The alzheimer test

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A New York Times story on the anxiety if your elders have alzheimer, a review of the available drugs and some insight in the cost. The question remains, do you really want to know if you have alzheimer when you can’t get cured?

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Alzheimer risk after head bump?

Alzheimer; News from the web:

New research with positron emission tomography (PET)  shows that head injuries can create the amyloids also believed to cause Alzheimer.

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No diagnose? No service!

Alzheimer; News from the web:

The importance of early diagnosis of Alzheimer is evident as you can start monitoring the condition and take advantage of the early availability of new medicines. Still in the UK the system seems to break down and less than half the people with dementia have an official diagnosis.

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Detect Alzheimer with peanut butter

Alzheimer; News from the web:

See! Peanut butter is not all bad! Here is a great short and pretty reliable test to confirm if someone indeed has cognitive decline. Apparently with cognitive decline your sense of smell goes first.

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