A Q&A with Sunnybrook Neurologists Over the next five years, researchers estimate that more than one million people in Canada will be living with some form of dementia. Dementia is a general term characterizing a decline in cognitive abilities like memory loss, problem-solving, language and behaviour and mood management. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common […] The post Are we entering a new era of dementia treatment? appeared first on Hospital News.
HN Summary • New research shows a home-based strength and balance exercise program can significantly reduce falls in older adults with a history of falls, particularly among those with slower walking speeds. • Participants with gait speeds below 0.8 m/s experienced about 35% fewer falls at six months, highlighting gait speed as a powerful indicator […] The post Slower-walking seniors at risk for falls benefit most from home-based exercise program appeared first on Hospital News.
Study in human cells finds low-cost drug keeps virus dormant through an unexpected pathway, pointing the way to new treatments Lithium, a widely used treatment for bipolar disorder and other mood disorders, has shown early promise in suppressing HIV, McGill University researchers report. A new study published in iScience found lithium can prevent infected cells […] The post Lithium study yields insights in the fight against HIV appeared first on Hospital News.
Researchers at UHN’s Princess Margaret Cancer Centre have found that inactivation of the TET2 (Tet methylcytosine dioxygenase 2) gene in immune cells improves the response of immunotherapy — a type of treatment that helps the immune system attack cancer cells — in certain cancer models. These results could lead to a marker that predicts how […] The post Gene mutation in blood-forming cells may improve cancer immunotherapy results appeared first on Hospital News.
