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Mice that were fed a diet rich in fat, sugar and cholesterol for nine months developed a preliminary stage of the morbid irregularities that form in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients. The study results, published in a doctoral thesis from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet (KI), give some indications of how this difficult to treat disease might one day be preventable.

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When someone with Alzheimer’s disease becomes lost, finding them quickly is key to preventing a tragedy. In fact, research has shown that if the person is not found within 12 hours of last being seen, there is a 50 per cent chance that they will be found injured or dead from dehydration, drowning or hypothermia. To help speed up search and rescue efforts, the Alzheimer Society, in partnership with the RCMP, developed a nationwide wandering registry.

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World renowned dementia care expert David Sheard is hosting a one day event on Dementia Care Innovation at Richmond Villages Northampton on Thursday 4th December. The meeting will cover best practice based on person-centred care, introduce a new alternative in dementia care and establish a focus group to develop ideas to meet future challenges.

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The Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) announced today that it provided a grant of $185,000 to Varinel, Inc., an emerging pharmaceutical company dedicated to developing drugs that can prevent neuronal degeneration and improve brain function. The grant will assist Varinel in advancing the preclinical development of its multifunctional lead compounds, VAR10300 (also known as M30).

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A study published in the November issue of the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease (Volume 15:3) suggests the reliability of the Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment Scale - Cognitive (ADAS-Cog) may vary and possess the ability to affect clinical trial outcomes. Moreover, this study further suggests that ADAS-Cog rater training and experience are factors that contribute to variances seen in this assessment tool.

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Use of the herb Ginkgo biloba, claimed to have beneficial effects on memory and cognition, was not effective in reducing the rate of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease a study found. The study, published in the November 19 issue of JAMA, had more than 1,500 participants who used Gingko biloba over several years. Alzheimer’s Society research shows that there is no benefit to taking Gingko biloba.

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The King’s Fund has published the findings from a two-year audit of one of the government’s central health policy reforms - practice based commissioning. The report concludes that the policy has so far proved to be expensive and delivered little in terms of better services for patients or financial savings for the NHS.

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Scientists call it the “French paradox” - a society that, despite consuming food high in cholesterol and saturated fats, has long had low death rates from heart disease. Research has suggested it is the red wine consumed with all that fatty food that may be beneficial - and not only for cardiovascular health but in warding off certain tumors and even Alzheimer’s disease. Now, Alzheimer’s researchers at UCLA, in collaboration with Mt.

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The November/December issue of the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association (JAPhA) features an article titled: White paper on expanding the role of pharmacists in caring for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease. The white paper presents a summary discussion from a meeting held on March 5-6, 2008 convened by the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Foundation.

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The more research they do, the more evidence Ohio State University scientists find that specific elements of marijuana can be good for the aging brain by reducing inflammation there and possibly even stimulating the formation of new brain cells. The research suggests that the development of a legal drug that contains certain properties similar to those in marijuana might help prevent or delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.

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