Alzheimer’s Notes

Alzheimer’s News From Around the World.

by Liz Lewis on February 21st, 2008

Alzheimer’s toll - “For better, for worse, in sickness and health. That’s the vow Pauline Raymond took. And she meant it, even though Larry is not the man he used to be…” (more) (VIDEO SLIDESHOW)

Memory Loss And Other Cognitive Impairment Becoming Less Common In Older Americans - “Although it’s too soon to sound the death knell for the “senior moment,” it appears that memory loss and thinking problems are becoming less common among older Americans. A new nationally representative study shows a downward trend in the rate of “cognitive impairment” — the umbrella term for everything from significant memory loss to dementia and Alzheimer’s disease — among people aged 70 and older…” (more)

Oscar-Nominated Actress Returns With Acclaimed Depiction Of Alzheimer’s Disease - “Actress Julie Christie will return to cinemas with her performance of a woman living with Alzheimer’s disease. Away From Her is being re-released ahead of the Academy Awards in Los Angeles, where Christie is nominated for Best Actress…” (more)

Ethnobotanist Paul Alan Cox discovers that ancient bacteria may factor in neurodegenerative illness - “If ethnobotanist Paul Alan Cox’s theory is right, an ancient bacteria could be a factor in at least some cases of Alzheimer’s disease, Lou Gehrig’s disease and other neurodegenerative illnesses…” (more)

Emory Begins Testing New Alzheimer’s Disease Vaccine - “Doctors at Emory University will begin testing a vaccine designed to slow the accumulation of amyloid plaques in the brains of patients with Alzheimer’s disease…” (more)

Many Aussies would take a test for dementia - “According to a new report, by the year 2050 as many as 730,000 Australians will be suffering from some form of dementia and almost three quarters of Australians say if such a test existed to show if they were going to develop some form of dementia, they would take it…” (more)

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