SPOTLIGHT – New Medications for Dementia – this is the name of our new series on new active ingredients for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. We want to shed „spotlight“ on the multifaceted topic of „New Dementia Medications and Challenges for Everyday Care.“ These new medications are intended for people in the early stages of the disease or in the mild phase...
Regarding dementia prevention, education is necessary. It is „still largely unknown among the population that and by what methods dementia can be prevented,“ write researchers from Germany. They investigated what dementia-related digital information materials are available. They also analyzed how the materials cover risk factors, treatment measures, and so-called decision aids such as...
Those who sleep too little or irregularly have a higher risk of developing dementia. This was the conclusion reached by researchers from the USA. In a study conducted over a longer period, they questioned 826 participants about their sleep habits and also performed neuropsychological examinations. Scientists have for a long time been linking...
Whether atrial fibrillation is a risk factor for cognitive impairment and dementia is currently intensely debated among medical professionals. Is the therapy of cardiac arrhythmias a protective factor against dementia? And which forms of therapy - rhythm control or heart rate reduction - are more effective in this regard? Researchers from China have found an answer to these questions. Their ...
Approximately 35 percent of dementia cases are attributable to modifiable risk factors such as diet. Researchers from Great Britain are linking the consumption of large quantities of industrially produced and highly processed foods to the development of dementia. Ready-made meals or sugary drinks: Reaching for them on the shelf is often tempting, as such industrially produced...
A group of Dutch and British researchers investigated which factors are associated with an increased risk of developing early-onset dementia. They analyzed data from more than 356,000 study participants recorded in the UK Biobank, a large-scale long-term study in Great Britain. If the first...
Hearing loss is one of the most important risk factors for developing dementia. However, this risk can be reduced by using a hearing aid or a cochlear implant. Researchers from Singapore have discovered that people who no longer hear well and therefore wear a hearing aid reduce the long-term decline of their cognitive abilities...
One of the most widely used herbicides worldwide is glyphosate. The pesticide specifically combats unwanted weeds in agriculture. On the other hand, glyphosate is criticized for causing nerve-damaging effects in humans. Chinese researchers recently presented a study with the result: glyphosate exposure could be linked to impaired cognitive function in older adults…
Researchers from Taiwan have reached a surprising conclusion: they provided the first evidence linking glyphosate exposure to different consequences for the neurological health of the adult population in the US. This includes, for example, declining cognitive performance, signs of depression, and hearing problems. To arrive at the surprising results...
In a systematic review, researchers from Spain conclude: Glyphosate residues in the environment and in food can cause several different types of damage to the nervous system. Mood changes, attention deficits, hyperactivity disorder, cancer, kidney damage, or Alzheimer's dementia and Parkinson's: In their systematic review, the researchers from Spain analyzed which diseases glyphosate causes in humans...
