Dementia in the news
| 19 April 2006: Rare Form of Alzheimer’s Disease Found in Camelford Resident |
| Severe cerebral congophilic angiopathy coincident with increased brain aluminium in a resident of Camelford, Corwall, UK Online First: J Neurol Neurosurg Pschhiatry 2006: doi 10.1136/jnnp.2005.086553 |
| (from: newswise.com) |
| 24 April 2006: Study into whether folic acid and other B vitamins can help slow dementia |
| The world's largest ever study into a possible link between B vitamins and Alzheimer's disease is to be based at Oxford University. The three-year research project aims to show conclusively whether th |
| (from: news-medical.net) |
| 02 May 2006: MIT research offers new hope for Alzheimer's patients |
| MIT brain researchers have developed a "cocktail" of dietary supplements, now in human clinical trials, that holds promise for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. For years, doctors have encourag |
| (from: eb.mit.edu) |
| 04 May 2006: Fears on secret drugs for elderly prompt new guideline plan |
| LOUISE GRAY SCOTTISH POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT MINISTERS are considering new guidelines on administering drugs without consent following fears that hundreds of elderly people are secretly being give |
| (from: thescotsman.scotsman.com) |
| 28/02/06 Stress 'may cause depression and Alzheimer's' |
| STRESS may be the cause of depression and Alzheimer's disease in old age, researchers at Edinburgh University have found. For the first time, researchers have identified an area of the brain which |
| (from: news.scotsman.com) |
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