Alzheimer; News from the web:
People with Alzheimer and known to have some hallucinations and in those cases hear or see something that is not there. Read the article in today’s link for some strategies to deal with this.
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Take the Alzheimer test
Alzheimer; News from the web:
Many of our parents have Alzheimer or another form of Dementia. Although you are younger, you too should be prepared to take action on the health of your brain. If you have any concerns about your cognitive abilities, do the test and discuss the results with your doctor. There is no cure for Alzheimer but remedies to delay the impact of the disease seem to work best when applied in an early stage. You are the only one who can help yourself getting ahead of the disease.
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Both parents have Alzheimer? You’re next
Alzheimer; News from the web:
A new study reveals that if both parents have suffered from Alzheimer, the children most likely show already signs of the disease in their brain imaging in the middle age years. If only one parent had Alzheimer the issue is less severe.
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GE helps find a cure for Alzheimer
Alzheimer; News from the web:
In Japan a huge study of 9,000 participants has been going on for ten years and now, with the help of GE health care in Japan, the Hirosaki university researchers will start looking for clues and indicators that can tell us if someone has Alzheimer and what causes it.
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#AlzheimersChat
Alzheimer; News from the web:
Thursday February 13th 2014 will be the day for a Twitter chat by health rankings producer Kimberly Leonard and hosted by David Shenk, author of “The Forgetting: Alzheimer’s Portrait of an Epidemic” and senior adviser to the Cure Alzheimer’s Fund; Dan Browning, creator of the NextAvenue Blog “Under 60 and Living With Dementia” and health reporter for the Star Tribune in Minnesota; Gary Small, author of “The Alzheimer’s Prevention Program” and director of theUCLA Longevity Center; Jeanne Walker, English professor at the University of Delaware and author of “The Geography of Memory: A Pilgrimage through Alzheimer’s;” Michelle Seitzer, freelance elder care writer; and New York Times Magazine staff writer Alex Witchel, author of “All Gone: A Memoir of My Mother’s Dementia, With Refreshments.” To join the conversation, simply follow the hashtag #AlzheimersChat.
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Listen to the Diane Rehm show on an initiative helping Alzheimer
Alzheimer; News from the web:
Researchers and drug companies are joining forces to examine similarities among some of our worst ailments. NIH Director Francis Collins talks with Diane about a new era of collaboration to find treatments for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and other diseases.
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