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Usability Engineering: Patient-Centered Product Development
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[02/05/2013] Developers of medical devices have to ensure a good usability of their devices, because mistakes in handling can endanger a human life. This is especially true for equipment used by patients or family members autonomously. This is where usability engineering that involves users and their needs into the development process comes in: From the early concept right up to product testing.Usability Engineering: Patient-Centered Product Development - Read more
Study Suggests Reduced Risk of Dementia
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[22/04/2013] A new Swedish study shows the risk of developing dementia may have declined over the past 20 years, in direct contrast to what many previously assumed. The result is based on data from the SNAC-K, an ongoing study on aging and health started in 1987. Study Suggests Reduced Risk of Dementia - Read more
“The body’s memory has an impact on neurological memory”
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[03/12/2012] Our behavior is reflected in our body. Poor nutrition or addictions affect body functions and leave their mark on the body’s memory. The neurological memory also works similarly: the nervous system stores the traces of the signaling pathways in cells and recalls them as required. “The body’s memory has an impact on neurological memory” - Read more
World Alzheimer’s Day
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[19/09/2012] Dementia diseases affect more and more people - there are currently about 35 million patients worldwide. By 2050 the number will rise to an estimated 115 million. In order to raise attention for the situation of Alzheimer's patients, every year on 21 September, the World Alzheimer's Day takes place.World Alzheimer’s Day - Read more
Autoantibodies Damage Blood Vessels in The Brain
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[01/08/2012] The presence of specific autoantibodies of the immune system is associated with blood vessel damage in the brain. These findings were made by researchers of the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin, Germany, in studies on a rat model. Autoantibodies Damage Blood Vessels in The Brain - Read more
Links Between Inflammation and Chronic Disease
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[31/05/2012] A new Northwestern University study done in lowland Ecuador remarkably finds no evidence of chronic low-grade inflammation – associated with diseases of aging like cardiovascular disease, diabetes and dementia. Links Between Inflammation and Chronic Disease - Read more
Body Clocks May Hold Key for Treatment
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[14/03/2012] Scientists have gained insight into why lithium salts are effective at treating bipolar disorder in what could lead to more targeted therapies with fewer side-effects. Body Clocks May Hold Key for Treatment - Read more
Measurements Towards Earlier Diagnosis in Alzheimer's Disease
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[15/12/2011] European PredictAD project, lead by Principal Scientist Jyrki Lötjönen from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, has developed a decision support tool for objective diagnostics of Alzheimer's disease. Measurements Towards Earlier Diagnosis in Alzheimer's Disease - Read more
"Faces of Dementia"
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[21/09/2011] The theme for World Alzheimer's Day 2011 is 'Faces of dementia'. In much different materials and activities Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI) and Alzheimer associations across the world will focus on the many issues surrounding the 'Faces of dementia'. "Faces of Dementia" - Read more
Learning Information the Hard Way May Be Best
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[25/08/2011] Canadian researchers have found the first evidence that older brains get more benefit than younger brains from learning information the hard way – via trial-and-error learning. The study was led by scientists at Baycrest's Rotman Research Institute in Toronto. Learning Information the Hard Way May Be Best - Read more
Dementia: An underestimated problem
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[01/08/2011] Dementia is a disorder caused by malfunctions in brain performance, from which in Germany alone approximately 1.2 million people are suffering from. Since dementia mostly appears in the third phase in one’s life and the number of affected people is increasing constantly, all industrial nations are facing entirely new challenges.Dementia: An underestimated problem - Read more
Over Half of Alzheimer's Cases May Be Preventable
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[21/07/2011] Over half of all Alzheimer's disease cases could potentially be prevented through lifestyle changes and treatment or prevention of chronic medical conditions, according to a study led by Doctor Deborah Barnes, a mental health researcher at the San Francisco VA Medical Center. Over Half of Alzheimer's Cases May Be Preventable - Read more
Mental afflictions are the new civilization disease
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[01/07/2011] The illness of depression affects about 121 million people worldwide and is among the most common causes of impending work incapacity. According to a WHO forecast, the number of affected people in the industrial nations will actually continue to rise – in the same way four other mental diseases will increase: alcohol addiction, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and dementia. Mental afflictions are the new civilization disease - Read more
Several Methods for Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease Developed
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[16/06/2011] PredictAD is an EU-funded research project that develops objective and efficient methods for enabling earlier diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. Diagnosis requires a holistic view of the patient combining information from several sources, such as, clinical tests, imaging and blood samples. Several Methods for Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease Developed - Read more
Helping to Stave Off Dementia
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[02/03/2011] Experts agree that long-term alcohol abuse is detrimental to memory function and can cause neuro-degenerative disease. However, according to a study, there is evidence that light-to-moderate alcohol consumption may decrease the risk of cognitive decline or dementia. Helping to Stave Off Dementia - Read more
Malaria Medication May Help Against Frontotemporal Dementia
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[03/02/2011] Scientists at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and the Ludwig-Maximilians Universität Munich have found a promising approach for a possible treatment of so-called frontotemporal dementia, an Alzheimer-like form of dementia. Malaria Medication May Help Against Frontotemporal Dementia - Read more
Prolonged Maternal Separation
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[08/11/2010] Young mice that experienced the psychosocial stress of prolonged separation from their mothers had a higher incidence and faster onset of breast tumors compared with young mice who did not experience this stressful life event. Prolonged Maternal Separation - Read more
Promotion of Brain Health in Older Adults
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[04/11/2010] Researchers have shown that drinking beet juice can increase blood flow to the brain in older adults – a finding that could hold great potential for combating the progression of dementia. Promotion of Brain Health in Older Adults - Read more
More Education Lowers Risk
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[26/07/2010] A team of researchers from the UK and Finland has discovered why people who stay in education longer have a lower risk of developing dementia – a question that has puzzled scientists for the past decade. More Education Lowers Risk - Read more
Education helps
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[02/06/2010] Researchers have discovered that education not only delays the early symptoms of dementia, but can also slow down the development of the disease – a finding that could result in faster diagnosis and treatment of dementia. Education helps - Read more
Untreated Poor Vision Linked to Dementia
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[18/02/2010] Elderly people with visual disorders that are left untreated are significantly more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease - the most common form of dementia, according to a new study. Untreated Poor Vision Linked to Dementia - Read more
Subjective Memory Loss Hints At Dementia
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[08/01/2010] Forgot where you put your keys? Having trouble recalling your colleague’s name? If so, this may be a symptom of subjective cognitive impairment (SCI), the earliest sign of cognitive decline. Subjective Memory Loss Hints At Dementia - Read more
"A Lack of Expert Knowledge Prevents Right Treatment“
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[22/10/2009] In Germany, people normally relate the occurrence of a 2-class system in healthcare to the different treatment of patients with a statutory health insurance and a private health insurance. But there is more to it. Another 2-class system exists concerned with medical treatment of people with a learning disability compared to those without. "A Lack of Expert Knowledge Prevents Right Treatment“ - Read more
When One Forgets That One Forgets
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[01/06/2009] Early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease is important because drugs can decelerate the process in the beginning of the disease. However, the problem is that patients do not recognise their illness. And even medical staff often does not react if the first symptoms appear. When One Forgets That One Forgets - Read more
An Overview of the Health Care Reform
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[01/01/2009] Long before the introduction on 1 January 2009, a great many critical voices occurred in regard of the German health fund which is the principal item of the health care reform that came into effect in 2007. The consequences the reform has for insured people and which areas of the whole reform package is already valid – an overview. An Overview of the Health Care Reform - Read more
Muscle Training Prevents Falls
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[01/12/2008] One out of three people over 65 fall down at least once a year, over 80 year old ones even more often. These falls often result in a fracture of the bone between thigh and femoral head. However, it is possible to reduce the risk of falls and subsequently the fracture of the femoral neck. Muscle Training Prevents Falls - Read more
From the Lab to Clinical Everyday Life
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[01/11/2008] „News from health research of the Helmholtz Association“ – this will be a topic on the Congress at MEDICA 2008. Current results of research to therapies against cancer are on the programme as well as news on the early diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases. From the Lab to Clinical Everyday Life - Read more
To Be in the Know with Every Detail (Part 1)
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[15/10/2008] by Wiebke Heiss / MEDICA.de
Word has it that back in the ancient world those sentenced to death sometimes had been cut open in order to catch a glance of the insides of living men. About 100 years ago, science succeeded to allow this look without hurting people. The discovery of X-rays started a rapid development in medical imaging. To Be in the Know with Every Detail (Part 1) - Read more
