| New Brain Imaging Compound Shows Promise For Earlier Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease |
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| December 20, 2006 -- A new imaging molecule that can detect and map plaques and tangles in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease could eventually lead to earlier diagnosis of the devastating disease, researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles report. |
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| Mental Exercise Helps Maintain Some Seniors' Thinking Skills |
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| December 19, 2006 -- Certain mental exercises can offset some of the expected decline in older adults’ thinking skills and show promise for maintaining cognitive abilities needed to do everyday tasks such as shopping, making meals and handling finances, according to a new study. |
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| Novel Program Enhances Dementia Caregivers' Quality of Life |
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| November 21, 2006 -- A multifaceted, personalized intervention can significantly improve the quality of life for caregivers of people with dementia, new research published Nov. 21, 2006, in Annals of Internal Medicine has found. |
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| NIA Statement: Data Published on Safety Review of Anti-Inflammatory Drugs in ADAPT Alzheimer’s Disease Clinical Trial |
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| November 17, 2006 -- At the time the ADAPT medications were halted, the investigators and the NIH promised to notify the public and health professionals as soon as their data became available in a peer-reviewed publication. Those data appear in the Nov. 17, 2006, issue of PLoS Clinical Trials. |
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| New Alzheimer's Clinical Trials To Be Undertaken by NIA Nationwide Consortium |
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| October 17, 2006 -- The Alzheimer’s Disease Cooperative Study (ADCS), a federally-established consortium conducting clinical trials on Alzheimer’s disease (AD), will receive $52 million over six years to conduct several new trials, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced today. |
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| Researchers Discover Misfolded Protein Clumps Common to Dementia, Lou Gehrig's Disease |
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| October 5, 2006 -- Scientists have identified a misfolded, or incorrectly formed, protein common to two devastating neurological diseases, frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease), according to a report in the Oct. 6, 2006, issue of Science. |
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| Scientists Discover New Frontotemporal Dementia Gene |
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| July 16, 2006 -- Scientists have discovered genetic mutations that cause a form of familial frontotemporal dementia (FTD), a finding that provides clues to the underlying mechanism of this devastating disease and that may provide insight for future approaches to developing therapies. |
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| Easy-to-Read Booklets on Alzheimer’s Disease, Memory Loss Offered by NIA |
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| May 31, 2006 -- The National Institute on Aging (NIA), a component of the National Institutes of Health, now offers two free booklets designed to help people with limited literacy skills learn about Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and memory loss. |
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| NIH Seeks Strategies to Preserve Brain Health: New Report Suggests Promising Areas for Intervention |
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| February 21, 2006 -- With the rapid aging of the population, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is intensifying the search for strategies to preserve brain health as people grow older. The effort moved an important step forward today with a report by an expert panel to the NIH. |
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| Spouse's Hospitalization Increases Partner's Risk of Death, New Study of a Half-Million Couples Shows |
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| February 15, 2006 -- Most people have heard stories about an older person who "dies of a broken heart" shortly after their partner's death. A new study finds that hospitalization of a spouse for a serious illness also increases their partner's risk of death. |
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| Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Study Launched Nationwide by the National Institutes of Health |
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| February 9, 2006 -- The Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) -- a project developed by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) -- is seeking 800 older adults to participate in a study aimed at identifying biological markers of memory decline and Alzheimer’s disease (AD). |
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| Exercise Associated with Reduced Risk of Dementia in Older Adults |
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| January 16, 2006 -- Older adults who exercised at least three times a week were much less likely to develop dementia than those who were less active, according to a new study. |
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