Alzheimer; News from the web:
NPR is running a series following an Alzheimer case and it provides a good insight in the various aspects of how the disease impacts not only the patients but also the caretakers and family.
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Category Archives: Alzheimer Overview
Alzheimer mutations explained
Alzheimer; News from the web:
For the first time, a study reveals exactly how mutations associated with the most common form of inherited Alzheimer’s disease produce the disorder’s devastating effects. The paper upends conventional thinking about the effects of Alzheimer’s-associated mutations in the presenilin genes and provides an explanation for the failure of drugs designed to block presenilin activity.
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NPR series about Alzheimer
Alzheimer; News from the web:
NPR runs a series about a man who is diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer and how his live changes in 5 years.
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Situations for Alzheimer care givers
Alzheimer; News from the web:
The Huffington post highlights three situations that are particularly cumbersome for Alzheimer care givers to deal with and some suggestions.
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Skin Test for Alzheimer
Alzheimer; News from the web:
Scientist are in the process and have encouraging results with a skin test that could detect alzheimer in an early stage. Important for detection but also to learn more about the disease.
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Become a Dementia Friend
Alzheimer; News from the web:
The UK government has launched the Dementia Friends scheme, which has been adapted from a similar program in Japan that recruited three million volunteers.
Meanwhile about a million people have been trained as Dementia Friend.
Dementia signs
- Struggling to remember recent events
- Problems following conversations
- Forgetting the names of friends or objects
- Repeating yourself
- Problems with thinking or reasoning
- Confusion in familiar places
Sessions in workplaces and town halls across the country will explain what dementia is, what it is like to have the condition and what people can do to help if they meet someone with the symptoms.
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