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19 Sep 2010, 10:50 am
September 21 is World Alzheimer's Day – a day when the Alzheimer's Association joins with organizations and people around the globe to raise awareness about Alzheimer's and its impact on our families, communities and nations. [read post]
17 Jul 2015, 10:01 am
A review by the Alzheimer’s Association of Massachusetts and New Hampshire has reported that these nursing homes have claimed that they can meet the care needs of dementia patients when, in fact, this cannot be further from the truth. [read post]
3 Aug 2015, 10:40 am
These studies suggested that caffeine could have a “neuroprotective” effect in diminishing damage from the buildup of amyloid protein plaques—long associated with Alzheimer’s disease. [read post]
4 Apr 2014, 3:20 pm
According to the Alzheimer’s Association up to 50% of dementia cases involving people under the age of 65 may actually be the condition known as frontotemporal dementia (FTD). [read post]
27 Dec 2013, 5:30 am
According to the Alzheimer’s Association, one in three seniors in the United States will die with Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia. [read post]
9 Apr 2013, 2:34 am
The association estimates that five million people aged 65 and older have Alzheimer’s, the most common dementia. [read post]
1 Aug 2012, 1:41 pm
BACE1 has been associated with Alzheimer’s disease. [read post]
15 Aug 2011, 6:37 am
Regular exercise could help prevent brain damage associated with neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's, according to research published this month in the journal Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. [read post]
21 Oct 2010, 4:16 pm
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7816149.htmlSeveral human diseases such as Alzheimer's, Huntingtons, Lou Gehrig's, Jakob-Kreutzfeld and Mad Cow disease are associated with protein misfolding. [read post]
12 Dec 2008, 9:08 am
I wish they didn't think it was acceptable to cover the mouths of Alzheimer's patients that were vocal, or poke residents when they screamed or hit.According to the Associated Press, these young women (yup - you read that right) thought their actions were just a "joke. [read post]
8 Sep 2011, 5:10 am
As part of that awareness project the Alzheimer’s Association is participating in September’s designation as World Alzheimer’s Month. [read post]
20 Mar 2007, 1:52 am
This latest report is not good news for baby boomers: Figure represents 10 percent increase over number five years ago • Aging baby boomers will cause Alzheimer's to skyrocket • Number of younger sufferers "drastically underreported," doctor says bq..bq More than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease, a 10 percent increase since the last Alzheimer's Association estimate five years ago -- and a count that… [read post]
11 Apr 2012, 7:30 am
She highlights a recent report from the Alzheimer’s Association which estimates that 1 out of 8 baby boomers will get Alzheimer’s after they turn 65. [read post]
18 Jun 2015, 12:37 pm
In 2008, Waszolek drove the Widow to a doctor’s appointment where she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. [read post]
3 Aug 2018, 3:16 pm
Coinciding with this demographic change will be the estimated 14 million elders diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and other related disorders associated with the onset of old age. [read post]
7 May 2012, 11:04 am
According to a recent article in The New York Times (The New Old Age Blog) titled Art Therapy For Alzheimer's Patients, art helps to comfort and often even invigorate a patient by giving them "something" with which to associate that does not require verbal interaction. [read post]
12 Nov 2013, 7:45 am
A Missouri family believes that their 86 year old mother with Alzheimer’s was abused in a nursing home where she was living. [read post]
27 May 2009, 4:45 pm
Even very early in Alzheimer's disease, people become less efficient at separating important from less important information, a new study has found (see also American Psychological Association). [read post]
9 Feb 2009, 6:52 am
The featured speakers were Jean Barnas Haratsaris and Marc Berke from the Alzheimer's Association. [read post]
1 Nov 2010, 10:48 am
Over the weekend, an interesting article appeared in the New York Times relating to divorce, Alzheimer's, and financial problems. [read post]
