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The Alzheimer’s Association, Georgia Chapter is offering free virtual education programs in the coming weeks to help all Georgia caregivers and their families. The Association offers a number of education programs that can help those going through Alzheimer’s and their families understand what to expect so they can be prepared to meet the changes ahead and live well for as long as possible.
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The Alzheimer’s Association recently released its 2020 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report, which provides an in-depth look at the latest statistics and information on Alzheimer’s prevalence, incidence, mortality, costs of care and impact on caregivers across the country
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Within a few years, doctors will be able to remotely evaluate patients for their risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and frontotemporal dementia — without having to hook them up to expensive, cumbersome machines generally found only in hospitals. That’s the vision of Israeli entrepreneur Nathan Intrator, CEO of Neurosteer. “Millions of people suffer from neurodegenerative diseases, and as life expectancy goes up, that number will only increase,”
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Effective measures include exercising regularly, engaging in “brain games” (including crossword puzzles, Sudoku or computer-based games), eating a heart-healthy Mediterranean diet, controlling high blood pressure and diabetes, and getting plenty of sleep.
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A simple blood test may soon be able to diagnose patients with two common forms of dementia – Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) – and tell the two apart.
Researchers at UC San Francisco analyzed the blood test in more than 300 patients and say they hope to see such a test available in doctor’s offices within five years.
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New research shows that the benefits of being bilingual include that it can help to stave off Alzheimer’s for a long period. However it can then accelerate the rapid worsening of the disease.
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A team of scientists from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta has discovered some reasons why lights flickering at 40 beats per second, or 40 hertz (Hz), have a beneficial effect on Alzheimer’s disease.
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An ambitious project to develop a wearable device to detect early signs of Alzheimer’s disease has been launched.
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A chat line offered through the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America can service families impacted by Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia-related illnesses in 90 languages.
The helpline can be accessed by clicking on the blue chat icon on the lower right-hand side of the AFA’s website.
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Good Q&A about the importance of your heart health for protection against Alzheimer’s.
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You may have heard that fruits and vegetables are good to lower your risk for Alzheimer;s disease but why is that?
The New York Times explains
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A new study published in the journal Neurology in January 2020 concludes that increasing the intake of plant flavonols steeply reduces the risk of Alzheimer’s dementia (AD) by up to a half. In other words, AD could be prevented in many people simply by regularly eating and drinking more foods containing these compounds such as tea, oranges and broccoli.
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Lithium is well known in the treatment of psychiatric conditions and now researchers have found that a micro dose of it can be beneficial in the treatment of Alzheimer’s, even in later stages of the disease.
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The Alzheimer’s association offers some tips for the winter for people with Alzheimer’s disease.
As the weather becomes inclement it is important to keep your loved one with dementia safe by taking simple precautions to prevent wandering.
Alzheimer’s Association’s Tips to Prevent Wandering in our link for today.
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Studies by researchers at the Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York showed that light therapy tailored to increase the circadian stimulation during the day benefited individuals with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia living in long-term care settings.
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You can be a professor but when the disease strikes your loved one, you suddenly have the care taker’s role too.
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Read on in our link for today where Alzheimer’s Disease International offers support. All details about eligibility and restrictions are there too.
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The winter months have some additional challenges for people with Alzheimer’s. Read about it in our link for today.
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He was a strong advocate to promote knowledge about dementia.
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According to the Alzheimer’s Association, an estimated 40% of people with Alzheimer’s disease suffer from significant depression. Depression is very common in Alzheimer’s and usually manifests in the early and middle stages of the disease.
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The good folks over at Marketwatch give us a good overview of what we can do. Here is a part of what they say:
The research on cognitive health and disease has homed in on seven pillars for living a brain-healthy lifestyle, which may in combination, slash your risk for brain-degenerative diseases.
Just keep in mind, however, that even if you performed all these pillars perfectly, it doesn’t mean you won’t get Alzheimer’s disease. Other factors, such as genetics, additional medical conditions that affect the brain and accidents, can’t always be controlled.
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It is more common than not, people with dementia or Alzheimer’s, will wander. The article in our link for today gives a good start for an emergency plan to have ready for when this happens.
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Apparently even loosing one night of sleep can increase your risk of Alzheimer’s
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When it comes to Alzheimer’s, what happens first: beta amyloid plaques, or the visible personality and cognitive changes common with the disease? Researchers have long believed that amyloid drives neurodegeneration in the brain. But it’s possible that subtle changes in a person’s thinking abilities may actually precede the development of beta-amyloid protein, providing more clues to the complexity of the disease, according to a new study.
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