In the fourth edition of our new special newsletter SCHLAGLICHT – New Drugs for Dementia, Florian Weidinger, research associate at digiDEM Bayern, deals with the publication "The affordability of lecanemab, an amyloid-targeting therapy for Alzheimer’s disease: an EADC-EC viewpoint" by the research team led by Professor Linus Jönsson from the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. In the journal The Lancet…
At the 12th Congress of the German Alzheimer Society in the Stadthalle of Fürth/Bavaria, digiDEM Bavaria was not only represented with its own booth but also with a scientific symposium led by Prof. Dr. med. Elmar Gräßel, head of the Center for Medical Research at the University Hospital Erlangen and project manager of digiDEM…
A study from Portugal shows how caregivers and relatives of people with dementia can reduce burdens and improve quality of life. An important research finding: Those who can forgive reduce stress and lessen their perceived subjective burden. As the dementia progresses, the burdens on caregivers and relatives also increase. Caregivers…
Anxiety is very common in older adults and people with dementia. However, those who experience chronic or new-onset anxiety also have a higher risk of developing dementia. This connection is particularly strong in people under 70 years of age. Researchers from Australia discovered this. Do people…
Currently, more than 60 million people worldwide are affected by neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's dementia. Researchers from Sichuan University in China and the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have now investigated the connection between body composition (including body fat) and the risk of neurodegenerative diseases. The focus was not only on...
Researchers from the USA and Sweden investigated the risk of developing severe depression after an Alzheimer's diagnosis. More than four million people from Sweden participated in the study. Their findings were published in April 2024 in the renowned journal Alzheimer's & Dementia. If, with...
A new study by Chinese scientists underscores the importance of not smoking at a young age and during pregnancy. Those who started smoking in early adolescence also developed dementia earlier. Furthermore, the researchers were able to establish a link between smoking during pregnancy...
In the third issue of our new special newsletter "SCHLAGLICHT – New Medications for Dementia," Dr. Nikolas Dietzel, a research associate at digiDEM Bayern, discusses the publication by scientists from Europe, the USA, and Australia, led by Professor Poul F. Høilund-Carlsen from Odense University Hospital in Denmark. In the article titled "Donanemab, another anti-Alzheimer’s…"
Most people in need of care long for a home that allows them the greatest possible freedom and independence. Shared living arrangements with outpatient care are another option for people with dementia who can no longer live independently at home. This is especially true when moving to a residential care facility is not desired. In …
Palliative care is a specialized form of medical and nursing treatment for people with a severe and incurable illness. The focus is not on healing, but on alleviating distressing symptoms. The aim is to provide those affected and their relatives and loved ones with the best possible quality of life. Palliative care...
