/channels/taxonomy/term/522/all en /channels/channels/event/mcgill-team-delivers-world-alzheimer-report-2021-journey-through-diagnosis-dementia-333157 <p>Diagnosis of dementia is still a major challenge globally, with an estimated 75% of cases still going undiagnosed and long wait times.</p> Wed, 08 Sep 2021 12:40:33 +0000 webfull 172880 at /channels /channels/channels/news/experts-fda-approves-much-debated-alzheimers-drug-panned-experts-331414 <p>U.S. government health officials approved the first new drug for Alzheimer's disease in nearly 20 years, disregarding warnings from independent advisers that the much-debated treatment hasn't been shown to help slow the brain-destroying disease. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it granted approval to the drug from Biogen based on results that seemed 鈥渞easonably likely鈥� to benefit Alzheimer's patients. (<a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/fda-approves-much-debated-alzheimer-s-drug-panned-by-experts-1.5459470" target="_blank">CTV News</a>)</p> Thu, 10 Jun 2021 14:35:58 +0000 webfull 171038 at /channels /channels/channels/event/understanding-and-navigating-challenges-dementia-during-covid-19-326268 <p>Join us as <strong>Claire Webster</strong> interviews <strong>Dr. Serge Gauthier</strong> and <strong>Dr. Jos茅 Morais</strong>.</p> Mon, 16 Nov 2020 13:47:39 +0000 webfull 165305 at /channels /channels/channels/event/mcgill-cares-webcast-former-caregivers-become-advocates-alzheimers-research-324955 <p>Join us on <strong>October 7 at noon </strong>for the next webcast in our weekly series, <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/medsimcentre/community-outreach/dementia/mcgill-cares-webcasts"><strong>平特五不中 Cares</strong></a>, designed to support informal careg</p> Mon, 28 Sep 2020 15:44:33 +0000 webfull 163808 at /channels /channels/channels/event/gift-song-323606 <h2><b>The gift of song</b></h2> <p><em>Join us for a free online concert</em></p> Tue, 11 Aug 2020 16:25:17 +0000 webfull 162376 at /channels /channels/channels/news/mcgill-researchers-identify-correlation-between-mild-behavioural-impairment-and-alzheimers-321513 <p>New research from 平特五不中 has found that the presence and severity of mild behavioural impairment (MBI) in cognitively healthy individuals is strongly associated with the presence of amyloid plaques deposits in the brain, a hallmark of Alzheimer鈥檚 disease.</p> Wed, 08 Apr 2020 17:21:44 +0000 webfull 159981 at /channels /channels/channels/news/mcgill-study-identifies-new-role-major-genetic-risk-factor-alzheimers-disease-303726 <p>For years, physicians have been aware that patients carrying the apolipoprotein 隃�4 (APOE <i>隃�4</i>) gene are at a greater risk of developing Alzheimer鈥檚 disease. New research from 平特五不中 has now found the gene plays an even greater role in dementia.<br /><br /></p> Fri, 20 Dec 2019 16:04:26 +0000 webfull 156829 at /channels /channels/channels/event/fall-and-rise-superwoman-caregivers-crosswalk-navigate-journey-dementia-293773 <p>Grand Rounds:聽<br /><br /> Claire Webster,聽Certified Alzheimer Care Consultant (PAC),聽Certified Professional Consultant on Aging (CPCA) Founder and President of Caregiver Crosswalk Inc.</p> Mon, 28 Jan 2019 16:49:36 +0000 webfull 145429 at /channels /channels/channels/event/drivers-neuronal-loss-clinically-silent-alzheimers-disease-293665 <p>You are kindly invited to join us for the next seminar in our Winter series.</p> <p>聽</p> <p align="center"><b>Dr. Taylor Schmitz, Ph.D.</b></p> <p align="center">聽</p> <p align="center">Adjunct Professor of Research</p> Tue, 22 Jan 2019 21:14:27 +0000 webfull 145309 at /channels /channels/channels/news/dr-gauthier-interviewed-world-alzheimer-report-2018-292244 <p>The World Alzheimer Report 2018,聽The state of the art of dementia research: New frontiers聽brings together 21 of the global leading lights in all areas of dementia research. Written by renowned journalist and broadcaster Christina Patterson (Time Magazine, The Guardian, The Sunday Times), this report tackles some of the complex questions surrounding dementia research. It looks at the hopes and frustrations and asks why there have been no major medical treatment breakthroughs for over 20 years.</p> Fri, 30 Nov 2018 18:37:30 +0000 webfull 143824 at /channels /channels/channels/news/ai-could-predict-cognitive-decline-leading-alzheimers-disease-next-5-years-290378 <p>A team of scientists has successfully trained a new artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm to make accurate predictions regarding cognitive decline leading to Alzheimer鈥檚 disease.</p> Thu, 04 Oct 2018 15:16:32 +0000 webfull 141709 at /channels /channels/channels/news/pathway-alzheimers-degeneration-discovered-287931 <p><em><strong>Finding is key for future treatment and earlier diagnosis聽</strong></em></p> <p>Scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) of 平特五不中 have used a unique approach to track brain degeneration in Alzheimer鈥檚 disease, uncovering a pathway through which degeneration spreads from one region to another.</p> Wed, 04 Jul 2018 15:23:16 +0000 webfull 138831 at /channels /channels/channels/news/onset-alzheimers-disease-importance-family-history-285316 <p>You鈥檙e about to turn 60, and you鈥檙e fretting. Your mother has had Alzheimer鈥檚 disease since the age of 65. At what age will the disease strike you? A Canadian study published in JAMA Neurology shows that the closer a person gets to the age at which their parent exhibited the first signs of Alzheimer鈥檚, the more likely they are to have amyloid plaques, the cause of the cognitive decline associated with the disease, in their brain.</p> Mon, 26 Feb 2018 15:03:37 +0000 webfull 135715 at /channels /channels/channels/news/new-mechanism-detected-alzheimers-disease-276135 <p><em>By Chris Chipello</em></p> <p>平特五不中 researchers have discovered a cellular mechanism that may contribute to the breakdown of communication between neurons in Alzheimer鈥檚 disease.</p> Fri, 13 Oct 2017 13:28:34 +0000 webfull 131899 at /channels /channels/channels/news/could-olfactory-loss-point-alzheimers-disease-269504 <p>By the time you start losing your memory, it's almost too late. That's because the damage to your brain associated with Alzheimer鈥檚 disease (AD) may already have been going on for as long as twenty years. Which is why there is so much scientific interest in finding ways to detect the presence of the disease early on. Scientists now believe that simple odour identification tests may help track the progression of the disease before symptoms actually appear, particularly among those at risk.</p> Tue, 15 Aug 2017 16:26:16 +0000 webfull 130024 at /channels