Alzheimer; News from the web:
AN ADORABLE toddler is slowly forgetting how to eat, speak and even breathe after being diagnosed with a rare condition that affects less than 1 in 120,000 children worldwide.
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Category Archives: Alzheimer Overview
Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month
Alzheimer; News from the web:
June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, a good time to better understand memory loss and dementia, its causes and treatments and what can be done to strengthen the brain.
Perhaps most importantly it’s a reminder to notice when forgetting things is normal and when it may be something more – in other words when it’s time to see a doctor.
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Uh Oh, there may be a lot more Alzheimer’s cases in the US!
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Alzheimer’s disease begins years before mental deterioration is detected, a new study suggests. This finding could result in doubling the estimated number of people with the neurodegenerative disease
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Let’s take care of the care giver
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We link today to a site that gives good information for caregivers to fight the stress that their work may give them. It is important to take good care of our caregivers!
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Can your cellphone detect your Alzheimer’s?
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Not yet:
doctors can’t yet diagnose someone from afar with only smartphone data. Before we can use these new sources of data to inform clinical decision-making, we need to overcome some significant technical challenges.
But it is definitively coming read the interesting story.
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Beloved Music Can Renew Lives Lost to Dementia
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At MUSIC & MEMORY℠, they help people in nursing homes and other care organizations who suffer from a wide range of cognitive and physical challenges to find renewed meaning and connection in their lives through the gift of personalized music.
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