Millions of elderly people have a form of dementia that has been misdiagnosed as Alzheimer’s disease, according to researchers. One expert called it the most important dementia finding in years. The condition, limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy, or Late, shares similar symptoms to Alzheimer’s, but it is a distinct disease, the journal Brain reports. It may… Read More »
Older people who move around more – even if they are just doing housework – may protect themselves against the effects of dementia, research has shown. Scientists studied the donated brains of 454 deceased older adults, 191 of whom had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. Prior to death they had undergone… Read More »
Editorial pages focus on these public health topics and others. Bloomberg: Dementia And Firearms Make A Lethal Combination Nationwide since 2012, firearms have been used in at least 15 homicides and more than 95 suicides related to dementia, a Kaiser Health News investigation found. This is probably a severe undercount, because dementia often goes undiagnosed.… Read More »
Photo Julianne Moore in a scene from “Still Alice.”Credit Linda Kallerus/Sony Pictures Classics, via Associated Press Do casting directors insist on remarkable cheekbones when they’re lining up actors to play characters with dementia? Think about it: Julie Christie in “Away From Her.” Genevieve Bujold in “Still Mine.” Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher. And here’s one… Read More »