Alzheimer’s disease is rapidly becoming one of the most critical health issues facing America. With the aging of the baby boomers into the period of risk for Alzheimer’s disease, it is essential that research be accelerated to possibly delay the onset or slow the progression of the disease.
A state appeals court ruled this week that Alzheimer’s patients can’t be committed against their will, saying involuntary commitment was only permissible for people with mental illnesses that can be treated.
As of January 1, 2011, the first Baby Boomer turned 65, with a fellow Boomer joining him every 8 seconds. This “milestone birthday” for Baby Boomers yields 10,000 people a day turning 65. As a result, 4 million Americans a year over the next 19 years will be at increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease simply due to the single most important risk factor for the disease: age.
RALEIGH, N.C. - Two years after the advocacy group split from its parent organization, Alzheimers North Carolina has won the right to operate as an independent nonprofit, The News & Observer in Raleigh reported April 26.
In a decision that could transform the way nursing homes deal with older adults who have dementia, the state Court of Appeals ruled that patients who have a diagnosis of only Alzheimer’s disease cannot be involuntarily committed.
In a decision that could transform the way nursing homes and law enforcement deal with vulnerable older adults who have dementia, the state Court of Appeals ruled that patients who only have a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease cannot be involuntarily committed for treatment.
Seth Rogen, star of such comedies as “Knocked Up,” talked to CNN on Tuesday about a very serious issue: Alzheimer’s disease.
WEDNESDAY, April 27 (HealthDay News) — The growing number of people with Alzheimer’s disease in the United States means that more people are becoming caregivers, a responsibility that health experts warn can pose risks to body and mind.
THE West of Ireland Alzheimer Foundation has won the Social Entrepreneurship Award at the national final of the Ulster Bank Business Achievers Awards.
Teen Chronicles Loss of Grandmother’s ‘Dragon Spirit’ to Alzheimer’s Disease NEW YORK, April 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Clara Luu, 18, of San Jose, CA, used to liken her grandmother to a mighty dragon, but over the last three years she has watched her grandmother slowly lose her “headstrong and determined dragon-spirit” to Alzheimer’s disease. While the progression has brought …
I’ve always been interested in science and the brain. In college, I started studying changes in learning and memory in both young and aging humans and animals. As a natural extension of this, I studied Alzheimer’s disease while pursuing my neuroscience degree in graduate school.
Seth Rogen may be known for starring in some raunchy comedies, but there’s one issue he doesn’t take lightly: Alzheimer’s disease.
A drug that may ‘vaccinate’ the brain to reverse Alzheimer’s is now being tested on thousands, but experts caution the latest entrant into the vaccine race could fail like many before it
Germany’s healthcare cost-effectiveness watchdog Iqwig said Alzheimer’s disease drug memantine provides a benefit, one and a half years after its initial rejection.
This is for all those courageous caregivers out there; the ones who take care of a loved one who has Alzheimer’s or dementia and are probably not taking care of themselves: You already know your life has changed, but have you? It’s time to let go of that carefully constructed (and false) image of yourself as being a rock.
Maria Shriver’s father, Sargent Shriver, died from Alzheimer’s in January after being diagnosed in 2003. In her first public remarks about her father since his death, Shriver spoke to Larry King about his battle with the disease, her thoughts on Alzheimer’s research and why the disease is especially hard on women.
Maria Shriver’s father, Sargent Shriver, died from Alzheimer’s in January after being diagnosed in 2003. In her first public remarks about her father since his death, Shriver spoke to Larry King about his battle with the disease, her thoughts on Alzheimer’s research and why the disease is especially hard on women. Her interview can be seen in its entirety on Sunday, May 1 at 8 p.m
( University of Kentucky ) Researchers at the University of Kentucky are working on a potential diagnostic test for Alzheimer’s disease, based on biomarkers in cerebrospinal fluid.
TUESDAY, April 26 (HealthDay News) — Seniors who are “housebound” seem to have nearly double the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, a new study suggests.
Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most dreaded medical conditions for the older population. It is an irreversible, progressive brain disease that slowly erodes memory, cognitive and executive skills and functioning abilities.