New Technology Used To Construct The First Map Of Structural Variation In The Human Genome0
New Technology Used To Construct The First Map Of Structural Variation In The Human Genome
Beyond the simple stream of one-letter characters in the human genome sequence lies a complex, higher-order code. In order to decipher this level of architecture, scientists have developed powerful new experimental and algorithmic methods to detect copy number variants (CNVs)–defined as large deletions and duplications of DNA segments. [click link for full article]
Driving with Alzheimer’s
In the early stages of Alzheimer’s many people still drive. Sometimes this is because they have not had their symptoms diagnosed , sometimes because their caregivers believe it is safe…
Counseling Caregivers Helps Alzheimer’s Patients Stay Home Longer
Counseling leading to improved well-being for the spouse caregivers of Alzheimer’s Disease patients can result in a substantial delay in nursing home placement for their loved ones with AD, according to researchers from the University of South Florida, New York University School of Medicine and the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The authors, whose work appears in the November issue of the journal Neurology, found a median delay of nursing home placement of 1. [click link for full article]
Alzheimer’s Patient Volunteers For First Scan
The University of Manchester’s Wolfson Molecular Imaging Centre will carry out its first positron emission tomography (PET) brain scan on a patient volunteer this Friday (24 November 2006) at 10.00.The £22million Centre houses amongst the world’s most advanced brain and body scanners, and its High Resolution Research Tomograph (HRRT) brain scanner is unique in the UK and one of only 14 worldwide. [click link for full article]
Alzheimer’s Foundation Of America Sets Standard Of Excellence For Dementia Settings
As part of its ongoing efforts to raise the bar on dementia care, the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) has developed a nationwide standard of excellence for settings that provide care to individuals with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias. The new initiative, called Excellence in Care, involves on-site evaluations of dementia care settings and assistance in meeting the comprehensive set of standards. [click link for full article]
NICE SCIE Guideline To Improve Care Of People With Dementia, UK
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) and the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) today (22 November) issue joint guidance on the treatment and care of people with dementia in health and social care. The guideline covers the identification, treatment and care of people with dementia and the support that should be provided for carers within primary and secondary healthcare, and social care. [click link for full article]
Yeast Model Shows Promise As Alzheimer’s Test
A century ago this month, German psychiatrist Alois Alzheimer formally described characteristics of the neurodegenerative disease which ultimately came to bear his name. While international efforts to learn about Alzheimer’s disease and develop treatments have progressed significantly in recent years, a cure remains an elusive goal. [click link for full article]