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Alzheimer’s Notes

Archive for the ‘Alzheimer's/videos’ Category

June 25th, 2008

UCSF and You Tube Join Together.

The scientists at The University of California, San Francisco have teamed up with YouTube in order to create UCSF Aging & Memory Center, a place to medical research.
According to the Press Release…
“The channel is intended to increase awareness among patients, their families — and physicians — about the various forms of dementia, with the […]

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June 17th, 2008

Video about ‘Okada Alzheimer’s Assistance Dogs’.

Interesting video about the rational and training of the Okada Alzheimer’s Assistance Dogs…

Okada has been training dogs since 1986 to help the disabled to participate as active members of society.

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June 10th, 2008

Alzheimer’s Association Celebrities Speak Video

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June 9th, 2008

Why Do Memories Disappear?

Why do memories disappear? This question and more is answered in this podcast interview with Sue Halpern, author of Can’t Remember What I forgot.

Sue also offers tips on How to Improve Your Memory in this video.
Plus an interview with Authors@Google…

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June 6th, 2008

Do you know what IT is?

Please watch, at least until you get to where you find out what IT is.
IT might look like a political video but it’s not really.
IT is something that we all need to be aware of.
IT can strick any of us, at any time.
IT is growing.
Can we stop IT ?

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June 2nd, 2008

Video: Dr Bruce Reed Talks About Alzheimer’s Disease.

Part of the ‘Coming of Age Lecture Series’ from UCTelevision…

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May 17th, 2008

Video about Gene Research for Alzheimer’s Disease.

Video by KQED Quest about the question ‘Is the Cure in the Genes?’ focusing on researchers at San Francisco’s Gladstone Institutes who have found that a gene may hold the key to a cure.

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May 15th, 2008

More Videos on Caregivers and Alzheimer’s.

I posted last week about ‘Remembering the Caregivers’ a three part series from WXEL’s local ‘South Florida Today’ magazine show.
Turns out that they have put out more videos featuring the personal stories of viewers…

Check out the rest of these videos at WXEL’s You Tube page.

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May 6th, 2008

Another Video on Alzheimer’s Caregiving.

Interesting talk by Sandy Braff, author of Staying Connected While Letting Go: The Paradox of Alzheimer’s Caregiving. Sandy talks about her book and about the paradox of Alzheimer’s caregiving. Video is part of the “SIRA (Sam and Rose Stein Institute for Research on Aging)” series from UCTelevision.

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May 4th, 2008

Video looks at Alzheimer’s Caregivers.

Here’s a three part series from WXEL’s local ‘South Florida Today’ magazine show. Featuring personal stories, it looks at the everyday challenges and a slice of life of dedicated caregivers.

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