Tag Archives: dementia
Visual arts study provides Dementia participants with a gift for life
PHOENIX: “This is the greatest gift you ever gave me.” Those are the very touching words of just one of several changed patients who participated in the University of Kentucky’s first visual arts study for patients with dementia held last spring at the School of Read More »
Study sheds light on structure of Alzheimer fibrils
HOUSTON: Elongated fibres (fibrils) of the beta-amyloid protein form the typical senile plaques present in the brains of patients with Alzheimer’s disease.
A European research team and a team from the United States (Massachusetts Institute of Technology in cooperation with Lund University) have simultaneously succeeded Read More »
Research findings may have implications for ALS and other neurological disorders
NEW YORK: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease) is a progressive disorder that devastates motor nerve cells. People diagnosed with ALS slowly lose the ability to control muscle movement, and are ultimately unable to speak, eat, move, or breathe. The cellular mechanisms behind ALS Read More »
Quest Diagnostics’ iPad app automates dementia screening
LOS ANGELES: An iPad application that can track and monitor cognitive function was released at the recent Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Toronto by Quest Diagnostics, the giant diagnostic information services provider which generated revenue of $7.5 billion last year.
The app, called CogniSense, can be Read More »