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Managing agitated behaviour in people with Alzheimer’s disease: The role of live music
Background: Agitation due to Alzheimer’s disease (AD) presents a challenge to occupational therapists working in the older people care sector. Recently background music and music therapy have emerged as promising tools in the management of agitation in AD. This exploratory study investigated whether live music could reduce agitated behaviour in people with AD. Method: A […]
Effects of Chinese medicine for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis in treating patients with mild to moderate vascular dementia: a randomized, double-blind and parallel-controlled trial
Wei, Ming-qing,
Tian, Jin-zhou,
Shi, Jing,
Ma, Fu-yun,
Miao, Ying-chun,
Wang, Yong-yan
Background: Vascular dementia (VaD) is the second common subtype of dementia after Alzheimer’s disease. However, there is still a lack of medication that demonstrates clinically relevant symptomatic improvement. Static blood obstructing the brain is the main Chinese medicine syndrome of VaD.; Objective: To evaluate the effects of Chinese medicine for promoting blood circulation and removing […]
Diuretic use is associated with better learning and memory in older adults in the Ginkgo Evaluation of Memory Study
Yasar, Sevil,
Lin, Fu-Mei,
Fried, Linda P.,
Kawas, Claudia H.,
Sink, Kaycee M.,
DeKosky, Steven T.,
Carlson, Michelle C.
Background: To investigate the association between diuretics, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE-I), angiotensin II receptor blockers (AT2RB), and cognitive function.; Methods: This post hoc analysis of the randomized controlled Ginkgo Evaluation of Memory Study trial focuses on 3069 nondemented community-dwelling participants aged >75 years. At baseline visit, detailed information about medication use was collected and five […]
Differences in verbal memory performance in postmenopausal women receiving hormone therapy: 17β-estradiol versus conjugated equine estrogens
Wroolie, Tonita E.,
Kenna, Heather A.,
Williams, Katherine E.,
Powers, Bevin N.,
Holcomb, Megan,
Khaylis, Anna,
Rasgon, Natalie L.
Objective: Much controversy exists and many questions remain unanswered about the effects of hormone therapy (HT) on cognition in postmenopausal women. There is growing evidence suggesting that HT compounds containing conjugated equine estrogen (CEE) have negative effects on cognition whereas 17β-estradiol (17β-E) either has positive or neutral effects. The present study sought to further examine […]
Dietary antioxidants and dementia in a population-based case-control study among older people in South Germany
von Arnim, Christine A. F.,
Herbolsheimer, Florian,
Nikolaus, Thorsten,
Peter, Richard,
Biesalski, Hans K.,
Ludolph, Albert C.,
Riepe, Matthias,
Nagel, Gabriele
Oxidative stress is believed to play a central role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a neurodegenerative disease. Antioxidants may prevent the onset AD as high dietary intake of vitamin C and E were reported to be associated with lower risk of the disease. The objective of this study was to evaluate the serum […]
A community-based approach to trials of aerobic exercise in aging and Alzheimer’s disease
Vidoni, Eric D.,
Van Sciver, Angela,
Johnson, David K.,
He, Jinghua,
Honea, Robyn,
Haines, Brian,
Goodwin, Jami,
Laubinger, M. Pat,
Anderson, Heather S.,
Kluding, Patricia M.,
Donnelly, Joseph E.,
Billinger, Sandra A.,
Burns, Jeffrey M.
The benefits of exercise for aging have received considerable attention in both the popular and academic press. The putative benefits of exercise for maximizing cognitive function and supporting brain health have great potential for combating Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Aerobic exercise offers a low-cost, low-risk intervention that is widely available and may have disease modifying effects. […]
A new frontier in spaced retrieval memory training for persons with Alzheimer’s disease
The objective of this pilot study was to investigate how a memory training technique called “Spaced Retrieval” (SR) might be effectively applied in helping persons with Alzheimer’s disease improve their recall of recent events. Capitalising on the interdependence among spared and impaired memory systems, it was hypothesised that SR training with support at encoding and […]
Pilot study of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor for treatment of Alzheimer’s disease
Sanchez-Ramos, Juan,
Cimino, Cynthia,
Avila, Ross,
Rowe, Amanda,
Chen, Ren,
Whelan, Glenn,
Lin, Xiaoyang,
Cao, Chuanhai,
Ashok, Raj
Human granulocyte colony-stimulating-factor (G-CSF) is widely used for treatment of neutropenia and to mobilize stem/progenitor cells for bone marrow transplantation. In studies of thousands of healthy donor subjects treated with G-CSF to mobilize stem/progenitor cells, the side-effect profile has been reported to be mild and reversible. In pre-clinical studies, G-CSF was reported to improve spatial […]