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The research, carried out by a Spanish team, was awarded first prize at the III World Congress on Controversies in Neurology.

A group of Spanish researchers has identified the areas in the brain that are impaired when a neurodegenerative process is initiated and appears mild cognitive impairment. “The findings are relevant because they give us clues about the brain areas that we should look to in future make an early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease,” said Juan Antonio Hernandez Tamames, director of the Laboratory of Medical Image Analysis and Biometrics URJC center where images were analyzed in the study.

The research, carried out by the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (URJC), in collaboration with Queen Sofia Foundation Alzheimer’s Project and the Department of Basic Psychology, National University of Distance Education (UNED), analyzed a total of 40 patients -18 and 22 healthy subjects with mild cognitive impairment-selected sample of 140 individuals used in the study, three-year Early detection of MCI and progression to Alzheimer’s Disease. Analysis of MCI subtype, markers, and Risk Factors. Patients with cognitive impairment were classified as amnestic, amnestic and multidomain not, ie those with amnesia problems and problems in the execution of daily tasks.

The work, which has received the first prize at the III World Congress on Controversies in Neurology held in the Czech Republic last October, shows that in subjects with mild cognitive impairment amnestic begins turning parahippocampal damage the brain – an area close to the memory and memories in the brain. Read the rest of this entry »

The proper treatment of persons with Alzheimer’s disease is essential, even when suffering from memory loss. People with this condition miss events as a conversation or a joke, but the happy feelings associated with these moments may survive and improve their mood.

To these conclusions did a study at the University of Iowa (USA). “A simple visit or phone call by a relative may have a very positive influence on the happiness of patients, even if quickly forgotten the event. By contrast, negligence in the treatment given in an institution where they are interned could generate sadness, frustration and loneliness but can not remember why, “said Justin Feinstein, the lead author of the research.

Bad Brain

Alzheimer’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that is generated by the progressive deterioration and death of brain cells. This evil is strongly associated with age. The first symptoms often include memory loss and confusion, but it gets worse causing personality change, loss of cognitive skills and difficulty recognizing other people. Read the rest of this entry »