Mervin Glenn Nichols, 69, was found in Indiana. He has Alzheimer’s and was last seen Thursday after telling family he was going to Michigan.

Mervin Glenn Nichols, 69, was found in Indiana. He has Alzheimer’s and was last seen Thursday after telling family he was going to Michigan.

The Alzheimer’s Association is adapting technology developed for monitoring prisoners to let caregivers track where their loved ones drive or walk — and alert them if they go beyond the virtual fences each family can set.

The Baltimore County Police Department is trying to locate a missing Alzheimer’s patient who disappeared from the area of Old Milford Mill Road.

Mervin Glenn Nichols, 69, is missing. He has Alzheimer’s and was last seen Thursday after telling family he was going to Michigan

Mervin Glenn Nichols, 69, is missing. He has Alzheimer’s and was last seen Thursday after telling family he was going to Michigan.

A support group that will provide education and moral support for people in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia, as well as their caregivers, is set to start next year.

A support group that will provide education and moral support for people in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia, as well as their caregivers, is set to start next year.

There’s still no sign of a missing Alzheimer’s patient who disappeared Wednesday night into the woods in Lawrence County. Investigators say 79-year old Florence Tkach came to Lawrence County with her caretaker to celebrate Thanksgiving.

Alzheimer’s music therapy class stimulates the mind

Six states will see the number of Alzheimer’s cases double and two (California and Florida) will each have 500,000 Alzheimer’s cases according to a new report.

Alzheimer’s disease takes a devastating emotional toll on families but it also is one of the most expensive conditions to treat because of its progressive nature, requiring increasing assistance with eating, bathing and other basic activities over up to 20 years.

Mercedes Unzeta, a professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB) claims that the study showed that mice fed a diet based on polyphenols and fatty acids, when compared to those in the control group, had more cell growth in the olfactory bulb and the hippocampus, both of which are damaged in patients with Alzheimer’s disease.

Caregivers and family of people with Alzheimer’s disease filled the public gallery of the P.E.I.

COPENHAGEN, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Danish pharmaceutical group Lundbeck said on Friday it would start clinical phase II trials with drug candidate Lu AE58054 as augmentation treatment in Alzheimer’s disease. “The purpose of this study is to investigate if Lu AE58054 after 24 weeks improves cognition and functional outcomes in patients with moderate Alzheimer’s disease that are already in treatment …

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/afda44/alzheimer_disease) has announced the addition of the “Alzheimer Disease Therapy Area Pipeline Report” report to their offering.

Health and Social Services Minister Doug Currie was confronted by emotional advocates for the Alzheimer Society in the legislature Thursday, who were frustrated with the minister for refusing to commit to funding for the organization during question period.

Health and Social Services Minister Doug Currie was confronted by emotional advocates for the Alzheimer Society in the legislature Thursday, who were frustrated with the minister for refusing to commit to funding for the organization during question period.

EVANSVILLE —The Greater Kentucky and Southern Indiana chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association will present the “Early Alzheimer’s Disease” videoconference on Dec. 8 at nine sites in the two states, including the University of Southern Indiana.The interactive video conference, which will highlight research and first-hand accounts of people diagnosed with early dementia, will be held from 8:30 to …

EVANSVILLE —The Greater Kentucky and Southern Indiana chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association will present the “Early Alzheimer’s Disease” videoconference on Dec. 8 at nine sites in the two states, including the University of Southern Indiana.The interactive video conference, which will highlight research and first-hand accounts of people diagnosed with early dementia, will be held from 8:30 to …