Sentences with phrase «on dementia research»
The present UK government has a proud but unsung record on dementia research.
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The research was focused on preventing cognitive decline and the development of dementia in older adults, specifically.
In T - 4 an estimated 94,000 psychiatric patients (all of them «Aryan» and roughly half of them with dementia) were suffocated in gas chambers or left to freeze in vats of ice water as part of a research project on hypothermia.
Also, we have widely reported here on the incredible effects people are seeing in using coconut oil with dementia and Alzheimer's, but not even the Alzheimer's Association is researching about coconut oil, despite being presented with the evidence for it as far back 2007.
But rugby legends have spoken of their relief that the issue of on - field head injuries was now being talked about widely, after new research suggested a link with dementia for the first time.
Until recently he was a founding member and VP of J.P. Morgan Sustainable Finance where he helped develop innovative investment structures such as GHIF (the world's first VC fund for HIV & Malaria Research), Dementia Discovery Fund (a first - of - its kind collaborative effort to accelerate fundamental research in Dementia) and NatureVest, an investment fund focused on nature protection co-developed with The Nature ConsResearch), Dementia Discovery Fund (a first - of - its kind collaborative effort to accelerate fundamental research in Dementia) and NatureVest, an investment fund focused on nature protection co-developed with The Nature Consresearch in Dementia) and NatureVest, an investment fund focused on nature protection co-developed with The Nature Conservancy.
This is one of the preliminary findings of a two - year research project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) into how married couples living with dementia make decisions on a dailresearch project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) into how married couples living with dementia make decisions on a dailResearch Council (ESRC) into how married couples living with dementia make decisions on a daily basis.
Organiser: Miss Sarah Hambridge and Prof. Anthea Innes, Dementia Institute, Bournemouth University Date: 9 November 2013 Venue: Littledown Leisure Centre, Chaseside, Bournemouth, BH7 7DX Audience: General audience Further information: please contact Sarah Hambridge This release draws on a range of research projects currently being undertaken at the Dementia Institute, Bournemouth University.
But that outlay for dementia research falls well short of those announced in recent years by the United States and the United Kingdom and even lags Canada's promise at the G8 dementia summit 2 years ago in London to significantly ramp up its investment in research on neurodegenerative diseases as part of a global bid to find a cure for dementia by 2025.
«Frontotemporal degeneration is associated with substantial direct and indirect costs, diminished quality of life, and increased caregiver burden,» said James E. Galvin, M.D., M.P.H., lead author, associate dean for clinical research in FAU's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, and a leading international expert on AD, Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), and FTD.
The results build on previous research that found pimavanserin was effective for people with dementia related to Parkinson's disease.
There is growing evidence that obesity is linked to dementia, but the research indicates that risk may be heightened or lowered, depending on age.
Commenting on the need for innovative approaches to dementia treatments, Dr Doug Brown, Director of Research and Development at Alzheimer's Society, said: «With no new dementia drugs in nearly 15 years, we're at a critical time for dementia rResearch and Development at Alzheimer's Society, said: «With no new dementia drugs in nearly 15 years, we're at a critical time for dementia researchresearch.
Crimmins, Brayne and Langa will discuss the research on falling dementia risk in a February 13 panel at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington, D.C..
Analyses conducted over the last decade in the U.S., Canada, England, the Netherlands, Sweden and Denmark suggest that «a 75 - to 85 - year - old has a lower risk of having Alzheimer's today than 15 or 20 years ago,» says Langa, who discussed the research on falling dementia rates in a 2015 Alzheimer's Research & Therapy commentarresearch on falling dementia rates in a 2015 Alzheimer's Research & Therapy commentarResearch & Therapy commentary (pdf).
While we wait in anticipation for the results of ongoing clinical trials, Alzheimer's Society will continue to fund innovative research to tackle dementia head - on.»
Lasmézas» research focuses on neurological disorders caused by misfolded proteins, such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, prion diseases, frontotemporal dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease).
Indeed, despite spending colossal sums (certainly billions of dollars) on research into senile dementia, the pharmaceuticals industry has produced little in the way of clincally - proven products.
He added that the existence of episodic memory in lower animals has implications for research on human diseases that affect memory, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases, since the majority of research on the brain — and the drugs used to treat memory diseases and dementia — start out based on insights into how the brain works in rats.
On the plus side, only last week May's government announced further details of the promised Dementia Research Institute, which is being set up at University College London with # 150 million of public money.
«As the largest and most detailed study of its kind, these results will be invaluable in future research, and it's a great milestone on the road towards our goal of understanding and treating all forms of dementia.»
«Our results, based on in - depth interviews with seniors and their caregivers, add to a growing body of evidence that this decline in dementia risk is a real phenomenon, and that the expected future growth in the burden of dementia may not be as extensive as once thought,» says lead author Kenneth Langa, M.D., Ph.D., a professor in the U-M Medical School, Institute for Social Research and School of Public Health, and a research investigator at the VA Ann Arbor HealthcareResearch and School of Public Health, and a research investigator at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcareresearch investigator at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System.
But that isn't correct,» says John Haaga, director of Behavioral and Social Research at the US National Institute on Aging (see «The different kinds of dementia», below).
Their views, combined with research on existing policy plans, were analyzed to rank possible policy options to identify those with the greatest impact on improving dementia long - term care.
RAND's latest dementia research, which builds on earlier work, included interviews with key representatives of national, state and local stakeholder groups.
Estimates of the proportion of dementia cases within countries are needed to plan for the provision of care, yet much of the evidence used at both national and local levels (eg, the UK's NHS primary care targets) is based on research started in the 1980s.
But, even though diabetes is such a significant risk factor for dementia, the researchers found that there was little research on the effect of diabetes medications on dementia risk.
Taking this as the starting point, researchers from public research body INSERM and the University of Montpellier in France and from Imperial College in London, estimated the impact eliminating these risk factors (they included the genetic one for reference) might make on reducing rates of dementia, should no effective treatment be found.
Dr. Au's research interests are focused on aging and dementia, and include relating cardiovascular risk factors, brain MRI measures, and neuropathology to cognitive performance.
Neurological research at Gladstone focuses on a host of devastating conditions, including Alzheimer's, frontotemporal dementia (FTD), Parkinson's and Huntington's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease) and multiple sclerosis.
Dr. Mitchell's research interests focus on decision - making, health outcomes, and resource utilization for older people near the end - of - life, particularly those with dementia.
She is the principal investigator on several large research projects funded by the National Institutes of Health to study the end - stages of dementia and has been a lead author on many articles in top peer - reviewed journals related to this topic.
Schindler said she is specifically interested in research being done on the amyloid protein, which is believed to cause plaques in the brain which lead to the death of nerve cells that cause dementia.
«There's still a lot of research to be done on the link between sleep and Alzheimer's disease and with someone developing dementia every three minutes in the UK, it's vital we continue to investigate possible causes.
On one hand, there have been several research studies that demonstrate that SCI may be one of the earliest symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and dementia.
On the other hand, some research refutes the idea of SCI progressing to MCI and dementia, with one study concluding that SCI is «predominantly a benign condition.»
The research was supported by the National Institute on Aging (P50AG025688, P50AG005136), the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (P30NS055077) and the Consortium for Frontotemporal Dementia Rresearch was supported by the National Institute on Aging (P50AG025688, P50AG005136), the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (P30NS055077) and the Consortium for Frontotemporal Dementia ResearchResearch.
This research is unique in that it had a much longer follow - up period than other studies on benzodiazepines, followed patients forward in time, and controlled for variables (such as depression) which are known to be early symptoms of dementia.
Research proves over and over again that people who put an emphasis on produce, fish, whole grains, and healthy fats not only weigh less, but also have a decreased risk for heart disease, depression, and dementia.
His research on this subject has been published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, and key points are found on the very insightful website The Tangled Neuron — A Layperson Reports on Memory Loss, Alzheimer's & Dementia.
The research team first focused on more than 50 men and women who were dementia - free when they enrolled in the large, multi-decade Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging.
On the other hand, research indicates that moderate alcohol consumption is associated with better brain function and less risk of dementia, especially in elderly populations.
Most previous research on physical activity and dementia risk has relied on questionnaires that ask participants to remember how much exercise they got in recent days — a potentially iffy method with people of any age, let alone older adults whose memory may be waning.
Dr. Lin and his colleagues have begun researching the effect of hearing aids on the risk of dementia.
The 40 or so current and ex-NFL players who've joined Turley in the GCC are partnering with marijuana companies to advance research on how cannabis can help with sports - related conditions like chronic pain, brain injuries and early - onset dementia.
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In the paper mentioned above by Gackowski et al (2) this is exactly what was reported based on research with 18 patients with mixed Alzheimer's disease / vascular dementia compared to controls.
Research has also focused on the ability of yoga and mind - body practices to reduce life stress in those caring for elders with dementia.
Christine interviews certified nutritionist Amy Berger, MS, CNS, NTP, about the latest research on ketogenic diets and their applications to neurological disorders including dementia, ALS and MS as well as cancer and...
Any research on this U-Shaped relationship of cholesterol levels and dementia prevalence?