Pre-dementia 'more common in men'
25 January 2012 Last updated at 17:44 ET By Michelle Roberts Health reporter, BBC News Although dementia is more common in women, it appears that men are at higher risk of the earliest signs of the Continue Reading
Government sets out plan to tackle growing dementia problem
ABOUT 4,000 cases of dementia are identified every year in Ireland but many people with the condition have never been diagnosed, a report reveals. See the original post: Government sets out plan to Continue Reading
Autism on the increase according to conference
An international conference on autism has heard that the condition is on the increase. Continued here: Autism on the increase according to conference Continue Reading
Hormone in Women Linked to Dementia, Study Finds
Researchers have found a possible connection between a hormone found in body fat and the risk of dementia, adding to the growing evidence on the potential link between the condition and diabetes. Continue Reading
Boys with certain types of autism have bigger brains than peers
Researchers at the University of California found that children with regressive autism - which impinges speech and social skills - had six per cent greater brain volume than those without the Continue Reading
Center to aid those struggling with autism
When Katherine Davis moved back to Elkins a month ago, she saw a need in the community, so she took the lead and opened Expression of Colors Autism Resource Center. Davis said her vision is to create Continue Reading
Brain find sheds light on autism
Cells taken from people with a rare syndrome linked to autism could help scientists understand the origins of the condition. See the rest here: Brain find sheds light on autism Continue Reading
Call for Medisave to cover Parkinson’s disease
Citing their research on Parkinson's disease, clinician-scientists - with an eye on the costs as the number of elderly people grows - are calling for the use of Medisave to manage the Continue Reading
People with autism superior in many areas
MONTREAL, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Many people with autism have qualities and abilities that may exceed those of people who do not have the condition, Canadian researchers say. Read this article: People Continue Reading
Autism Can Be an ‘Advantage,’ Researcher Says
People with autism have advantages, in some ways, over people without the condition, and scientists need to stop viewing the traits of autism as flaws that need to be corrected, one autism researcher Continue Reading
Summitt focuses on hoops while managing dementia
Pat Summitt has handled the talk about her dementia diagnosis the same way she manages Tennessee basketball and her life: with control and determination. Continue reading here: Summitt focuses on Continue Reading
National dementia strategy ‘needed urgently’
A DEMENTIA strategy is urgently needed for more than 40,000 people who have the condition, which is emerging as one of the significant and costly in Ireland. Excerpt from: National dementia Continue Reading
Some link between CCSVI and MS but quality of evidence prevents definitive conclusion
Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) appears to be more common in people with multiple sclerosis than in people without the condition, states a review of published studies in CMAJ Continue Reading
Living with dementia and making decisions
People with dementia can still make decisions in their everyday lives and with support from partners can continue to do so as their condition advances. This is one of the preliminary findings of a Continue Reading
Dementia: 60% of sufferers ‘never diagnosed’ as doctors realise nothing can be done
This means hundreds of thousands of elderly people are never given a diagnosis and are left to cope with the condition without treatment or help from carers. Read the original: Dementia: 60% of Continue Reading
Parkinson’s sufferer to climb Ben Nevis
A FORMER soldier who was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease at 40 will climb the highest mountain in Britain tomorrow to help fund research into the condition. See the original post here: Continue Reading
Autism Traits Seen In Brain Scans, According To Study
Brain scans of older children with autism show distinctly different traits from scans of children without the condition, researchers say. See the rest here: Autism Traits Seen In Brain Scans, Continue Reading
Business offers bouncing for kids with autism
A local business is offering its services to children with autism and is working with an area organization to bring awareness to the condition. Read the original here: Business offers bouncing for Continue Reading
Scientists hail Parkinson’s brain cells ‘breakthrough’
Scientists have for the first time generated stem cells from one of the most rapidly progressing forms of Parkinson's disease. Researchers, led by a team at the University of Edinburgh, used skin Continue Reading
Sleep apnea linked to dementia risk
Elderly women who have sleep apnea, a condition in which breathing is disrupted during sleep, are about twice as likely to develop dementia within the next five years as those without the condition, Continue Reading
