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Alzheimer’s Notes

Alzheimer’s News From Around the World.

by Liz Lewis on December 30th, 2007

Tagging idea to keep track of people with dementia (UK) - Ministers called last night for a national debate on proposals for the electronic tagging of older people with dementia who are at risk of wandering and getting lost. (more…)

Family relates how Alzheimer’s Disease robs mind - If asked, Elayne Hinze will deny that she has Alzheimer’s disease, but her daughters estimate their mother has been affected by it for a decade. (more…)

Tampa Researchers Find Caffeine Eases Alzheimer’s Effects -”There’s nothing that gets into the brain faster than caffeine,” says Gary Arendash, a research professor at the University of South Florida. (more…)

Fish Oil May Help Prevent Alzheimer’s - The omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oil might play an important role in preventing Alzheimer’s disease, according to a research team at the University of California, Los Angeles. (more…)

Scientists can’t get their minds around Alzheimer’s - “…Michael Merzenich faced a room full of neuroscientists and pharmaceutical executives and declared that, really, they could all pack up and go home. He thought he could stop Alzheimer’s disease by doing nothing more than sitting old people down for a few months in front of computer screens and retraining their brains. (more…)

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