“Oh, he’s the same old Jim!” When memory, function and personality fade, the foundations of a relationship may stay the same. But the moment people perceive (correctly or not) that moral traits are going, relationships deteriorate. A new study reveals how easy it is to fall into this relationship-destroying trap and how essential it is …
One of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease is memory loss. Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have found a way to retrieve memories that were thought to have been lost. The experiment consisted of mice that showed the early symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. Using a technique known as optogenetics, the researchers were able to …
Yet another article highlighting the financial aspects of dealing with Alzheimer’s disease. One couple talks about how their financial plans were erased when the husband was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Many Americans believe that Medicare will cover the cost of nursing homes but Medicare will not do that. Prevention is the key to dealing with this …
Alzheimer’s disease can significantly burden the life of not only the patient, but the caregiver too. The main problems of being a caregiver are related to money and time. Many caregivers spend their savings to take care of the person affected by Alzheimer’s. One-third of caregivers reported that their income went down due to reduced …
Healthy brains regularly clear Alzheimer’s-causing amyloid-beta. Our ability to do so slows with age. A sizable study demonstrated that in our 30s, a healthy brain clears amyloid-beta every four hours. At 80 years old, it takes more than 10 hours. This may explain the link between age and Alzheimer’s, as well as what we need …
Get new insights from a study on marital communication in dementia. When a spouse is cognitively impaired, marital communication is impaired. As Alzheimer’s disease (AD) progresses, language problems increase in frequency – such as searching for the right word, repeating the same word, asking the same question over and over, or substituting one word for …
ROOTS OF ALZHEIMER’S: Columbia University researchers have pinpointed 3 discoveries about Alzheimer’s: Where it starts Why it starts there How it spreads. Learn why this can help researchers treat Alzheimer’s sooner and better. Using high-resolution functional MRI (fMRI) imaging in patients with Alzheimer’s disease and in mouse models of the disease, Columbia University Medical Center …
HEALTH VIDEO (TED TALKS): What keeps us happy and healthy as we go through life? If you think it’s fame and money, you’re not alone – but Dr. Robert Waldinger can prove you’re mistaken. As Director of a 75-year study of a single group of people, Waldinger has unprecedented access to real data on true …
When President Ronald Wilson Reagan’s received his Alzheimer’s diagnosis, he immediately penned this profound letter to America. It led the way in breaking down the stigma and myths surrounding Alzheimer’s. Watch Nancy Reagan describe that moment, 21 years past. It marked the ceasing of his formal, public appearances and the beginning of his long, private …
As told to PAULA SPAN – MARCH 4, 2016 –NY Times | In 2010, Elizabeth Wolf, then 30, was living in Vermont, working for a nonprofit and happily exploring new pursuits, from raising chickens to contra dancing. But after several disturbing phone calls from and about her parents, Louis and Nancy Brood, she moved back …
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