One of Agatha Christie’s last novels apparently contains not only a messy plot, but signs of undiagnosed Alzheimer’s. Likewise, early diaries by Catholic sisters revealed clues to the eventual fate of their brains.
One of Agatha Christie’s last novels apparently contains not only a messy plot, but signs of undiagnosed Alzheimer’s. Likewise, early diaries by Catholic sisters revealed clues to the eventual fate of their brains
One of Agatha Christie’s last novels apparently contains not only a messy plot, but signs of undiagnosed Alzheimer’s. Likewise, early diaries by Catholic sisters revealed clues to the eventual fate of their brains. Those trying to diagnosis Alzheimer’s say some answers may be in the writing.
Congregation Shir Hadash in Los Gatos is teaming up with the Alzheimer’s Association to offer a support group for those caring for people suffering from Alzheimer’s and dementia.
It’s on a path full of history and collective memories that more than 500 walkers will gather, on Sunday, May 30th, for the fourth edition of the RONA Walk for Memories. This Alzheimer’s disease awareness event, which will take place on the Quays of the Old Port and in the streets of the Old Montreal, aims to raise over $100,000 for the Alzheimer Society of Montreal!
VIEW SLIDESHOW DENVER - Robert “Bob” Nickerson has a gentle way about him, even in a difficult battle.
THE Alzheimer’s Society Somerset is looking for volunteers to help its dementia advisor service which supports people who suffer with the condition, and their carers.
The Orillia Newcomers Club welcomed Leila Sherriff, executive director of the Alzheimer Society of North East Simcoe County, at a recent meeting. Sherriff’s easy-going, humorous and witty personality capably touched the tip of the ice berg of this mysterious, complicated, and debilitating disease,
The Alzheimers Association, West Virginia Chapter, presented its annual Rockefeller Awards Wednesday in Charleston.
An NIH-sponsored review of scientific literature on Alzheimer’s disease has concluded that nothing currently works to prevent the disease, writes the Genomics, Evolution and Pseudoscience blog’s Steven Salzberg.
Rudy J. Castellani, Jr., MD, has been chosen as recipient of the 2010 Alzheimer Award presented by the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease in recognition of his outstanding work, “Reexamining Alzheimer’s Disease: Evidence for a Protective Role for Amyloid-β Protein Precursor and Amyloid-β,” (J Alzheimers Dis 18, 447-452, 2009) by R.J. Castellani et al.
When Manassas resident Kayla Hutchison asked her mom for a tattoo on her 18th birthday, her wish was granted on one condition: The tattoo had to mean something. Alzheimer’s Association - Alzheimer - United States - Health - Neurological Disorders
Through a grant from the Administration on Aging, the Alzheimer’s Association, Southwest Missouri Chapter, is offering free enrollment in the Medic Alert + Safe Return Program, a nationwide identification program that connects Alzheimer’s…
A defective, mutant strain of the bacterium that causes gum disease could provide a clue to potential treatments for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and a number of other diseases.
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania are now enrolling patients with mild to moderate Alzheimers disease in a multi-center phase III clinical trial to further test an immunotherapy treatment that may improve cognition by reducing amyloid-beta protein levels in the brain.
The Alzheimers Association is launching two new support groups in Chelsea and Ann Arbor to assist those recently diagnosed with Alzheimers disease or a related disorder.
The search for new drugs that can reverse the course of Alzheimer’s has frustrated pharmaceutical companies, with several failures reported in recent years. Research advances have arrived, not in the form of new drugs but, rather, in technologies that track the underlying biology of the disease before the first symptoms appear. [More]
Women who have a few drinks a day could be fending off Alzheimer’s Disease…
A defective, mutant strain of the bacterium that causes gum disease could provide a clue to potential treatments for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and a number of other diseases. Researchers from the University of Florida College of Dentistry report their findings today at the 110th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology in San Diego. Autophagy, or “self-eating,” is an essential …
In his magical-realist masterpiece One Hundred Years of Solitude , Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez takes the reader to the mythical jungle village of Macondo, where, in one oft-recounted scene, residents suffer from a disease that causes them to lose all memory.