CNN had an article yesterday that I found really helpful in how to deal with those suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. Link here and excerpt below:
On Thanksgiving, millions of Americans will see the changes a year makes in their family — how the children have grown, how relatives have aged.
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What if the person who has Alzheimer’s [...]
Story on MSNBC today about using simple tests to catch Alzheimer’s earlier to allow for better treatment options. Line is here and excerpt below:
Many older people who ultimately develop Alzheimer’s disease first go through a period of what doctors call mild cognitive impairment. There is no hard definition of this phase, but in general it [...]
There is a page on the Alzheimer’s Association calling for President-Elect Barack Obama to focus more on Alzheimer’s and present a viable plan for more research and to find a cure for the disease. Please sign to petition!
Here’s the text from the website and the link is below:
To President Obama…
As our President, you must lead [...]
Story from UPI about researchers at UCLA and Mt. Sinai School of Medicine presenting evidence that red wine may prevent the formation of proteins which make up the plaques which may destroy brain cells. Link here and excerpt below:
The study, published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, showed how naturally occurring compounds in red wine [...]
Wanted to bring my readers some attention to another story from the LA Times yesterday how to tell the difference between normal memory lapses and a disorder. Link here and excerpt below:
It is one of those jokes neurologists regularly share when the subject turns to patients complaining of memory lapses: When you can’t remember where [...]
