Alzheimer; News from the web:
A few days ago we linked to a story about an alzheimer patient and his amazing interaction with a dog. Now we can link to a rather surprising therapy; caring for Horses.
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New Alzheimer diagnostic drug
Alzheimer; News from the web:
The new drug, called Vizamyl, is a radioactive dye that is used along with brain scans to detect the presence of beta amyloid, the toxic protein that builds up in the brains of those with Alzheimer’s disease. It also goes by the name flutemetamol F 18.
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Alzheimer; News from the web:
Many patients with a newly identified subtype of Alzheimer’s disease are misdiagnosed and don’t receive proper treatment, researchers report. They analyzed the brains of more than 1,800 Alzheimer’s patients and found that 11 percent of them had this subtype, called “hippocampal sparing Alzheimer’s disease.”
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Smoking Pot for Alzheimer?
Alzheimer; News from the web:
New Mexico’s Medical Advisory Board for the state’s Medical Cannabis Program has unanimously voted to add degenerative neurological disorders, like Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) to their list of eligible medical conditions for treatment.
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By lack of cure focus on Alzheimer prevention
Alzheimer; News from the web:
A new large study is being set up in Miami under healthy elderly to see if we can learn about prevention of Alzheimer.
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Facebook and Alzheimer
Alzheimer; News from the web:
Face Dementia a new app that slowly deletes all your facebook content so you can experience what it is to get dementia.
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