New research has found that high blood sugar levels, even with people who don’t have diabetes, are linked to an increased risk for dementia, according to WebMD. http://diabetes.webmd.com/news/20130807/high-blood-sugar-levels-tied-to-small-increases-in-dementia-risk The increased risk associated with elevated blood glucose levels was from 10 percent to 40 percent, said the study published Aug. 8..
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Good dental hygiene may help ward off Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study that found a possible connection between gum disease and this form of dementia, according to Bloomberg News. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-29/bacteria-in-brains-suggest-alzheimer-s-gum-disease-link.html The research, published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, discovered a bacteria linked to gum disease, Porphyromonas gingivalis,..
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Gulf War illness, with its many and varied many symptoms, isn’t a psychological ailment. It causes neurological damage in two different parts of the brain, affecting pain regulation and heart rates, according to a study by Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC). http://explore.georgetown.edu/news/?ID=70708&PageTemplateID=295 Researchers found that Gulf War illness has two..
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It always astounds me how much research is ongoing on the brain – and yet how little we still know about it. Here is the latest science from UCLA. “When the brain’s primary ‘learning center’ is damaged, complex new neural circuits arise to compensate for the lost function,” or so..
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In yet more disappointing news regarding a potential Alzheimer’s-disease cure, Baxter International Inc. this week said it will abandon late-stage trials of the drug Gammagard after it didn’t succeed in improving cognitive decline in patients. The Deerfield, Ill.-based drug maker issued a press release Monday on the results of it..
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Dementia is costly not only in terms of the emotional toll it takes on its victims and their families, but in dollars and sense. And the situation is going to get worse as baby boomers age. The monetary cost of dementia in the United States ranges from $157 billion to..
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There’s been a lot of news in the past week about potential tests to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, with the latest coming from Quest Diagnostics. Quest and its unit, Athena Diagnostics, unveiled their test at the American Academy of Neurology’s annual meeting this week in San Diego. http://newsroom.questdiagnostics.com/2013-03-18-Quest-Diagnostics-Launches-Dementia-Diagnostic-Panel-First-in-Industry-for-Treatable-Forms-of-Cognitive-Impairment-Based-on-Medical-Guidelines In..
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