Software Developed That Analyzes MR Images to Diagnose Alzheimer’s
Researchers have developed software to analyze MRI studies of the brain that could allow diagnosis of Alzheimer’s and of mild cognitive impairment, a lesser form of dementia that precedes the development of Alzheimer’s by several years. The research team show how their software program can accurately differentiate patients with mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer’s from [...]
Alzheimer’s Drugs Associated With Fainting and Slow Heart Rate
According to a population-based cohort study, use of cholinesterase inhibitors is associated with increased rates of syncope (loss of consciousness or fainting), bradycardia (slow heart rate), pacemaker insertion, and hip fracture in older adults with dementia and Alzheimer’s. Alzheimer’s has become a major public health problem around the world due to its increasing prevalence, long [...]
Research Provides Evidence That Sleep Apnea Masks Work
Researchers have found the first hard evidence that the special masks doctors prescribe to patients with sleep apnea actually work. Sleep apnea is a disorder that can cause interrupted breathing leading to choking and even death while asleep. Sleep apnea usually is a chronic condition that disrupts your sleep 3 or more nights each week. [...]
