October 18, 2017

Today’s Top Alzheimer’s News

MUST READS

An October 17, 2017 Think Advisor article reported that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is holding a two-day meeting on dementia care and support research at the National Institutes of Health headquarters. They are looking for ways to measure dementia care quality, including caregiver support quality.


An October 17, 2017 Newsweek article looked at understanding roundworms to inform future research into treating and preventing Alzheimer’s disease. Sensations like smells trigger roundworms to protect themselves from damage from lethal bacteria. The human brain could potentially do the same, as AD affects it in a similar way as lethal bacteria. 


RESEARCH, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

According to an October 17, 2017 CNET article, Intel’s artificial intelligence technology, utilizing a ‘neural networks’ approach which works similar to a human brain, will be much faster than current computing speeds by 2020. “Where we are starting to see it break through that's really exciting is healthcare," for example using machine learning to detect Alzheimer's disease by looking at MRI scans, Intel CEO Brian Krzanich said. "If it can be detected five to ten years earlier, we can profoundly affect people."


REGIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

An October 18, 2017 Dallas News article spotlighted the response of North Texas to the growing national demand for neurological science, fueled by a prevalence of Alzheimer’s, autism and traumatic brain injuries. According to Leanne Young of the University of Texas' new Brain Performance Institute,“The reason you're seeing more about the brain right now is that it's time.”