https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acschemneuro.6b00298 From teh publisher: "Several studies indicate that the n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) contributes to an attenuated inflammatory status in the development of neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer’s …

Paratonia, a distinctive form of hypertonia in patients with dementia, causes loss of functional mobility in early stage dementia to severe contractures and pain in the late stages. The pathogenesis of paratonia is not well understood. Patients in early stage dementia with diabetes mellitus showed a …

A broad agenda with societal urgency — From improving children's learning performances to delaying the onset of Alzheimer's disease. From productive employees to playing football to counteract radicalisation. From including the disabled to economic export product. Sport can make a positive contribution …

Physical activity has been proven to be effective in improving and sustaining physical and cognitive performance in dementia.

Light therapy is applied to older people with dementia as a treatment to reset the biological clock, to improve the cognitive functioning, and to reduce behavioral symptoms. Although the methodological quality of light therapy studies is essential, many aspects concerning the description of the lighting …

This paper presents a study of sensor data from a person who developed Alzheimer’s disease during a 4-year monitoring period and who is monitored with simple ambient sensors in her home. Our aim is to find data analysis methods that reveal relevant changes in the sensor pattern that occur before the …

Dementia and movement disorders. With a greying European society the consequences are already visible with an increase of the prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease and other age-related neurodegenerative and mental disorders. Therefore it is no surprise that the health care cost of brain disease is expected …

Movement disorders and inactivity in dementia. Movement disorders in dementia An interesting article by Ramakers et al in 2007 showed that 5 years prior to the diagnosis of dementia these people significantly more often visited their home physician in contrast with cognitive healthy age matched controls. …

The capacity to make music and understand it is an evolutionary development not shared by animals. Learning to play an instrument has been shown to involve the development of larger brain volume. A strong correlation has been found between high musical activity and preservation of non-verbal memory, …

Doelstelling De ziekte van Alzheimer is een degeneratieve neurologische aandoening die zorgt voor degeneratie van zenuwcellen in de hersenen en mogelijk ook in de retinale zenuwvezellaag. Mogelijk is er een verband tussen de verdunning van de retinale zenuwvezellaag en de ziekte van Alzheimer. Materiaal …