Alzheimer’s caregivers often feel emotionally isolated as they struggle to face the challenges they encounter on a daily basis. Sue Shipper can’t remember exactly when she became isolated from everyone in her life as she took care of her Alzheimer’s-stricken husband, Robert. Shipper’s story is very common among Alzheimer’s caregivers whose isolation becomes a …
A loved one with Alzheimer’s or dementia does not have to give up things they love. In the early stages of dementia, activities can be modified to the person’s ability to help enhance the quality of life. However, as the disease progresses, it may become difficult for the person carry on a conversation, respond to …
Misplace a pen or forget a doctor’s appointment? Fear not, most forgetfulness is nothing serious says Dr. Majid Fotuhi, founder and chief medical officer of NeurExpand Brain Center in Luterville, MD. Anything from lack of sleep to stress can affect memory. “Fortunately, your brain is malleable, meaning it changes and improves,” Fotuhi said. “Memory can …
Researchers from the University of Warwick in the UK have conducted a study which suggests the absence of a protein, called the MK2/3 protein, is associated with the early signs of dementia. The MK2/3 protein regulates the shape of spines in postsynaptic neurons, which is how information in the brain is transferred. Those neurons lacking …
Accounting for 10 to 15 percent of dementia cases, the rare frontotemporal dementia is similar to Alzheimer’s disease but attacks much earlier and can cause alarming behaviors. Patients typically forget the names of objects, say inappropriate things, and lose the capacity for empathy. Neuroscientists at the University of California, San Francisco, have found that before …
For adults over 65, having depression and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) can leave the person vulnerable to accelerated brain aging, according to a new study. Meryl A. Butters, Ph.D., an associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and senior investigator on the study, said that older adults with depression already …
Presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, one of the largest randomized prevention trials to date found that targeting the prevention or delay of Alzheimer’s disease is more beneficial than trying to treat those who already have the disease. Researchers who conducted the trial found that intervention involving exercise, diet and other behavioral changes improved …
Getting old is inevitable, but for those who suffer from Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, there is a constant need for assistance in everyday life. While making the decision to place a loved one in an elder care facility can be difficult, it may be the best thing you can do for them. This is essential …
A diagnosis of younger-onset Alzheimer’s may not be what you had planned at this point in your life, but with a little planning and preparation, you have the power to choose how to live your life with the disease. Alzheimer’s disease is considered younger-onset if it affects someone younger than 65 and can be in …
A new Facebook app, released by Alzheimer’s Research UK, has been designed to personalize and simulate what it would be like to have dementia. The app, called FaceDementia, temporarily takes information from the person’s Facebook profile page, such as user’s photos, liked pages, statuses and highlights the key details of their life. Once …
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