Tag Archives: dementia
Could carbon monoxide poisoning give you dementia?
MIAMI: A charity said an ‘urgent investigation’ is needed to see if there is a between carbon monoxide poisoning could cause dementia in a bid help protect the elderly and vulnerable people.
Carbon monoxide is a colourless, odourless gas that can be toxic to humans Read More »
Simple dementia test to warn men they are at risk of developing disease
DALLAS: A simple blood test to identify if men have lost crucial genetic material in later life could finally close the gap in life expectancy between men and women, scientists believe.
New research shows that when men lose their Y sex chromosome they are hundreds Read More »
Researchers have ‘found’ why Alzheimer’s disease starts
PHILADELPHIA: A major scientific breakthrough has caused researchers to hypothesise that Alzheimer’s disease starts when the brain believes it is under threat from bacteria and viruses.
A protein called beta-amyloid linked to Alzheimer’s disease could help people fight dangerous infections, according to new research. But Read More »
Distinguishing differences in dementia using brain scans
MIAMI: Neuroscientist Anne Hafkemeijer is able to distinguish two different forms of dementia using advanced imaging techniques. This is the first step towards early recognition of dementia in patients on the basis of brain networks.
In her PhD research Hafkemeijer used MRI scans to detect Read More »