Article ID: 692372 Washington University in St. LouisStudying data from more than 125,000 individuals, an international team of researchers led by scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has identified genetic links between amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia. The link between the seemingly unrelated disorders suggests that some drugs developed to treat ALS also may work against frontotemporal dementia and vice versa. |
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Article ID: 692179 Florida Atlantic UniversityThe Lewy Body Dementia Association (LBDA) named Florida Atlantic University as a LBDA Research Center of Excellence (RCOE), a nationwide collaboration of 24 pre-eminent academic medical research centers. Channels: Alzheimer's and Dementia, Neuro Lewy Body Dementia, Dementia, Neurodegenerative Disease, Neurological Disorders, Clinical Research, Center Of Excellence, Lewy Body Dementia Association, Comprehensive Center for Brain Health, medical research centers, James Galvin, M.D., dementia with Lewy bodies |
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Article ID: 692171 Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer CenterThe Lewy Body Dementia Association has designated Georgetown University Medical Center as a “Research Center of Excellence.” |
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Article ID: 692153 University of DelawareA University of Delaware researcher is investigating a novel compound's role in combating age-related chronic diseases like mild cognitive disorder and dementia. The study is funded by a grant from the National Institute on Aging. |
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Article ID: 692117 University of California San Diego HealthThe Lewy Body Dementia Association (LBDA), announced today that UC San Diego Health has been named a LBDA Research Centers of Excellence (RCOE), a partnership of 24 pre-eminent academic medical research centers across the United States. LBDA is a leading advocacy group dedicated to raising awareness and advancing research and treatment of Lewy body dementia (LBD). |
Article ID: 692107 Mayo ClinicLewy body dementia is the second most common type of progressive dementia after Alzheimer’s disease, but it is underdiagnosed, says Bradley Boeve, M.D., a Mayo Clinic neurologist. A new program among research centers across the country intends to change that. |
Article ID: 691870 West Virginia UniversityAlzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Huntington’s disease may have more in common than their effects on the functions of the brain and spinal cord. And finding that common thread could lead to a treatment that could work for all three. |
Article ID: 691842 University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC)Special report details serious concerns that medical community would be able to do much, if anything, to assist people in event of major nuclear event. Prevention is best option as well as carefully conceived, long-term plan within the public education system to provide lessons on radiation biology Channels: All Journal News, Alzheimer's and Dementia, Cancer, Cell Biology, Dermatology, Nuclear Physics, Nuclear Power, Terrorism, Children's Health, Healthcare, NEJM Nuclear Attack, Nuclear blast, hydrogen bomb, nuclear power plant , Nuclear Power Plants, bomb, Bombs, radiologic exposure devices, Radiological Dispersal Device, Improvised Explosive Device, Improvised Explosive Devices, nuclear war, Radiation Exposure, ionizing radiation exposure, Radiation Dose, Bone Marrow, skin, Gastrointestinal Tract |
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Article ID: 691681 Wake Forest Baptist Medical CenterScientists at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and the University of Southern California (USC) have demonstrated the successful implementation of a prosthetic system that uses a person’s own memory patterns to facilitate the brain’s ability to encode and recall memory. |
Article ID: 691218 American Academy of Neurology (AAN)Taking menopausal hormone therapy soon after menopause to relieve symptoms may also benefit the brain, according to a study published in the March 21, 2018, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. |