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Investigational agent could accurately predict memory decline

Posted on: 14/08/2014 - 21:15

COPENHAGEN – Detection of tau neurofibrillary tangles in the brain via PET imaging highly correlates with memory decline and could serve as an accurate way to identify individuals at high risk of...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Drug compounding law presents challenges, opportunities for doctors

Posted on: 07/08/2014 - 21:25

Physicians can reduce liability and mitigate the risk of poor-quality drugs by taking advantage of a new federal law that tightens oversight on drug compounding facilities. The ongoing...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

TDP-43 could be potential new biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease

Posted on: 06/08/2014 - 21:20

COPENHAGEN – TDP-43, a protein that has been associated with neurodegenerative diseases such as dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, could also be contributing to brain shrinkage in...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Mutations identified for phenytoin-related severe skin reactions

Posted on: 05/08/2014 - 21:00

Mutations in the CYP2C genes on chromosome 10 appear to predispose carriers to severe adverse cutaneous reactions to the antiepileptic drug phenytoin, according to a report published Aug. 5 in...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Many dementia patients have guns at home

Posted on: 17/07/2014 - 18:55

COPENHAGEN – More than 1 in 10 community-dwelling dementia patients had firearms in their homes, and many of those patients suffered from delusions, hallucinations, or depression, a study of nearly...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Alzheimer’s disease antibody crenezumab doesn’t deliver in phase II trial

Posted on: 16/07/2014 - 21:45

COPENHAGEN – Once more, an antiamyloid antibody has failed to live up to hopes for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Roche’s contender, crenezumab, faltered on all of the primary...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Alzheimer’s may be declining in U.S. and Germany

Posted on: 15/07/2014 - 22:00

COPENHAGEN – The incidence of Alzheimer’s disease appears to be declining in the United States and may be following a similar positive trend in Germany as well. An analysis of the ongoing Framingham...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Telecare intervention lessens chronic joint pain

Posted on: 15/07/2014 - 21:05

A telecare intervention within the primary care practice setting elicited clinically meaningful and statistically significant improvements in long-standing chronic joint and other musculoskeletal...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Rising projection of Alzheimer’s cases stems mainly from better reporting

Posted on: 15/07/2014 - 18:55

COPENHAGEN – Researchers appear to be tracking contradictory trends in the global incidence and prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease. There’s no doubt that both are declining in the United...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Smelling test makes progress in identifying preclinical Alzheimer’s

Posted on: 14/07/2014 - 18:20

COPENHAGEN – A test that measures how well patients recognize scents was highly correlated with progression from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer’s disease as well as neurodegeneration...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

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