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Keeping an eye on Alzheimer’s wanderers - “One minute, 82-year-old Robert Henline was headed to bed after a nighttime snack of a sandwich and ice cream. The next time his daughter and son-in-law checked on him in their Monroeville home, he was gone into the frigid January night without a goodbye…” (more)
Researchers explore the emerging […]
Is celery the new ’super food ?
Maybe according to new research that is to be published in the May 27 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
The study found that there’s a chemical (an antioxidant called luteolin) in celery that “…reduced brain inflammation linked to Alzheimer’s disease in a study of […]
There is a new Alzheimer’s test available. It’s called the Alzheimer’s Mirror test and it uses saliva sample to test for APOE gene which if present is apparently an indicator of increased risk for late-onset Alzheimer’s disease.
Actually, it’s not a new test - researchers have been using this test in clinical trials for over a […]
Sometimes it’s good to recap, so here’s a quick roundup of my favorite Alzheimer’s Note’s posts over the past few months…
Children and Alzheimer’s Disease
Charlton Heston and Alzheimer’s Disease
Do You Believe in Restraints for Alzheimer’s Patients?
The Multiple Identities of An Alzheimer’s Caregiver.
Should We Laugh/Joke About Alzheimer’s?
So what’s your favorites?
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Model Shows How Mutation Tips Biochemistry To Cause Alzheimer’s - “Cellular processes, like all the routines of life, are unfathomably complex, constantly evolving, and are sometimes dramatically sensitive to the smallest of changes. Consider the case of Alzheimer’s disease… ” (more)
Switch From Donepezil Tablets to Rivastigmine Transdermal Patch Safe in Alzheimer’s Disease: Presented at AGS […]
It was thought that the Celebrex, an arthritis drug and Aleve, an over-the-counter painkiller might help prevent Alzheimer’s disease or at least slow mental decline in older people. But new studies show that taking these medications provides no benefit on a person’s thinking skills.
In fact, government experiments with these two drugs wsa stopped back in […]
Here’s a new Health Matters video from UCTelevision. This one features Leon J. Thal, M.D., Chairman of the Department of Neurosciences at UCSD, who talks about how Alzheimer’s Disease evolves and what the latest research is…
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UK to use new tool to test for Alzheimer’s - “Researchers at the University of Kentucky’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging will soon begin conducting clinical trials for a Louisville company that is developing an early screening tool for Alzheimer’s disease.” (more)
Alzheimers Research Target May Be a Dead End - “A once-promising pathway for research into […]
Cynthia Lemere of Harvard Medical School shares her findings on the link between inflammation and Alzheimer’s disease. Series: Inflammation as Cause and Consequence of Disease [Health and Medicine]
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Neuronetrix, UK launching clinical trial of Alzheimer’s screening device -”Researchers at the University of Kentucky are launching a clinical trial of a new brain scanning device from Louisville-based Neuronetrix Inc. that might be able to provide early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease…” (more)
New Alzheimer’s Treatment Completes First Phase Of Testing - “A molecule designed by a […]
Encouraging Alzheimer's caregivers from someone who's been there.
Written by Mary Emma Allen [email], and Liz Lewis, RN for b5media.
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