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‘Alzheimer’s Stories’ choral work offers hope through music
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Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive, incurable brain disorder that slowly robs the sufferer of memory and cognitive functions, eventually claiming the ability to carry out even simple tasks.
Yet, it’s been noted that music can sometimes evoke responses from Alzheimer’s patients when nothing else can.
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A game to diagnose Alzheimer’s risk?
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Here is new research that tells us that you can use a game to estimate your chances of getting Alzheimer’s.
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New clinical trial starting
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NeuroTherapia Inc. will start clinical trials of a new drug targeting inflammation of the brain that’s found in Alzheimer’s and other neurological diseases, according to a news release.
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Alzheimer’s and the arts
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The Springfield Museum of Art has joined the battle against dementia and Alzheimer’s disease with its In the Moment program.
Launched last fall, In the Moment lets families or caregivers join those afflicted with memory issues to take in the Museum’s exhibits, enjoy snacks and even create an art project together.
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New approach to Alzheimer’s prevention
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Just as genetic makeup plays a role in the risk for Alzheimer’s, new drugs designed to alter your genes could bring us closer to a cure.
The concept is called epigenetics, and one of the more promising drugs in this new avenue of Alzheimer’s research is now being studied in New Jersey.
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