'

(Newser) - With long-term care costs rising—and actual care standards falling—a growing number of Germans are saving money by shipping their elderly relatives to foreign homes, the Guardian reports. Most are headed to Eastern Europe; an estimated 7,146 were in Hungary last year, along with more 3,000 in...

Test Spots Alzheimer's Decades Before Start of Symptoms

Brain starts to change many years before problems surface

(Newser) - Researchers have spotted very early signs of Alzheimer's disease in patients decades before symptoms usually appear, raising hopes that the disease can be treated before the brain degenerates badly, the BBC reports. Tests on people in their 20s destined to develop the inherited, early-onset form of the disease revealed...

Is Young Blood the Fountain of Youth?

 Is Young Blood 
 the Fountain 
 of Youth? 
new study
Oct 18, 2012 12:02 AM CDT

Is Young Blood the Fountain of Youth?

Young blood reverses some brain aging in old mice

(Newser) - Vampires have known; now research mice are beginning to learn. Experiments on mice have shown that it's possible to rejuvenate animals by giving them blood from the young, according to a Standford University study. Blood from young mice reversed some of the effects of brain aging, improving learning and...

Rural Residents More Likely to Get Alzheimer&#39;s
Rural Residents More Likely
to Get Alzheimer's
study says
Sep 18, 2012 3:50 PM CDT

Rural Residents More Likely to Get Alzheimer's

A new study sees double the risk for lifelong country dwellers

(Newser) - Another medical study is out knocking the rural life. After one last week said rural residents were more likely to be obese , we get one from the UK saying they're twice as likely to get Alzheimer's, too, report the Daily Mail and the Telegraph . Edinburgh University researchers came...

NFL Players' Alzheimer's Risk Skyrockets

Or at least it looks that way; it might be CTE

(Newser) - This is going to shock you, but it turns out that repeatedly bashing your head playing football makes you more likely to develop mental problems—a lot more. Ex-NFL players are four times as likely to die of Alzheimer's or ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) as other men their...

To Fend Off Dementia, Brush Your Teeth

 To Fend Off Dementia, 
 Brush Your Teeth 
study says
Aug 21, 2012 9:12 AM CDT

To Fend Off Dementia, Brush Your Teeth

New study finds link between dental health, dementia

(Newser) - Brushing your teeth at least once a day is a good idea for many reasons, but a new study reveals one that you may not have guessed: Regular brushing may shrink your risk of developing dementia, Reuters reports. Researchers followed thousands of elderly people for 18 years, and found that...

Long Naps Can Make Elderly People Crazy

 Long Naps Can 
 Drive Elderly 
 People Crazy 
study says
Jul 21, 2012 2:22 PM CDT

Long Naps Can Drive Elderly People Crazy

Researchers link napping to mental decline

(Newser) - So much for elderly people taking good, long naps after lunch. Those who do are more likely to suffer from mental decline, according to French researchers. They studied results from 5,000 people over age 65 and found that the 20% who napped heavily fared worse on mental ability tests,...

Could This Drug Halt Alzheimer's Brain Decline?

Gammagard delivered promising results, but only in 4 patients

(Newser) - For the first time, researchers are reporting that a treatment might help stabilize Alzheimer's disease for as much as three years, although the evidence is weak and found in only four patients. Doctors say that four patients who have been receiving the highest dose of Gammagard, made by Baxter...

Early Sign of Alzheimer&#39;s: The Way You Walk
 Early Sign of Alzheimer's: 
 The Way You Walk 
study says
Jul 16, 2012 9:04 AM CDT

Early Sign of Alzheimer's: The Way You Walk

Changes in gait could signal cognitive decline: studies

(Newser) - For the first time, researchers have linked a physical symptom to Alzheimer's: Changes in the way you walk could be an early sign of the disease, USA Today reports. Researchers studied participants' gait two times, 15 months apart, and found that those with decreased cadence, velocity, and stride length...

Study Raises Hopes for Alzheimer's Drugs

New gene mutation found that protects against disease

(Newser) - A new study in Nature offers what looks to be a genuine advance in the fight against Alzheimer's, one that raises hopes for a preventative drug in the future. Researchers discovered that a particular gene mutation prevalent in Icelanders slows the production of a substance called beta amyloid in...

Is an Early Alzheimer's Diagnosis Worth It?

With no treatment available, it could cause unnecessary heartache

(Newser) - Advances in medical testing allow Alzheimer's disease to be diagnosed earlier than ever before—sometimes even before symptoms occur. But one man says that his wife's testing, which yielded a diagnosis at age 56, "was the biggest mistake of my life." Linda Dangaard is still the...

White House: By 2025 We Need Alzheimer's Treatment

National Alzheimer's Plan launched today

(Newser) - The Obama administration gave the nation a deadline today: By 2025, we should be able to effectively treat or delay Alzheimer’s disease. As part of the inaugural National Alzheimer’s Plan, a strategy finalized today, a new website was launched that will give families and caregivers information about where...

Inside a Love Gutted by Dementia

Frontotemporal dementia strikes early and fast

(Newser) - A little-known form of dementia can turn sufferers into completely different people, leaving spouses and children struggling to cope with someone who's still there in body but not in mind. Frontotemporal dementia bears some similarities to Alzheimer's—but it can hit patients who are younger and it develops...

Dementia Cases to Skyrocket by 2030: WHO

Sufferers expected to double by 2030, triple by 2050

(Newser) - The number of dementia sufferers will likely skyrocket in the coming decades, according to a new report from the World Health Organization. Today there are 35.6 million people with dementia, and that number is expected to nearly double to 65.7 million by 2030—and more than triple by...

New Brain Scan Tests for Alzheimer's

Chemical marks amyloid proteins that show up in scan

(Newser) - A new test to help detect Alzheimer's disease has been approved by the FDA, raising hopes of improving early detection of the degenerative brain disorder, reports the Wall Street Journal . The test uses a radioactive agent that tags a protein called amyloid, which, when present in the brain, is...

Weak Handshake? You May Be at Higher Risk of Stroke
Weak Handshake? You May Be at Higher Risk of Stroke
study says
Feb 16, 2012 12:20 PM CST

Weak Handshake? You May Be at Higher Risk of Stroke

And slow walkers may be at higher risk for dementia: study

(Newser) - If you're a slow walker or someone with a weak handshake, it may not bode well for your future. A new study finds that those who walk slowly may be more likely to develop dementia later in life, the BBC reports. Researchers looked at brain scans, walking speeds, and...

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