Patients of AF , Carotid artery disease have higher risk of dementia Medha Baranwal Baranwal15 May 2018 7:05 PM ISTAccording to new research from the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute in Salt Lake City, patients with atrial fibrillation who are diagnosed...
People with depression prone to accelerated brain aging Medha Baranwal Baranwal24 May 2018 7:15 PM ISTDepression is linked to an accelerated rate of brain aging, suggests a new study published in the journal Psychological Medicine. Although there have...
Purple urine in torsades de pointes: NEJM case report Medha Baranwal Baranwal29 May 2018 7:01 PM ISTA recently published intriguing and rare case in the The New England Journal of Medicine has cited a case wherein a man with end-stage renal disease...
Hormone therapy may slow down cognitive decline in postmenopausal women Medha Baranwal Baranwal31 May 2018 7:25 PM ISTThe administration of menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) in right combination and dosage may slow cognitive decline in postmenopausal women as they age,...
Hip fractures in the elderly lead to increased all‐cause mortality Vinay Singh singh5 Jun 2018 7:05 PM ISTElderly people who suffer hip fractures are at a greater risk of death even eight years after the injury and there are threefold chances of dying in...
Expert consensus on cognitive function and arrhythmias Medha Baranwal Baranwal12 Jun 2018 7:01 PM ISTThe European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA), Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS), and the Latin American Heart...
High blood pressure at 50 linked to dementia risk Medha Baranwal Baranwal15 Jun 2018 7:10 PM ISTThe 50-year-olds with higher than normal blood pressure but still below the threshold of hypertension are at increased risk of developing dementia in...
Eye - Window for diagnosis of Dementia Vinay Singh singh30 Jun 2018 7:05 PM ISTA thinner retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) is associated with a worse cognitive function in individuals without a neurodegenerative disease as well as...
Donepezil improves dementia symptoms due to Alzheimer's disease Medha Baranwal Baranwal1 July 2018 7:10 PM ISTPeople with dementia due to Alzheimer's disease treated for periods of 12 or 24 weeks with donepezil experience small benefits in activities of daily...
Single dose injectable antipsychotic approved for initiating schizophrenia treatment Medha Baranwal Baranwal3 July 2018 7:25 PM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Alkermes's Aristada Initio (aripiprazole lauroxil) for the initiation of Aristada, a...
Low-dose aspirin may protect memory in Alzheimer's disease Medha Baranwal Baranwal3 July 2018 8:10 PM ISTA new study published in The Journal of Neuroscience shows low-dose aspirin may aid removal of harmful amyloid plaque in the brain, which will reduce...
Latest Canadian guidance for care of elderly with dementia Medha Baranwal Baranwal5 July 2018 7:20 PM ISTA review published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) aims to provide latest Canadian guidance for care of elderly with dementia to...
