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A new study supports the idea that depression contributes to vascular dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers found that depressed older adults were more than twice as likely to develop vascular dementia and 65% more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than people of similar age who were...
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We all know that the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease or some other type of dementing disease is one of the most dreaded things that an individual can experience.  But what happens next is equally bad:  where do you turn for information, what can and can't you do, when is it safe to drive or be ou...
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For an excellent discussion on how Alzheimer's actually kills, check out the attached link - Alzheimer's "Epidemic" Now Deadlier Threat to the Elderly  http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/03/18/174651566/alzheimers-epidemic-now-a-deadlier-threat-to-elderly?ft=1&f=1007     &...
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Ohio State University is working on a pacemaker for the brain to be used on Alzheimer’s patients. The research is in its infancy and no one knows if it will work and if the effects will last. The hope is that constant electrical stimulation of brain circuits involved in memory and thinking might k...
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The Alzheimer’s Society offers many valuable suggestions on hosting or visiting a person with dementia during the holidays. Some of the tips involve planning for the visit, asking for help, safety and security for the guest, food and mealtime issues, emergencies, medical issues, and activities. ...
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The University of Tennessee’s icon, Pat Summitt, has become an advocate for Alzheimer’s disease by promoting education about the disease as well as supporting caregivers and patients, and funding research. Pat was the lady’s basketball coach for the Tennessee Lady Volunteers for 38 years. She ...
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As I often tell people who I am speaking to, roughly 75% of our clients are dealing with Alzheimer's or some other type of dementia.  Alzheimer's is a very costly and devastating disease.  Currently, there are no drugs that can cure or even slow down the disease.  However, it appears that progres...
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Beginning today, Wednesday, October 3rd, is a four-part series on "Memory Loss, Dementia, and Alzheimer's disease: What Every Family Caregiver Needs to Know." This Wednesday evening series is being held at Marietta First Baptist Church, 148 Church Street in Marietta, GA. from 6:30 to 8:00 pm. Call f...
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A French study published September 28, 2012 in the British Medical Journal suggests an association between benzodiazepines and dementia. This is not a direct cause-and-effect link but rather a suggestion based on current statistics that drugs, such as Valium and Xanax, cause adults over 65 years of ...
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I read an interesting article this week on new early signs of Alzheimer's. Researchers at the Basel Mobility Center in Basel, Switzerland said that a pronounced slowing of a person's walking pace could be a signal of the early signs of cognitive decline. They studied more than 1100 elderly adults....
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