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30-Second Test Could Spot Early Signs of Alzheimer's
By Hugh Collins - AOL News
(Nov. 13) -- A new 30-second test could allow doctors to spot the early signs of Alzheimer's. Researchers have found that many adults in their 40s show tiny lesions in parts of the brain. Alzheimer's patients typically have lesions in similar parts of the brain, only they are much larger. A simple test of physical reactions and memory could help doctors identify adults with the lesions and so catch potential Alzheimer's sufferers early. The test could be available from general practitioners within two years, the researchers said. Getty Images A elderly woman with Alzheimer's disease ...
Dementia's Costs Pegged at More Than $600 Billion
By Katie Drummond - AOL News
(Sept. 21) -- The cost of diagnosing dementia and caring for its sufferers will spike to $604 billion this year, according to new findings. That figure represents 1 percent of the world's gross domestic product. A report issued today by Alzheimer's Disease International, a consortium of 73 organizations worldwide, warns that Alzheimer's and related dementias are a growing financial burden for families and health care systems. And unless governments take major steps toward thwarting the illness, its prevalence is expected to increase by 85 percent within the next two decades -- with costs ...
Study: More 'Senior Moments' for Men Than Women
By Lauren Frayer - AOL News(Sept. 7) -- A new study reveals that men are more likely than women to experience mild cognitive impairment in old age -- those so-called "senior moments." A study of 2,050 people in their 70s and 80s living in Olmsted County, Minn., found that men were 1.5 times more likely than women to be forgetful. Some 19 percent of men in the study had mild cognitive impairment, compared to 14 percent of the women. Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is considered a level of mental impairment beyond what's normally expected with aging, and can lead to dementia or Alzheimer's disease later in life. MCI ...
Dementia Risk Doubles for Vets Diagnosed With PTSD
By Katie Drummond - AOL News(Sept. 2) -- A concrete link between post-traumatic stress disorder and dementia is quickly being established, as research published this week concludes that PTSD among war veterans doubles their risk of developing the age-related ailment. Researchers at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Texas evaluated 10,481 veterans, all of them 65 and older, and found that those who'd been diagnosed with PTSD as a result of their combat experience were two times as likely to suffer from dementia as those who didn't suffer from post-traumatic stress, even if they too had encountered ...
Study Confirms: Trio of Biomarkers Detects Alzheimer's
By Katie Drummond - AOL News(Aug. 9) -- A combination of three biomarkers can accurately identify Alzheimer's disease, and even appears to anticipate the onset of the illness in people who've yet to show mild cognitive impairment. A new study published today in Archives of Neurology concludes that three biomarkers found in cerebrospinal fluid yield a signature that can be detected in 90 percent of Alzheimer's patients, 72 percent of those with mild cognitive impairment and 36 percent of people who appear "cognitively normal." The biomarkers -- Aβ, T-tau and Ptau -- have been undergoing rigorous evaluation for ...
Guidelines Readied for Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer's
By Katie Drummond - AOL News(July 14) -- The criteria used to diagnose Alzheimer's could be transformed thanks to technological innovations that make earlier diagnosis a viable possibility, according to a series of recommendations delivered by three groups of experts. Though our understanding of Alzheimer's has changed rapidly in the past two decades, little has changed in how -- and when -- the ailment is diagnosed. These changes, released Tuesday at the annual Alzheimer's Association meeting, would be the first in 26 years. New technologies, like PET scans and spinal fluid tests, would allow specialists to place ...
Why Americans (Still) Don't Like Soccer
By Paul Wachter - Politics DailyThere are numerous theories bandied about to explain why America hasn't taken to the world's game of soccer -- or football, if you prefer. There's the fact that Americans are not very good at it. The United States has never done better than it did in the first World Cup, in 1930, when it finished third. There's also the television format: two 45-minute-plus blocks of continuous action, leaving no openings for the commercials that might entice networks to support it. There's not a lot of scoring, either. But perhaps the largest cultural departure is the fakery that's taken over the game. In ...
Study: Mediterranean Diet May Ward Off Dementia
By Katie Drummond - AOL News(April 12) -- A new study on diet and dementia has reaffirmed that loading up on fruits, vegetables and plant-based oils -- and forgoing red meat, full-fat dairy and butter -- can reduce your risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. A number of previous research projects have linked the so-called "Mediterranean diet" to a reduced incidence of Alzheimer's. But what sets this report apart, says one of its co-authors, is that it evaluated seven "overall dietary patterns" rather than specific food items. "We never eat foods in isolation," says Dr. Yian Gu, a postdoctoral research scientist at ...
Does Congress Have Time for Games? Lawmakers Say Yes and Hit the NFL Hard
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyYou know you've flunked Management 101 when an unpopular Congress lays bare the flaws in how you're running your organization. But so it went Wednesday for Roger Goodell, the commissioner of the National Football League, when he appeared before the House Judiciary Committee to discuss the long-term effects of brain injuries on current and former NFL players. Goodell is only the most recent sports honcho to be dragged in front of a congressional committee for a lecture on ethics and personal responsibility from a group of people whose own approval rating hovers near 20 percent. Beginning in ...
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