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Scientists to investigate arthritis drug as potential therapy for vascular dementia expresspharma
October 19, 2020
New funding by the British Heart Foundation awarded to the Universities of Sheffield and Manchester to investigate the link between heart disease and vascular dementia.
Digital tech has health benefits for dementia patients, project finds pharmatimes
September 27, 2020
A project under the NHS’s Widening Digital Participation Programme has found that digital technology such as iPads and Alexa devices can have benefits to the health and wellbeing of people with dementia and their carers.
FDA accepts Acadia’s application for dementia drug Nuplazid pharmaceutical-technology
July 22, 2020
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted Acadia Pharmaceuticals’ supplemental new drug application (sNDA) for an antipsychotic drug, named Nuplazid (pimavanserin) to treat hallucinations and delusions in dementia patients.
Obesity linked to higher risk of dementia pharmatimes
June 30, 2020
New research suggests that weight management could play a significant role in reducing the risk of developing dementia, after finding that obesity is linked to a higher risk of the condition up to 15 years later.
Annovis Issued Patent for Method of Treating Parkinson’s, Other Lewy Body Diseases americanpharmaceuticalreview
March 09, 2020
Annovis Bio was issued a patent (US 10,383,851) in August 2019 for a method of treating Parkinson’s disease, Lewy body dementia and other Lewy body diseases in humans by administering its lead compound ...
Worried About Dementia? Check This Blood Pressure Number drugs
January 20, 2020
The top number on a blood pressure test is widely viewed as the best gauge of a person's overall risk for heart disease. But the bottom number could be important when it comes to evaluating the chance of a person having scars on their brain that could be
Active Lifestyle May Slow Familial Frontotemporal Dementia drugs
January 20, 2020
A physically and mentally active lifestyle may protect against frontotemporal dementia even in people at established genetic risk, according to a study published in the January issue of Alzheimer's & Dementia.
Cognitive Symptom Score From EHR Predicts Risk for Dementia drugs
December 23, 2019
A cognitive symptom measure identified in discharge summaries can predict the risk for dementia, according to a study published online in Alzheimer's & Dementia.
Low-Dose Aspirin May Cut Dementia Risk in Women With Diabetes drugs
December 19, 2019
Long-term use of low-dose aspirin may reduce the risk for dementia in women with type 2 diabetes, according to a study published online in Diabetes Care.
New Research on Climate Change and the Brain, the Relationship Between Stroke and Dementia, Advances in Epilepsy and MS Among the Brain Health Initiatives Unveiled at 24th World Congress of Neurology En-CPhI.CN
October 23, 2019
Promising scientific research on the impact of climate change on brain health, advancements in epilepsy and multiple sclerosis, the relationship between stroke and dementia ...

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