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Journalism junior Michael Baez, theatre and dance senior Callie Hacker and theatre and dance junior Selina Rosales created “Eye See … I Forget” to raise awareness about Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive neurodegenerative illness that impacts memory and cognitive function.
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Pippa Kelly made me aware of the great work the Life Story Network does.
Discovering George Arthur Moss through his Life Story Book reminded me that we are all so much more than the aspect we present to a stranger for the very first time. When we’re independent and can communicate clearly, this doesn’t much matter, but if and when our health fails or for some reason we become dependent on others, it is vital for them to know who we are. Of course it is. Put like that, it sounds so obvious, so simple, so human.
Read all about the Life Story Network HERE Pippa’s blog is HERE
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Developed in partnership with Jeffrey Steiger, a pioneer of applied theater, who wrote the original book, music and lyrics, as well as directs Tangles, a musical play and educational outreach initiative concerning cognitive impairment.
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The teen has invented a pressure contact in a sock that sends a signal to the caregiver’s phone when the patient gets up and moves about. This will prevent them from getting lost easily. Great work from a dedicated teenager
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This is a great initiative, mobile alzheimer screening! Check out when it comes to your neighborhood.
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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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