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Famous 1848 Case Of A Man Who Survived A Terrible Brain Injury Has Modern Parallel
1 day ago, 18 May 12, 4:00am
Poor Phineas Gage. In 1848, the supervisor for the Rutland and Burlington Railroad in Vermont was using a 13-pound, 3-foot-7-inch rod to pack blasting powder into a rock when he triggered an explosion that drove the rod through his left cheek and out…New Clues On How ApoE4 Affects Alzheimer's Risk
1 day ago, 18 May 12, 3:00am
Common variants of the ApoE gene are strongly associated with the risk of developing late-onset Alzheimer's disease, but the gene's role in the disease has been unclear. Now, researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have found that in…Obama's Grand Plan To Cure Alzheimer's
2 days ago, 17 May 12, 3:00am
Obama's healthcare goals have been controversial at best, and although anti-smoking campaigns and other public health and safety awareness drives have been successful, it's always somewhat dubious when government starts creating grand plans and lofty…Dementia Sufferers More Likely To Die At Home Than In Nursing Homes
3 days ago, 16 May 12, 3:00am
A new study from the Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University has found that, at time of death, individuals with dementia are more likely to be living at home than in a nursing home. This contradicts the commonly held view that most individuals w…Changes In Flies Parallel Sundown Syndrome Which May Be Due To High Dopamine Levels
4 days ago, 15 May 12, 4:00am
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania researchers have discovered a mechanism involving the neurotransmitter dopamine that switches fruit fly behavior from being active during the day (diurnal) to nocturnal...Could A Compound Found In Red Wine And Red Grapes Change The Course Of Alzheimer's Disease?
5 days ago, 14 May 12, 4:00am
A national, phase II clinical trial examining the effects of resveratrol on individuals with mild to moderate dementia due to Alzheimer's disease has begun as more than two dozen academic institutions recruit volunteers in the coming months. R. Scott…Genes And Vascular Risk Modify Effects Of Aging On Brain And Cognition
7 days ago, 12 May 12, 3:00am
Efforts to understand how the aging process affects the brain and cognition have expanded beyond simply comparing younger and older adults. "Everybody ages differently...Memory Improved In Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment By Reducing Excess Brain Activity
8 days ago, 11 May 12, 3:00am
Research published by Cell Press in the journal Neuron, describes a potential new therapeutic approach for improving memory and modifying disease progression in patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment. The study finds that excess brain activ…Patients With Mild Alzheimer's Disease May Respond To Deep Brain Stimulation
10 days ago, 9 May 12, 4:00am
A study on a handful of people with suspected mild Alzheimer's disease (AD) suggests that a device that sends continuous electrical impulses to specific "memory" regions of the brain appears to increase neuronal activity...Purpose In Life May Protect Against Harmful Changes In The Brain Associated With Alzheimer's Disease
10 days ago, 9 May 12, 3:00am
Greater purpose in life may help stave off the harmful effects of plaques and tangles associated with Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study by researchers at Rush University Medical Center. The study, published in the May issue of the Archive…
Trial Set to See if Drug Can Prevent Alzheimer's
3 days ago, 16 May 12, 3:00am
Title: Trial Set to See if Drug Can Prevent Alzheimer'sCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/15/2012 6:05:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 5/16/2012 12:00:00 AMSmell Tests Don't Predict Alzheimer's, Study Finds
8 days ago, 11 May 12, 3:00am
Title: Smell Tests Don't Predict Alzheimer's, Study FindsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/10/2012 6:06:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 5/11/2012 12:00:00 AMHaving a 'Purpose in Life' May Help Shield You From Dementia
11 days ago, 8 May 12, 3:00am
Title: Having a 'Purpose in Life' May Help Shield You From DementiaCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/7/2012 6:06:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 5/8/2012 12:00:00 AMFish, Flaxseed May Lower Alzheimer's Risk
16 days ago, 3 May 12, 3:00am
Title: Fish, Flaxseed May Lower Alzheimer's RiskCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/3/2012 11:01:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 5/3/2012 12:00:00 AMgalantamine, Razadyne, Razadyne ER
22 days ago, 27 Apr 12, 3:00am
Title: galantamine, Razadyne, Razadyne ERCategory: MedicationsCreated: 10/19/2003 5:09:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 4/27/2012 12:00:00 AMAny Exercise May Cut Alzheimer's Risk at Any Age
30 days ago, 19 Apr 12, 3:00am
Title: Any Exercise May Cut Alzheimer's Risk at Any AgeCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/19/2012 11:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/19/2012 12:00:00 AMNew Method to Reveal Alzheimer's Marker Shows Promise
31 days ago, 18 Apr 12, 3:00am
Title: New Method to Reveal Alzheimer's Marker Shows PromiseCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/17/2012 2:06:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 4/18/2012 12:00:00 AMDrug May Help Diagnose Alzheimer's Earlier
33 days ago, 16 Apr 12, 3:00am
Title: Drug May Help Diagnose Alzheimer's EarlierCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/16/2012 11:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/16/2012 12:00:00 AMNew Drug Might Reduce an Alzheimer's Marker: Study
46 days ago, 3 Apr 12, 3:00am
Title: New Drug Might Reduce an Alzheimer's Marker: StudyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/2/2012 6:06:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 4/3/2012 12:00:00 AMBrain Scans Suggest How Alzheimer's Spreads
58 days ago, 22 Mar 12, 3:00am
Title: Brain Scans Suggest How Alzheimer's SpreadsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 3/21/2012 2:06:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 3/22/2012 12:00:00 AM
Experts are concerned about misdiagnosis rate for Alzheimer's disease
5 hours ago, 19 May 12, 1:40am
Alzheimer's experts say it's hard to quantify how often it happens, but findings from an ongoing study has found that one-third of Alzheimer's disease diagnoses were incorrect.Genentech gets major Alzheimer's trial that could be game changer
9 hours ago, 18 May 12, 9:41pm
Genentech has been awarded the right to run a trial on an experimental drug that could cure Alzheimer's, a disease that currently has no known cure.Wis. Court: Alzheimer's Patient Was Improperly Committed
13 hours ago, 18 May 12, 5:41pm
The case involves an 85-year-old woman who suffers from Alzheimer's disease. A judge in 2010 granted Fond du Lac County's request under Chapter 51 to place her in a locked psychiatric unit because she couldn't cooperate with health care providers at…The Zen of Glen: Family helps Glen Campbell fight darkness of Alzheimer’s
14 hours ago, 18 May 12, 4:36pm
Glen Campbell is having a great time. Make no mistake, it is tragic that Alzheimer's disease is slowly stripping away the memories and abilities that define one of music's greats.Alzheimer's: Know the 10 Signs... Early Detection Matters
16 hours ago, 18 May 12, 2:27pm
Loveland United Methodist Church's Senior's Ministry is hosting Janet Milne, from the Greater Cincinnati Chapter of Alzheimer's Assocation, who will be presenting an educational session on "Knowing the 10 Signs of Alzheimer's - Early Detection Matter…
Watching the future of Alzheimer’s - the NIA Alzheimer’s Disease Research Summit?
For the past day and a half I have been listening and watching the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Summit 2012: Path to Treatment and prevention Francis Collins started the conference with his usual pep talk about science. I have a new rule…Finding a cure for Alzheimer’s - what price to pay when and will it buy happiness?
In a post quite a few years ago I criticized how Leon Thal, a leading academic drug developer in Alzheimer’s, promised to “half the time to a cure if we doubled the money for research.” Perhaps we should have invested then because th…Bexarotene - act locally, think globally, and value better
Danny posted his own reflections about the publicity associated with a mouse study of amyloid overproduction treated with a medication, bexarotene, already available on the market for treating a form of skin cancer. I agree with his reflections and…Breaking down the latest “Alzheimer’s breakthrough”: Bexarotene
Many readers will have caught the story in the news last week about researchers at Case Western Reserve University who found a “breakthrough” for Alzheimer’s and reported their findings in the journal Science.Reported widely in the popular…I could not wait to ask a question of Dr. Richard Hodes, Director National Institute on Aging
So on this call that I mentioned in my last blog with leaders of the Department of Health and Human Services I listened to Dr. Hodes describe that AD was a public health need (well said, Richard) and a scientific opportunity” more extraordina…
Headlines in Alzheimer’s: Red Wine, Living Alone with Alzheimer’s, Landmark Alzheimer’s Summit
4 days ago, 15 May 12, 4:29pm
Every week we scour the news for the latest headlines in Alzheimer’s care, treatment and prevention. Here are some big stories for the week of May 7th 2012 – May...
Celebrate Mediterranean Diet Month: Useful Tips for a Vibrant Lifestyle
5 days ago, 14 May 12, 9:00am
By guest blogger Georgia Orcutt from Oldways, a nonprofit food and education organization whose mission is to guide people to good health through heritage. During May we are celebrating our...
Strangely Familiar (Part Two)
7 days ago, 12 May 12, 9:00am
This weekend’s guest bloggers are the daughters of Standish Village resident, Claire Sullivan. This is a poem written by her daughter, Pat: – Strangely Familiar by Pat Adams — She...
The Gift in Alzheimer’s (Part One)
8 days ago, 11 May 12, 1:00pm
This weekend’s guest bloggers are the daughters of Standish Village resident, Claire Sullivan. This is her daughter Claire’s first hand account of her mothers’ experience with Alzheimer’s and what Mother’s...
Headlines in Alzheimer’s Care: Slowing Down Alzheimer’s, Link to Depression, MindStart Website, Rare Dementia
9 days ago, 10 May 12, 5:02pm
Every week we scour the news for the latest headlines in Alzheimer’s care, treatment and prevention. Here are some big stories for the week of April 30 2012 – May...
Alzheimer's patient improperly committed, Wisconsin Supreme Court says
11 hours ago, 18 May 12, 7:49pm
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday affirmed that people suffering only from Alzheimer's disease should not be subject to involuntary civil commitment under a statute commonly used to confine people with temporary mental problems.Promising new Alzheimer's experiments may lead to cure
3 days ago, 16 May 12, 11:37am
People who have genetic predisposition to Alzheimer's will begin tests with experimental drug; Nasal spray for people with early memory problems to be tested as wellScientists hunt ways to stall Alzheimer's earlier
3 days ago, 16 May 12, 7:23am
Look for a fundamental shift in how scientists hunt ways to ward off the devastation of Alzheimer's disease — by testing possible therapies in people who don't yet show many symptoms, before too much of the brain is destroyed.Banner tests experimental drug to halt Alzheimer's
3 days ago, 16 May 12, 3:40am
If successful, may open door to larger study testing theory that Alzheimer's can be delayed or halted.National strategy on Alzheimer's disease aims to halt it by 2025
4 days ago, 15 May 12, 5:39pm
Asserting "we are at an exceptional moment" in the hunt for an Alzheimer'sdiseasetreatment, National Institutes of Health director Dr. Francis Collins on Tuesday promised a raft of new research aimed at stopping and reversing the memory-robbing disor…
Diagnosis of Alzheimer's isn't always accurate - Shreveport Times
4 hours ago, 19 May 12, 3:09am
Albert Lea TribuneDiagnosis of Alzheimer's isn't always accurateShreveport TimesHealth and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius speaks during the Alzheimer's Disease conference at the National Institute of Health in Bethesda, Md. / AP Diagnosis…Dan Thomas: Make Alzheimer's disease a national priority - Daily Camera
4 hours ago, 19 May 12, 3:06am
Dan Thomas: Make Alzheimer's disease a national priorityDaily CameraI was among over 700 Alzheimer's advocates from across the country who recently gathered in Washington, DC to call attention to the 5.4 million Americans with Alzheimer's diseases --…For Self-Care, Nutrition May Help Prevent Alzheimer's Disease - Massage Magazine
11 hours ago, 18 May 12, 7:47pm
For Self-Care, Nutrition May Help Prevent Alzheimer's DiseaseMassage MagazineA new study suggests that eating foods that contain omega-3 fatty acids, such as fish, chicken, salad dressing and nuts, may be associated with lower blood levels of a prote…Alzheimer's film Mamie's New Baby reveals the woman and mother behind the disease - Toronto Star
12 hours ago, 18 May 12, 6:20pm
Alzheimer's film Mamie's New Baby reveals the woman and mother behind the diseaseToronto StarGiles has dementia and Alzheimer's Disease. This ritual has happened day after day, month after month since Giles first saw the photo last Sept. 30. Her son…
State Supreme Court limits Alzheimer's patient confinement - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
13 hours ago, 18 May 12, 5:58pm
FOX6Now.com MilwaukeeState Supreme Court limits Alzheimer's patient confinementMilwaukee Journal SentinelBy Bruce Vielmetti of the Journal Sentinel The state Supreme Court on Friday affirmed that people suffering only from Alzheimer's disease should…
Dan Thomas: Make Alzheimer's disease a national priority - Daily Camera
4 hours ago, 19 May 12, 2:59am
I was among over 700 Alzheimer's advocates from across the country who recently gathered in Washington, D.C. to call attention to the 5.4 million Americans with Alzheimer's diseases -- a number that is expected to grow to 16 million by 2050 ...Supreme Court limits when Alzheimer's patients can be involuntarily confined - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
7 hours ago, 18 May 12, 11:46pm
The state Supreme Court on Friday affirmed that people suffering only from Alzheimer's disease should not be subject to involuntary civil commitment under a statute commonly used to confine people with temporary mental problems. The decision ...Letter: Release of Alzheimer's Plan a tremendous moment - Evansville Courier-Press
8 hours ago, 18 May 12, 10:27pm
calling it "the cornerstone of a historic effort to fight Alzheimer's disease." This is a tremendous moment. For the first time in history, the United States has a strong, coordinated, nationwide plan to address the Alzheimer's epidemic.Alzheimer's patient improperly committed, Wisconsin Supreme Court says - Pioneer Press
11 hours ago, 18 May 12, 7:43pm
The case involves an 85-year-old woman who suffers from Alzheimer's disease. A judge in 2010 granted Fond du Lac County's request under Chapter 51 to place her in a locked psychiatric unit because she couldn't cooperate with health care ...Alzheimer's Research Strategy Announced - Science Now
14 hours ago, 18 May 12, 4:58pm
An international panel of experts released recommendations today for future research on Alzheimer's disease. The recommendations will help guide the research component of the new national plan for Alzheimer's disease announced Tuesday by Health and H…
Is It Time for a Nursing Home?
6 days ago, 13 May 12, 10:44am
For some people, the answer to this question is clear. They may say, "No! I'm not ever going to make that choice. We'll figure it out and get the help we need at home." Or, "We promised our dad we wouldn't put him in a home."...Read Full PostA Mother's Day Tribute: One Daughter's Love Through Alzheimer's
9 days ago, 10 May 12, 7:24am
As Mother's Day approaches, I'd like to share a brief story with you.Margie, a reader who had been caring for her mother with Alzheimer's disease, recently contacted me and we began an email conversation. Margie wrote about the different symptoms h…What's the Story on Coconut Oil and Alzheimer's Disease?
13 days ago, 6 May 12, 6:13pm
If you've been following Alzheimer's research, you may have heard about the use of coconut oil in treating Alzheimer's disease. A physician in Florida has written about her experience with using coconut oil to treat her husband's symptoms of dementia…Berries: A Tasty Way to Slow Cognitive Decline?
19 days ago, 29 Apr 12, 7:30pm
The Annals of Neurology reported a study this week that demonstrated that eating strawberries and blueberries delayed women's cognitive decline by 2.5 years.Researchers included data from 16,010 women with an ...Read Full PostPat Summitt Steps Down to Fight Battle Against Early Onset Alzheimer's
26 days ago, 23 Apr 12, 4:39am
Pat Summitt recently announced she's giving up her head coaching role at Tennessee. Summitt was the head coach of the Lady Volunteers and has the most wins ever of any NCAA coach....Read Full Post
Alzheimer's gene causes brain's blood vessels to leak toxins and die
3 days ago, 16 May 12, 2:00pm
ApoE4, a well-known genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease triggers a cascade of signaling that ultimately results in leaky blood vessels in the brain, allowing toxic substances to pour into brain tissue in large amounts, scientists report.New clues on how ApoE4 affects Alzheimer's risk
3 days ago, 16 May 12, 2:00pm
Common variants of the ApoE gene are strongly associated with the risk of developing late-onset Alzheimer's disease, but the gene's role in the disease has been unclear. Now, researchers have found that in mice, having the most risky variant of ApoE…Neurodegeneration 'switched off' in mice
9 days ago, 10 May 12, 2:14pm
Researchers have identified a major pathway leading to brain cell death in mice with neurodegenerative disease. They were able to block the pathway, preventing brain cell death and increasing survival in the mice.Reducing brain activity improves memory after cognitive decline
9 days ago, 10 May 12, 11:33am
Research suggests a new approach to improving memory and interrupting disease progression in patients with a form of cognitive impairment that often leads to full-blown Alzheimer’s disease.Reduction of excess brain activity improves memory in amnestic mild cognitive impairment
10 days ago, 9 May 12, 12:38pm
New research describes a potential new therapeutic approach for improving memory and modifying disease progression in patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment. The study finds that excess brain activity may be doing more harm than good in som…
Resolved Question: What are your thoughts on this recent statement by Pat Robertson?
, 15 Sep 11, 2:28pm
... divorce when a spouse gets Alzheimer's disease. His thought process...Resolved Question: What do you think of Pat Robertson's opinion that Divorcing a Spouse with Alzheimer's is Okay?
, 15 Sep 11, 2:00pm
Pat Robertson started the Moral Majority in the 60s and founded the 700 club? He says its "A...Resolved Question: Do you worry about getting Alzheimer's?
, 17 Oct 10, 8:55am
I have family members that had it and it seems to run in the family. Since I never had...Resolved Question: Why do Liberals not believe the new Health Care has death panels?
, 26 Sep 10, 11:58pm
... great help with a drug for his Alzheimer's and they stopped all treatment...Resolved Question: Is this proof enough that science is unreliable?
, 7 Jan 10, 4:17pm
... that cell phone use can reverse Alzheimer's. Deja vu anyone? http://news.yahoo.com...
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