Is it Alzheimer's disease or another dementia? Marker may give more accurate diagnosis

ScienceDaily (Nov. 30, 2011) — New research finds a marker used to detect plaque in the brain may help doctors make a more accurate diagnosis between two common types of dementia -- Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD). The study is published in the November 30, 2011, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology."These two types of dementia share similar symptoms, so telling the two apart while a person is living is a real challenge,...

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MAKS: Drug-free prevention of dementia decline

ScienceDaily (Nov. 30, 2011) — There are many different causes of dementia and, although its progression can be fast or slow, it is always degenerative. Symptoms of dementia include confusion, loss of memory, and problems with speech and understanding. It can be upsetting for both the affected person and their relatives and carers. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Medicine shows that a regime of behavioral and mental exercises was able to halt the progression of...

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