Questionnaire Could Help Predict Alzheimer's: Study
Title: Questionnaire Could Help Predict Alzheimer's: Study Category: Health News Created: 2/3/2012 10:05:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 2/3/2012
Signs of Alzheimer's May Show Up Years Before Symptoms
Title: Signs of Alzheimer's May Show Up Years Before Symptoms Category: Health News Created: 2/2/2012 11:01:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 2/2/2012
Advocates for Alzheimer’s education rally at Utah Capitol
Advocates for Alzheimer’s education rally at Utah Capitol By Patty Henetz The Salt Lake Tribune Published Jan 25, 2012 05:51PM MDT Alzheimer’s disease and its crushing burdens on caregivers, families, the health care system, businesses, worker productivity and taxpayers’ wallets must be addressed, a crowd of about 200 agreed during a Capitol rally Wednesday. Billed as an advocacy day for …
National Alzheimer's Plan, USA - HHS Sets 2025 Deadline
US Health Authorities have set 2025 as the deadline for coming up with an effective Alzheimer's disease treatment. Some would say this is over-ambitious, because there is no current cure for the disease; and none in the pipeline either. The Alzheimer's Association informs that during the second meeting of the Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care and Services, ".
Pat Summitt sticks to game plan in Alzheimer’s fight
Seven months after being diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, Tennessee women’s basketball Coach Pat Summitt is focusing on her sport and her health — and on Saturday’s game against UCLA.
Alzheimer’s and the Downward Spiral: SWHR Holds Congressional Briefing About Women and Alzheimer’s Disease
Costing $172 billion a year for health care and research funding, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) affects one in three families and has a widespread impact on our economy and aging population. Most notably, this disease plagues women twice as much as men
Alzheimer’s Australia, Bupa Health launch brain health app in the UK
The Bupa Health Foundation and Alzheimer’s Australia have announced the UK launch of a world-first brain health app, the latest digital tool to help in the fight against dementia.
Lower Weight May Be Early Alzheimer’s Sign
Title: Lower Weight May Be Early Alzheimer’s Sign Category: Health News Created: 11/22/2011 11:01:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 11/22/2011
Utah task force urges legislation to counter Alzheimer’s disease
Utah task force urges legislation to counter Alzheimer’s disease By Patty Henetz The Salt Lake Tribune Published Nov 16, 2011 02:44PM MDT A task force charged with planning for the eventual onslaught of Alzheimer’s disease in Utah has recommended legislation for the next five years to deal with the monetary and social costs of treating dementia. The legislative Health and Human Services Interim …
Requests for Alzheimer’s disease research grants up by 33 percent, as federal funding in doubt
( AHAF-American Health Assistance Foundation ) The American Health Assistance Foundation (AHAF), a nonprofit organization funding innovative research through its Alzheimer’s Disease Research (ADR) program, today announced that the number of scientists seeking ADR research grants through its annual application process increased by 33 percent this year.
Alzheimer’s disease expected to become bigger issue as Boomers age
Growing at an alarming and costly rate, Alzheimer’s disease will cripple the health care system further as baby boomers continue aging rapidly, said Dr. Muhammad Aslam, assistant professor of clinical psychiatry at University of Cincinnati.Aslam, a geriatric psychiatrist at the Cincinnati Veterans Affairs Medical Center, told the JournalNews the majority of his clinical load is Alzheimer’s …
Family Caregivers of Alzheimer’s Patients Find Communications the Major Stress
Oct. 25, 2011 – Family caregivers of Alzheimer’s patients are most fearful of the health and physical decline of their loved one, and right behind that is their concern about their relative’s loss of the ability to communicate.
Improv For Alzheimer’s: ‘A Sense Of Accomplishment’
Researchers in Chicago have paired up with a local theater group to see how improvisational theater games affect the health and mood of patients with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease.
Study: Blood Test Detects Early Alzheimer’s
Title: Study: Blood Test Detects Early Alzheimer’s Category: Health News Created: 7/22/2011 11:01:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 7/22/2011
Eye Test Spots Alzheimer’s Before Symptoms
Title: Eye Test Spots Alzheimer’s Before Symptoms Category: Health News Created: 7/19/2011 11:01:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 7/19/2011
PET Scans May Help With Alzheimer’s Diagnosis
Title: PET Scans May Help With Alzheimer’s Diagnosis Category: Health News Created: 7/12/2011 11:01:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 7/12/2011
Alzheimer’s Disease Center grant renewed
SACRAMENTO — The UC Davis Alzheimer’s Disease Center, which investigates the causes and trajectories of cognitive aging and risk for late-life dementia, has received renewed grant funding of $6.9 million from the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health.
Mystery ingredient in coffee boosts protection against Alzheimer’s disease
( University of South Florida (USF Health) ) A University of South Florida study indicates a yet unidentified coffee component combined with caffeine increases a growth factor that counters Alzheimer’s pathology in mice.
Alzheimer’s caregivers support in Phoenix
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Can music help Alzheimer’s patients build memories?
Music triggers memories, even for people with Alzheimer’s disease. A big band recording can help them remember their lives when the song was new