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Researchers have found that singing sessions, with hits like from the Sound of Music, are helpful. Specially the people who sing along with the session show an improvement in their memory skills. Looks like an easy enough activity for Alzheimer homes to set up.
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The movie serves a great purpose in that it brings awareness about Alzheimer and specifically early onset Alzheimer to the public. As you can read the in the link for today however there are a few shortcuts taken that usually do not happen in real life. Read it and be aware of what you should be doing or what you should discuss with your loved one who may get early onset Alzheimer.
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A study found out that some of the over the counter available drugs may increase your risk of getting Alzheimer.
Sleep remedy Nytol, anti-allergy meds Benadryl and Piriton, and some older antidepressants are among the products associated with an increased risk of the dementia disease, researchers found, the Daily Mail reported.
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If they haven’t figured it out before you, how do you break the news to the family that you have been diagnosed with Alzheimer? KPBS from San Diego State University, starts a series of broadcasts about this topic.
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An MRI study found those experiencing mild problems with thinking and memory had much leakier blood vessels in the hippocampus. “This is exactly the area of the brain that is involved with learning and memory,” says Berislav Zlokovic, the study’s senior author and director of the Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute at the University of Southern California.
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The prescription medication has been linked to a muscle breakdown called rhabdomyolysis and the neurological disorder NMS (neuroleptic malignant syndrome) in some patients.
Donepezil, sold under the brand names Aricept and Aricept RDT as well as generic equivalents, is used to treat the symptoms of mild to severe Alzheimer’s disease.
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