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Antipsychotic drugs are increasingly being prescribed to senior citizens to treat symptoms of dementia, despite the risk of serious side-effects and even death that some of them pose, according to a new study.

People with superior language skills early in life may be less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease decades later, research suggests.

Aine Brady, T.D., Minister for Older People, officially launched the "Directory of Services for Older People in the Stoneybatter Area". The Directory of Services is produced by the Stoneybatter Senior Citizens Outreach Project and Intel Digital Health.

Current statistics paint a grim picture of aging beyond the norm as roughly 50 percent of people who reach 85 will become demented.

Hefty jolts of caffeine have reinvigorated the brains of old, demented mice at the University of South Florida.

A few cups of coffee a day may be all that is needed to reverse the effects of Alzheimer's disease, new research suggests.

Three large cups of coffee a day could help to slow the progress of Alzheimer's disease and even reverse the condition, researchers say.

NEWARK -- Carol Strawn Center administrators have completed the Dementia Care Professionals of America training.

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The market for brain-training software continues to grow, but evidence of the programs' ability to boost memory or intelligence in a broadly applicable way remains scarce.

The UK's leading dementia charities united with eminent scientists to urge the government to commit to a national dementia research strategy and triple annual investment to A 96 million in five years.

HENRY Gibson is urging families to be aware of the symptoms of dementia so they can spot the condition early if it strikes their loved ones.

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Main Category: Seniors / Aging Also Included In: Neurology / Neuroscience ; Preventive Medicine ; Clinical Trials / Drug Trials Article Date: 23 Jun 2009 - 1:00 PDT Loss of muscle strength, speed and dexterity is a common consequence of aging and a well-established risk factor for death, disability and dementia.

Main Category: Alzheimer's / Dementia Also Included In: Biology / Biochemistry ; Neurology / Neuroscience ; Clinical Trials / Drug Trials Article Date: 24 Jun 2009 - 2:00 PDT rate article It is possible to determine which patients run a high risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and the dementia associated with it, even in patients with minimal ...

A new research center devoted to the study of dementia will help hundreds of thousands of people who suffer from Alzheimer's and Parkinson's and other diseases, the German research minister said.

Brain Advance Access originally published online on May 11, 2009 Brain 2009 132 :1858-1865; doi:10.1093/brain/awp069 1 King's College London, Wolfson Centre for Age-Related Diseases, London, UK 2 Institute for Ageing and Health, Wolfson Research Centre, Newcastle General Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK 3 NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Mental ...

Many proponents of alternative medicine have been touting the benefits of yokukansan , a Chinese herb used to treat dementia.

Think of five things you most enjoy doing in the morning - answers might include indulging in a cup of coffee, reading the newspaper, or going for a walk - and then imagine being told 'you can't do it because it's inconvenient,' said Michael Cheang, an assistant professor of family and consumer services at the University of Hawai'i. The startling ...

Self perceived memory impairment is an indicator of pending Alzheimer dementia but not of vascular dementia, according to results of the LADIS study which explores the impact of brain white matter changes on the functioning of independent elderly individuals over a 3 year period.