±«ÓăÖ±˛Ą News - Alzheimer /channels/news_feeds/all/term/Alzheimer/rss en ±«ÓăÖ±˛Ą launches a free new educational guide for people living with dementia and their care partners, thanks to a generous donation of $250,000 from the Grace Dart Foundation /channels/channels/news/mcgill-launches-free-new-educational-guide-people-living-dementia-and-their-care-partners-thanks-334298 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Montreal, October 20, 2021 - A person who receives a life-changing diagnosis of dementia has many questions. What changes can I expect to my daily routine? How long can I remain independent? How will this affect my relationship with my loved ones?</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/dementia_companion_guide_english_cover.jpg?itok=mTIice_2" width="160" height="225" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">20 </span><span class="month">October </span><span class="year">2021</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 20 Oct 2021 19:33:36 +0000 webfull 174127 at /channels MIT | AI can spot signs of Alzheimer’s before your family does /channels/channels/news/mit-ai-can-spot-signs-alzheimers-your-family-does-285990 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>[…] AI is also finding use in helping physicians detect early signs of Alzheimer’s in the brain and understand how those physical changes unfold in different people. “When a radiologist reads a scan, it’s impossible to tell whether a person will progress to Alzheimer’s disease,” says Pedro Rosa-Neto, a neurologist at ±«ÓăÖ±˛Ą in Montreal.</p> <p><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/s/609236/ai-can-spot-signs-of-alzheimers-before-your-family-does/">MIT Tech Review</a></p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/mit.png?itok=HZnw7P1K" width="127" height="66" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">20 </span><span class="month">March </span><span class="year">2018</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 20 Mar 2018 15:30:15 +0000 webfull 136559 at /channels 24 MATINS | Et si Alzheimer n’était pas une maladie complètement neurodĂ©gĂ©nĂ©rative? /channels/channels/news/24-matins-et-si-alzheimer-netait-pas-une-maladie-completement-neurodegenerative-284611 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Pour le professeur <strong>Salah El Mestikawy</strong> de l’universitĂ© ±«ÓăÖ±˛Ą Ă  MontrĂ©al, “La plupart de ces baisses n’apparaissent qu’aux stades les plus tardifs de la maladie, Ă  tel point que cette perte pourrait aussi bien ĂŞtre une consĂ©quence de la maladie plutĂ´t que sa cause”.</p> <p><a href="https://www.24matins.fr/alzheimer-netait-maladie-completement-neurodegenerative-703853">24 MATINS</a></p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/24matins.png?itok=9U0q4hOh" width="160" height="43" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">8 </span><span class="month">February </span><span class="year">2018</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 08 Feb 2018 19:44:53 +0000 webfull 134913 at /channels What makes the brain tick so fast? /channels/news/what-makes-brain-tick-so-fast-259264 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><em><strong>By Chris Chipello, <a href="/newsroom">±«ÓăÖ±˛Ą Newsroom</a></strong></em></p> <p>Surprisingly complex interactions between neurotransmitter receptors and other key proteins help explain the brain’s ability to process information with lightning speed, according to a new study.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/thinkstockphotos-480989818.jpg?itok=uHbjBBPg" width="160" height="107" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">25 </span><span class="month">February </span><span class="year">2016</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 25 Feb 2016 17:11:09 +0000 webfull 116940 at /channels Alzheimer Awareness Month /channels/news/alzheimer-awareness-month-240926 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">5 </span><span class="month">January </span><span class="year">2015</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 05 Jan 2015 19:10:58 +0000 webfull 107327 at /channels New hope for treatment of Alzheimer’s disease /channels/news/new-hope-treatment-alzheimer%E2%80%99s-disease-237457 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">15 </span><span class="month">July </span><span class="year">2014</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 15 Jul 2014 13:51:06 +0000 webfull 103522 at /channels