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Alzheimer's Disease Defined

A progressive, irreversible disease characterized by degeneration of the brain cells and commonly leading to severe dementia.

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Alzheimer's Gene Risk Higher For Those Widowed in Mid Life and Stay Without a Partner

Published July 3, 2009, 5:11 am, Medical News Today

Researchers in Sweden found that people who have the APOE Alzheimer's gene and who live alone in middle age after being widowed or separated from a life partner, are at higher risk of developing dementia. The study is the work of Dr Krister Hakannson, a research fellow at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, and colleagues, and is published in the 2 July online issue of the BMJ.

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Growing need for care at home drives SeniorBridge acquisitions

Published July 1, 2009, 9:58 pm, Naples Florida Weekly

Advances in medical technology and therapy are enabling people with multiple health problems to live longer lives, increasing the need for comprehensive care management.

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To Repair a Brain

Published June 30, 2009, 9:15 pm, Santa Barbara Independent

How one disabled kid sent his mom on a cell hunt.

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Yerkes Researchers Identify Parallel Mechanism Monkeys And Humans Use To Recognize Faces

Published June 28, 2009, 3:06 am, Medical News Today

Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, have demonstrated for the first time rhesus monkeys and humans share a specific perceptual mechanism, configural perception, for discriminating among the numerous faces they encounter daily.

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When words fail, art speaks

Published June 27, 2009, 9:01 pm, Wilton Bulletin

Docent: A guide. Someone who leads. An advisor, a counselor, a chaperone, a mentor, a teacher.

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Early Alzheimer's: Not Remembering What Is Important To Remember

Published June 27, 2009, 8:18 pm, Science Daily

People in very early stages of Alzheimer's disease already have trouble focusing on what is important to remember, psychologists report.

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Remembering What To Remember And What To Forget

Published June 27, 2009, 3:06 am, Medical News Today

People in very early stages of Alzheimer's disease already have trouble focusing on what is important to remember, a UCLA psychologist and colleagues report. "One of the first telltale signs of Alzheimer's disease may be not memory problems, but failure to control attention," said Alan Castel, UCLA assistant professor of psychology and lead author of the study.

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Early Alzheimer's patients fail to remember what's important

Published June 26, 2009, 10:21 pm, New Kerala

Washington, June 26 : People in early stages of Alzheimer's disease have trouble focusing on what is important to remember, according to University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) researchers.

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Study Reports Early Diagnosis Of Mental Disorders From New Computer Test

Published June 26, 2009, 7:20 am, Medical News Today

A group of doctors in Pittsburgh have developed the Computer Assessment of Mild Cognitive Impairment (CAMCI) to identify cognitive difficulties easily and reliably.

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Thu Jul 2

  • Statins Might Stave Off Alzheimer: Theorizing that the cholesterol drug lovastatin might ward off cell death, researchers at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands, conducted animal experiments in which they administered lovastatin (Altoprev, Mevacor) to overstimulated nerve cells. Lovastatin is a first-generati on member of a class of drugs, statins, that has revolutionized the treatment of high cholesterol.

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Fri Jun 26

  • Origins unknown, the battle with Alzheimer's continues: Origins unknown, the battle with Alzheimer' ;s continues One could trace back the history of Alzheimer?s Disease from a presentation and lecture made by a German psychiatrist in 1906 during 37th Meeting of Southwest German Psychiatrists held in Tübingen.
  • Living With Alzheimer?s Disease: Living With Alzheimer?s Disease When someone is diagnosed with Alzheimer?s Disease, those around should not think that it is the end of the world. The best thing to do is help the one who is suffering from it until the person dies.
  • How to Prevent Alzheimerâs Disease: When one reaches the later years of one?s life, systems will slow down and bones will weaken. This is the time when you will not be able to do the things that you used to do before or if you were still able to do it, you would not be able to do it with the same speed and strength as you used to before.

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Thu Jun 18

  • Beyond Belief on the Alzheimer's Society web site: "Dementia and Spirituality will be the topic up for discussion on today?s Radio 4?s Beyond Belief. Ernie Rea and his guests will discuss the theological issues raised by Alzheimer' ;s disease."

Wed Jun 17

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