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The early prognosis of high-risk older adults for amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI), using noninvasive and sensitive neuromarkers, is key for early prevention of Alzheimer s disease. A recent study, published in the
Journal of Alzheimer s Disease, by researchers at the University of Kentucky establishes what they believe is a new way to predict the risk years before a clinical diagnosis. Their work shows that direct measures of brain signatures during mental activity are more sensitive and accurate predictors of memory decline than current standard behavioral testing. Many studies have measured electrophysiological rhythms during resting and sleep to predict Alzheimer s risk. This study demonstrates that better predictions of a person s cognitive risk can be made when the brain is challenged with a task. Additionally, we learned that out of thousands of possible brain oscillation measures, left-frontal brainwaves during so-called working memory tasks are good p
A new method to predict individual risk of cognitive decline ANI | Updated: Feb 05, 2021 16:01 IST
Washington [US], February 5 (ANI): The early prognosis of high-risk older adults for amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI), using non-invasive and sensitive neuro markers, is key for early prevention of Alzheimer s disease, suggested the findings of a new study.
The study, published in the Journal of Alzheimer s Disease, by researchers at the University of Kentucky establishes what they believe is a new way to predict the risk years before a clinical diagnosis. Their work shows that direct measures of brain signatures during mental activity are more sensitive and accurate predictors of memory decline than current standard behavioural testing.
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UK s Alaine E. Reschke-Hernández talks about her research exploring the impact of music on Alzheimer s patients.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 26, 2021) Newly published research has found familiar music can elicit an extended emotional response in patients with Alzheimer’s-type dementia. The findings from this potential new approach were featured in issue three of volume 78 of the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.
Building on the belief that music has emotional and behavioral benefits, researchers under the leadership of University of Kentucky School of Music’s Alaine E. Reschke-Hernández, assistant professor of music therapy, set out to explore if those emotions provoked by music remain without declarative memory (conscious recollection of the music). In the article, “Hooked on a Feeling: Influence of Brief Exposure to Familiar Music on Feelings of Emotion in Individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease,” the team of researchers from UK, Missouri University of Science and Technolo
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People with Alzheimer s disease are considered at high risk for covid-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, not only because they have Alzheimer s, but also because most of the 272,000 Kentuckians with the disease are over 65 and most of them have at least one other chronic illness, Hillary Smith reports in a University of Kentucky news release.
The increased risk of covid-19 for people with Alzheimer s presents yet another challenge for caretakers. To help them, UK s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging offers some best practices during this outbreak.
Guidance for Caregivers:
Wash your hands when you leave the home and when you return to the home, and frequently throughout the day.Clean high-use surfaces, like doorknobs, sink handles and refrigerator doors, with a solution of four teaspoons bleach to four cups of water.Manage your underlying chronic health conditions.Have both your and your care-recipient s prescriptions called into a pharmacy that can either deliver them