Alzheimer’s Association 2011 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures
Source: Alzheimer’s Association The Alzheimer’s Association Facts and Figures report details the growing prevalence and escalating impact of Alzheimer’s and dementia on individuals, caregivers,...
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With age, most of us will notice changes in our memory or thinking. But while forgetfulness is a normal part of getting older, dementia – and Alzheimer’s disease specifically – is not. Alzheimer’s...
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Stress may increase risk for Alzheimer’s disease
© iStockphoto Stress promotes neuropathological changes that are also seen in Alzheimer’s disease. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry in Munich have discovered that the increased...
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A New Direction in Alzheimer’s Research
Image of rat neurons growing in a culture dish. The purple spheres are the cell nuclei and the red corresponds to the localization of phosphorylated tau.X Credit: Jack Reifert, U In what they are...
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Forgotten dementia sufferers helped through art
istockphotoWhile medical researchers continue the search for advanced diagnosis, prevention and treatment of dementia, a researcher at Royal Holloway, University of London is focusing on improving the...
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Alzheimer’s damage occurs early
istockphotoThe first changes in the brain of a person with Alzheimer’s disease can be observed as much as ten years in advance – ten years before the person in question has become so ill that he or she...
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Could Alzheimer’s disease be diagnosed with a simple blood test?
Flickr: By Pedro Moura Pinheiro Pilot study suggests infrared analysis of white blood cells is a promising strategy for diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease Spanish researchers, led by Pedro Carmona from...
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Decaffeinated Coffee May Help Improve Memory Function
Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have discovered that decaffeinated coffee may improve brain energy metabolism associated with type 2 diabetes. This brain dysfunction is a known risk...
View ArticleRite of Passage
About Maggie Steber was an only child. Madje Steber was a single parent. They were all the family they had and it wasn’t easy. Madje divorced when Maggie was only six months old. Strong and...
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Antidepressant May Slow Alzheimer’s Disease
A commonly prescribed antidepressant can reduce production of the main ingredient in Alzheimer’s brain plaques, according to new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and...
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