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When Eli Lilly stopped developing an Alzheimer’s compound a year ago due to side effects and lack of effectiveness, some experts expressed doubt about a similar drug being developed by Watertown-based EnVivo Pharmaceuticals . Those doubts may have intensified last week, when pharmaceutical giant Lilly released more data on the drug, called semagacestat, which is in a drug class known …

Alzheimer’s specialists say that changes in the brain may take place a decade or more before people begin to show symptoms.

Rae Lyn Burke was driving to work in Menlo Park when it happened - she realized she couldn’t do math anymore. A career scientist who’d worked at many of the Bay Area’s major biotech companies, Burke was used to doing…

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USU study: Losing parent at young age elevates Alzheimer’s risk By patty henetz The Salt Lake Tribune Published Jul 29, 2011 07:58PM MDT A study based on Cache County residents says that children whose parents die may have a higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease as they grow old. The study from the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services at Utah State University shows …

(HealthDay News) — Mealtime with an Alzheimer’s patient can be stressful and challenging, to make sure the patient gets sufficient nutrition.

Residents raised concerns about privacy and light pollution.

To the editor: Today an estimated 5.4 million Americans live with the heartbreak and devastation of Alzheimer’s disease, including 150,000 people in New Jersey. With an aging baby boomer population now at the epicenter of an escalating Alzheimer crisis, the disease will become the country’s biggest, broadest and most expensive problem — to individuals, families, and the healthcare system.

ALLEN PARK — Everyone is welcome to come make a difference at the Alzheimer’s Fundraiser event from 5:30-9:30 p.m July 29 in Allen Park.

WEST CHESTER TWP. — In two pages of Carolyn Haynali’s book, a pair of photos showing the same man depict many things.They show a smiling sailor in the 1950s with a hand-written note reading, “Love Chuck ”; a husband of 50 years; and, perhaps most poignantly, the devastation Alzheimer’s disease can cause on that sailor, husband and man.

Taking good care of yourself has always been at the top of my list as the best retirement investment. Out-of-pocket health expenses are the biggest and most uncertain drain on our retirement nest eggs

Of all of the fates that aging can bring, Alzheimer’s disease - which afflicts 34 million people worldwide - is understandably one of the most feared. It’s characterized by a mental deterioration that leaves the inflicted unrecognizable to family and friends, which is eventually accompanied by a swift physical decline. But are there steps we can take to avoid contracting Alzheimer’s?

A study presented recently at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Paris suggested that simple lifestyle changes might lower a person’s risk for developing dementia.

People with rare, inherited forms of the neurological disease have early markers—which researchers can use to test preventive treatments.

A study presented recently at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Paris suggested that simple lifestyle changes might lower a person’s risk for developing dementia.

A study presented recently at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Paris suggested that simple lifestyle changes might lower a person’s risk for developing dementia.

At the International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease held in Paris last week, the importance of early detection was brought to light. There is currently no drug that will stop the progression of the disease, and it is impossible to reverse the devastating effects on its victims’ memory and cognitive abilities.

With more than 5 million people suffering from Alzheimer’s disease in the United States, a number that’s expected to rise to 16 million by 2050, the pressure is on to find better methods of diagnosis, treatment and prevention.

Up to half of Alzheimer’s disease cases worldwide are potentially attributable to seven preventable risk factors, a new study suggests.