Soon a first Alzheimer village
© istock"The Landes Alzheimer village" should soon see the light of day in 2019. 120 people suffering from this neurodegenerative ...
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Soon a first Alzheimer village
© istock"The Landes Alzheimer village" should soon see the light of day in 2019. 120 people suffering from this neurodegenerative ...
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Alzheimer’s: in the United States, a city of the 50s has been reconstituted for the patients
In California, the George G. Glenner Alzheimer's Family Center has recreated a typical 1950s downtown to help people with Alzheimer's ...
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Alzheimer’s: the Montpellier University Hospital is testing a helmet capable of slowing the progression of the disease
A French start-up has developed a helmet capable of delaying the progression of Alzheimer's disease. Seduced by the concept, the ...
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Alzheimer’s disease screening questions
Screen when, where, how, why? The questions are clear. The answers a little less ... Which justifies the fears of ...
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Alzheimer’s: diagnosis is too late, at a stage when drugs can no longer be effective
The first brain damage in Alzheimer's disease would develop even earlier than expected. The lesions currently being diagnosed are too ...
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A therapeutic game for patients with Alzheimer’s
The benefits of physical and cognitive activity thanks to the X Torp game are the subject of a study carried ...
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What do we call dementia?
Since President Chirac's “anosognosia”, the public has discovered the esoteric language of neurologists. The term dementia sums up all of ...
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Alzheimer’s: “zombie cells” are involved in neurodegenerative diseases
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic have found the presence of "zombie cells" in the brain. Unable to perform normal cell ...
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New study confirms link between herpes and Alzheimer’s
Previous research has shown a link between certain viruses, including herpes, and Alzheimer's disease. A new study conducted in the ...
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Osteoporosis: patients have an increased risk of also having dementia
There is a link between osteoporosis and dementia, according to this new study. This is because the risk factors are ...
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Dementia: in the Netherlands, familiar patient environments are reproduced to treat them
Since the beginning of the 90s, the Dutch have been developing very unique treatments to treat people with dementia by ...
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Alzheimer’s disease: researchers believe they have finally found a treatment
American researchers are suggesting a preventive treatment pathway to identify patients at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease before the onset ...
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Alzheimer’s disease: driving can reveal the first symptoms
Thanks to video recordings, researchers have shown that the behavior of people with Alzheimer's deteriorates at the onset of the ...
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To protect yourself from Alzheimer’s, “you must not refrain from sneezing or coughing”
Today, the only way to act against Alzheimer's disease remains prevention, for lack of effective treatment. Doctor-researcher Philippe Amouyel, Managing ...
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Alzheimer’s: why are women more at risk than men?
Women have significantly more risk factors for Alzheimer's disease than men, new international study finds, ranging from depression to post-menopausal ...
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Mild dementia: hormone therapy slows cognitive decline in postmenopausal women
Postmenopausal women with mild cognitive impairment saw their intellectual performance improve after receiving hormone therapy for 24 months. Hormones affect ...
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Construction of the first “Alzheimer village” in the Landes: what therapeutic benefit?
The first "Alzheimer's village" in France will welcome 120 patients, accompanied by a hundred caregivers and volunteers. Work begins on ...
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De-reimbursement of anti-Alzheimer drugs: a decision contested by health professionals
From August 1, 4 treatments intended to delay the effects of Alzheimer's disease will no longer be reimbursed by Health ...
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Alzheimer’s: a patient forcibly disembarked with her husband by MSC Cruise
While celebrating his 50th wedding anniversary on a cruise ship, staff forced a Breton couple to disembark in Italian Puglia. ...
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Dementia: playing cards or betting on horse races lowers your risk
Playing cards or betting on horse races may help delay or prevent dementia in people over 65, according to a ...
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Alzheimer’s drugs will no longer be reimbursed
Doctors have known for a long time that the drugs, developed over a decade ago and marketed with a lot ...
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Alzheimer’s disease: cardiovascular and stroke risk factors worsen cognitive decline
In the elderly, cardiovascular risk factors (tobacco, alcohol, diabetes, overweight, sedentary lifestyle, etc.) and stroke worsen the risk of cognitive ...
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Alzheimer’s: how did researchers manage to transfer the memory from one sea snail to another?
Scientists at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have successfully transferred memory from one sea snail to another. A ...
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Alzheimer’s: a new blood test for early diagnosis
Researchers have developed a new blood test that could detect abnormal proteins circulating in the blood early in the disease ...
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Pet flea treatments are harmful to children’s brain development
The organophosphates (nerve agents) contained in the flea treatments of our pets are potentially dangerous for the brain development of ...
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Ibuprofen, an anti-inflammatory drug, could prevent Alzheimer’s disease
Canadian neuroscientists have developed a saliva test capable of determining a person's likelihood of developing Alzheimer's disease at an early ...
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Alzheimer’s: APOE and its variations modify the risk and age of onset of the disease
In the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, there is a major genetic determinant: Apo E. A study carried out in ...
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Alzheimer’s: the “big” nap is rather bad in the over 70s
In older people without dementia, excessive daytime sleepiness is believed to be associated with the increased accumulation of a brain ...
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Boosting Brain Immune Cells May Stop Alzheimer’s Disease
A new avenue of research for treating early-stage Alzheimer's disease has just been found. By making the plaques regress, it ...
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