Search Tag: Dementia

2015 19 Apr

A major international study led by Lund University (Sweden) has found that half of all cardiac arrest survivors experience problems with cognitive functions such as memory and attention. Also, researchers were surprised to learn that a control group comprising heart attack patients had largely the same level of problems. The results suggest that it...Read more

2015 15 Mar

Researchers at the University of Queensland (Australia) have found that noninvasive ultrasound technology can be used to treat Alzheimer's disease and restore memory. In a report published in the journal Science Translational Medicine , the researchers say the innovative drug-free approach breaks apart the neurotoxic amyloid plaques that result in...Read more

2015 05 Mar

A healthier heart could prevent Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study associating heart function with the development of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Participants with decreased heart function, measured by cardiac index, were two to three times more likely to develop significant memory loss over the follow-up period. "Heart function could...Read more

2015 17 Jan

The European Prevention of Alzheimer's Dementia Consortium (EPAD) has announced the start of collaboration between academic and private sectors to test treatments for the prevention of Alzheimer's dementia.  The EPAD project is part of a global effort in the fight against Alzheimer's disease. It is sponsored by the European Commission and the European...Read more

2014 08 Nov

Key Points • The economic and social development of the leading industrialised countries is significantly determined by economic cycles that last between 40 and 60 years. • In honour of their discoverer Nikolai Kondratieff, these long waves are called Kondratieff cycles. • A new long cycle, the sixth Kondratieff cycle began around the turn...Read more

2014 08 Nov

As the newly installed President of the European Society of Neuroradiology (ESNR), what are your goals for your term of office? The ESNR is a professional society with more than 3,000 members. A strategic plan and mission for the ESNR was initiated a few years ago. Under my presidency we will expand, improve and update this concept. The ESNR will continue...Read more

2014 08 Nov

Authors Prof. Karl A. Stroetmann empirica Communication & Technology Research Bonn, Germany School of Health Information Science University of Victoria, BC, Canada   Dr. Rainer Thiel empirica Communication & Technology Research Bonn, Germany [email protected]   Dr. Veli Stroetmann ,...Read more

2014 08 Nov

Authors R Shakir President W Carroll First Vice-President W Grisold Secretary-Treasurer General World Federation of Neurology London, United Kingdom www.wfneurology.org @wfneurology   On 22July 2014, the World Federation of Neurology (WFN) launched World Brain Day, dedicated to bringing more attention...Read more

2014 19 Sep

The World Alzheimer Report 2014  ‘Dementia and Risk Reduction: An analysis of protective and modifiable factors’ , released today, calls for dementia to be integrated into both global and national public health programmes alongside other major non communicable diseases (NCDs). Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) commissioned a team of researchers,...Read more

2013 05 Dec

FUJIFILM Corporation has decided to partner with the University of California San Diego based Alzheimer’s disease Cooperative Study (“ADCS”), in order to carry out a Phase II clinical trial of the Alzheimer’s Disease drug “T-817MA” to accelerate its development in the United States.  The ADCS is the largest Alzheimer’s Disease therapeutic research...Read more

2013 26 Mar

GE Healthcare has presented the results of a randomised study analysing the effect of DaTSCAN™ (Ioflupane I 123 Injection) SPECT imaging in a group of adult patients with a diagnosis of possible dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). The findings, presented at the 2013 American Academy of Neurology Meeting, reported use of DaTSCAN imaging significantly contributed...Read more

2013 09 Mar

Toshiba has unveiled a ground-breaking scientific co-operation with one of the world’s leading centres for research into dementia and neuro-degenerative conditions. The partnership with the Department of Radiology and the Department of neurology at the VU medisch centrum (VUmc) in Amsterdam will see Toshiba provide its latest MR system, the Titan...Read more