Alzheimer; News from the web:
Dubbed the “handy board” here is a man who has invented a tool for people with Alzheimer. Handyboard.com is the website with more information and an opportunity to buy one.
Read all about it HERE
Category Archives: Treatment
New research breakthrough for Alzheimer
Alzheimer; News from the web:
A team at Duke University in North Carolina observed that with Alzheimer’s, immune cells that normally protect the brain instead begin to consume a vital nutrient called arginine.
By blocking this process with a drug, they were able to prevent the formation of “plaques” in the brain that are characteristic of Alzheimer’s disease, and also halted memory loss in the mice.
Read all about it HERE
Alzheimer? There is an app for that
Alzheimer; News from the web:
Read about the app, designed to help patients with alzheimer and other forms of dementia sing their favorite tunes and so stave off the disease for a bit longer.
Read all about it HERE
We are making progress in Alzheimer research
Alzheimer; News from the web:
The hope that Alzheimer’s will one day be curable has in recent yearsfaded to a flicker as successive clinical trials ended in failure. But the prospect of a treatment this week grew a little brighter as scientists uncovered a new and unexpected explanation for the development of the disease.
Read all about it HERE
The life story network for alzheimer
Alzheimer; News from the web:
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
Alzheimer choir
Alzheimer; News from the web:
HERE is a great initiative!
“Once you get the diagnosis [of Alzheimer’s], you’re identified as either the patient or the caregiver. You start to feel less like spouses,” said Tom Allen, who takes a half-day of vacation on Wednesdays so he can attend the rehearsals at the MacPhail Center for Music in downtown Minneapolis. “In this environment, we’re husband and wife. This is one of the few things that we can still do as a couple. … We love this choir.”
Read all about it HERE