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Lewy body dementia is a progressive brain disease and the second leading cause of degenerative dementia in the elderly. Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), which is the clinical name, accounts for up to 20 percent of all dementia cases, or 800,000 patients in the United States. Lewy body dementia shares characteristics with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases.

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Researchers from Nottingham’s two universities are joining forces to develop a simple blood test to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease. The £200,000 study, funded by the leading charity the Alzheimer’s Research Trust, will aim to find out whether ‘biomarkers’ in blood could be used to identify someone with Alzheimer’s. A biomarker is a term for something present in the body which can indicate disease, such as a certain protein or molecule.

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Despite overwhelming support for early Alzheimer’s disease (AD) screening and detection, there are striking differences between intentions and actual behavior, according to a new online survey of 1,040 adults age 55 and over titled, “Alzheimer’s Disease: Current Attitudes, Perceptions and Knowledge.” Nearly 95 percent agree that they would encourage a loved one to seek early diagnosis upon suspecting signs of AD.

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As the United Nations General Assembly convenes this week, the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) is encouraging foreign leaders to collaborate on a global effort to advance a dialogue about minimizing the impact of Alzheimer’s disease on the 26 million people worldwide currently living with the disease and those who will be affected in the future. Eric J.

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The FTD Support Forum (ftdsupportforum.com) has just registered it’s 1000th new member world-wide since being established 9 months ago. This on line support group’s mission is to provide a place for safe and secure communications for people who have been diagnosed with FTD and those who care for loved ones with FTD. Members are dedicated to supporting one another in a sensitive, respectful and sincere manner.

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AlzheimerVideoNews.comdebuts with a World Alzheimer’s Day 2008 Special Report, discussing the most significant developments which occurred in 2008 in the field of Alzheimer’s disease research. The new report, available in both a video news report and in print at AlzheimerVideoNews.

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Duke University Medical Center scientists have made a significant finding that could lead to better drugs for several degenerative diseases including Huntington’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease. Compounds that block the activity of a specific enzyme prevented brain injury and greatly improved survival in fruit flies that had the same disease process found in Huntington’s disease.

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Rarely have we heard Alzheimer’s singled out in such an important speech. With the numbers of people living with dementia set to rise to over a million in the next 15 years, the need to find new cures and treatments could not be greater. Dementia is drastically underfunded. The £15 billion investment promised for research into conditions such as dementia could transform the lives of millions in the future.

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University of Manchester scientists are to investigate the biological causes of the second most common form of dementia after Alzheimer’s, thanks to a prestigious £1.9 million senior fellowship award from the Medical Research Council.

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Extended treatment with Alzheimer’s disease drugs can significantly slow the rate at which the disorder advances, and combination therapy with two different classes of drugs is even better at helping patients maintain their ability to perform daily activities.

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