NEW YORK: More research is essential to improve protocols for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease in people with Down syndrome, but the ability to identify and care for those patients is enhanced significantly if clinicians are aware of specific circumstances and use a multi-disciplinary treatment strategy.

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NEW YORK: Researchers hypothesise that thyroid function affects dementia risk through non vascular pathways.

High and high-normal thyroid function is linked to greater risk of developing dementia, but not vascular brain disease, according to research…

Full story covered in the Dementia Business Weekly.

PHILADELPHIA: Alzheimer’s, cancer and other incurable diseases such as Parkinson’s and dementia can be contagious, according to researchers at the Human Microbiology Institute, who have published research linking the diseases to newly discovered bacterial viruses.

Full story covered in the Dementia Business Weekly.

NEW YORK: A naturally occurring enzyme called hyaluronidase may be an effective alternative treatment for spasticity, or muscle stiffness, a disabling condition in people who have had a stroke or other brain injury, researchers report.

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