“A battery of cognitive and other tests are needed to determine if a patient has Alzheimer’s, and if so, what stage, since the drug is only effective in early stages.” The slow implementation of these ...
Jan. 22, 2025 — New guidelines will help doctors identify patients with a common memory-loss syndrome that is often misdiagnosed as Alzheimer's disease in older adults. The diagnostic criteria ...
Are massage or touch therapies beneficial to individuals with Alzheimer’s disease? Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo once said, “To touch is to give life.” Scientists and studies have ...
Outcome measures were Alzheimer type dementia or cognitive decline at follow up. Delayed recall was tested with a verbal learning test. Results: Ten patients had experienced cognitive decline at ...
A pathway once considered fundamental in Alzheimer’s disease is being studied intensely again, and may soon result in safer, more powerful drugs for cognition and behavior.
This is the conclusion of an international team of researchers who studied the sleep patterns of around 100 patients with either Alzheimer's or its precursor in comparison with their cognitively ...