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Caregivers say contributions toward research, like Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates’ recent announcement that he will invest $100 million toward studies, are encouraging. But the in-the-moment practical support that Alzheimer’s New Jersey offers is key.
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Good overview article about the various forms of dementia and related conditions.
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Psychology Today brings us the following tips that help caregivers cope with Alzheimer’s-related memory problems and behavioral changes, and improve quality of life for themselves and their loved one with Alzheimer’s:
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Medics have been undertaking tests to determine whether antidepressants can be used to treat Alzheimer’s disease, a condition for which there is no cure. The results to date are encouraging.
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In a new study, experts found significant links between psychiatric issues like sleep disruption, anxiety, agitation, appetite changes and depression, and patterns of tan tangle burden.
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At first glance, Down syndrome and Alzheimer’s disease, two severe brain abnormalities, may seem to have little in common. Down syndrome is a hereditary disease, the source of which has long been recognized — a triplication of chromosome 21. By contrast, the overwhelming majority of Alzheimer’s cases (more than 95 percent) do not have a clear-cut genetic source. Instead, the disease, which usually becomes clinically apparent late in life, is caused by a perplexing constellation of factors. While these have been the focus of intense study for more than 100 years, few conclusive answers have come to light.
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