Monday, July 12, 2010
Match service aims to speed Alzheimer's research
A new online service designed to match Alzheimer's patients with clinical trials may help address a big bottleneck in developing new drugs -- a lack of people to test them on, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
- Reuters
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Friday, July 09, 2010
Early Alzheimer's Identification Method Discovered
Abnormal brain images combined with examination of the composition of the fluid that surrounds the spine may offer the earliest signs identifying healthy older adults at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, well before cognitive problems emerge, a study by researchers at UC Davis has found.
- Science Daily
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Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Promise Seen for Detection of Alzheimer's
Dr. Daniel Skovronsky sat at a small round table in his corner office, laptop open, waiting for an e-mail message. A few minutes later, the message arrived — results that showed his tiny start-up company might have overcome one of the biggest obstacles in diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease. It had found a dye and a brain scan that, he said, can show the hallmark plaque building up in the brains of people with the disease.
- NY Times
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Sunday, June 20, 2010
Jan's Story: Love and Early-Onset Alzheimer's
Five years ago, when she was 55, she received a diagnosis both awful and heartbreaking. Jan had Alzheimer's disease. It has moved so fast that she is now in an assisted living facility, where this once bright, articulate woman struggles to make sense. It can be painful to watch.
- CBS News
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Tuesday, June 01, 2010
Alzheimer's Stalks a Colombian Family
At frighteningly young ages, in their 40s, four of Laura Cuartas’s children began forgetting and falling apart, assaulted by what people here have long called La Bobera, the foolishness. It is a condition attributed, in hushed rumors, to everything from touching a mysterious tree to the revenge of a wronged priest.
- NY Times
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Alzheimer's Prevention Strategies Remain an Elusive Challenge
The search for new drugs that can reverse the course of Alzheimer's has frustrated pharmaceutical companies, with several failures reported in recent years. Research advances have arrived, not in the form of new drugs but, rather, in technologies that track the underlying biology of the disease before the first symptoms appear.
- Scientific American
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010
At the Crossroads: Family Conversations about Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia & Drivings
Do you have a relative with dementia who’s still driving? Do you worry about him or her driving? Or are you just hoping his or her driving is “good enough?” If you have a loved one diagnosed with dementia, you’ll struggle with a number of caregiving challenges from medical and daily care to financial and legal matters. Driving, of course, can be an immediate and life-threatening issue – making it a family priority.
- The Hartford
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Report: Alzheimer's disease to cost United States $20 trillion over next 40 years
A new report from the Alzheimer's Association, Changing the Trajectory of Alzheimer's Disease: A National Imperative shows that in the absence of disease-modifying treatments, the cumulative costs of care for people with Alzheimer's from 2010 to 2050 will exceed $20 trillion, in today's dollars. The report, which examines the current trajectory of Alzheimer's based on a model developed by the Lewin Group for the Alzheimer's Association, also shows that the number of Americans age 65 and older who have this condition will increase from the 5.1 million today to 13.5 million by mid-century.
- Alzheimer's Association
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Wednesday, April 21, 2010
David Hyde Pierce honored with special Tony Award
Alzheimer Champion David Hyde Pierce is the 2010 recipient of the Tony Awards® Isabelle Stevenson Award, recognizing an individual from the theater community who "has made a substantial contribution of volunteered time and effort on behalf of one or more humanitarian, social service or charitable organization."
- Alzheimer's Association
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Tuesday, May 04, 2010
Resources and Technology to Help Caregivers Cope
One Alzheimer’s wanderer in Arizona had lost much of his memory, but not, apparently, his interest in fashion: he never left the house without a beloved baseball cap on his head. So a trick the family used to keep the man around was to hide his caps.
- NY Times
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Tuesday, May 04, 2010
More With Dementia Wander From Home
For generations, the prototypical search-and-rescue case in America was Timmy in the well, with Lassie barking insistently to summon help. Lost children and adolescents — from the woods to the mall — generally outnumbered all others.
- NY Times
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Thursday, April 29, 2010
How Exercise Might Help Keep Alzheimer's At Bay
People have been trying for years to keep their brains sharp by exercising, staying mentally active and watching their diets. But a panel convened by the National Institutes of Health warned the public Wednesday that it's not clear whether any of these measures can prevent Alzheimer's disease or other forms of mental decline in people.
- NPR
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
No evidence Alzheimer's prevention works
U.S. medical investigators said Wednesday there is no firm evidence any preventive measures for cognitive decline or Alzheimer's disease are effective.
- UPI
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Friday, April 16, 2010
Abnormal Heart Rhythm Linked to Alzheimer's
People with atrial fibrillation, a form of abnormal heart rhythm, are more likely than others to develop dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, a new study finds.
- Health Day
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Friday, April 23, 2010
Speaking of Faith with Krista Tippett
Alzheimer's disease has been described as "the great unlearning," a "disease of memory," a "demise of consciousness." But what does it reveal about the nature of human identity? What remains when memory unravels? And how might such insights help Alzheimer's sufferers themselves. Speaking of Faith attempts to explore these ideas through an evolving media space.
- speakingoffaith.publicradio.org
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Sunday, April 18, 2010
An Alzheimer's Charity Takes Aggressive Steps to Reach Minorities
An internal study by the organization zeroed in on those areas of the city that were being underserved by the charity, and in response, the group began about three years ago to focus on its gaps in coverage.
- Philanthropy.com
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Thursday, April 15, 2010
New Tools to Detect Alzheimer's
Companies specializing in medical imaging are pushing to develop chemical agents to detect Alzheimer's disease from brain scans, a process that one day may make it possible to predict who will suffer from the progressive ailment before symptoms appear.
- The Wall Street Journal
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Thursday, April 08, 2010
New Resource For Caregivers - Care for the Family Caregiver: A Place to Start
This booklet provides an overview of the the caregiving journey, told through family caregiver stories, the basics of family caregiving, caregiving tips, caregiver training, caring for yourself, legal and financial issues to consider, and where to turn for help
- NYC Chapter
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Thursday, April 08, 2010
Announcing A New Section of Our Website: Pharmacy Discount Programs
Looking for relief from paying the full cost of your prescription drugs? View available programs for those who qualify.
- NYC Chapter
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Monday, March 22, 2010
Needs of Alzheimer population addressed in healthcare reform legislation
As the leading care, research and advocacy organization for Alzheimer’s disease, the Alzheimer’s Association applauds Congress for including significant provisions in the final healthcare reform legislation to address the health concerns of a growing Alzheimer population.
- Alzheimer's Association
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Could Lowering Blood Pressure Help Stop Dementia?
In the ongoing struggle to find treatments -- and maybe one day even a cure -- for dementia, researchers are focusing their attention on high blood pressure, long a culprit for a variety of other ills and an ailment for which many drugs are already available.
- Health Day
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Friday, March 12, 2010
Needs of Driving With Early Alzheimer's May Be Ill-Advised
Elderly people with failing memories often keep driving, but a study of Alzheimer's patients suggests the risk of getting lost -- even on familiar streets -- may be greater than once thought.
- Business Week
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Monday, March 15, 2010
Alzheimer's Detection Low Among Blacks, Hispanics
More than 5 million people are living with Alzheimer's disease and other memory-robbing illnesses. It's the seventh leading cause of death in the United States. And according to a new report from the Alzheimer's Association, African-Americans and Hispanics are far more likely to develop the illness but less likely to be diagnosed — particularly early on when medicine and treatment can have a direct impact on how they live with the disease.
- NPR
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Governor Paterson Signs Family Health Care Decisions Act into Law
Governor David A. Paterson today signed the Family Health Care Decisions Act (FHCDA) into law. The FHCDA allows family members to make health care decisions, including decisions about the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment, on behalf of patients who lose their ability to make such decisions and have not prepared advance directives regarding their wishes.
- Alzheimer's Association
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Wednesday, March 03, 2010
2010 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures
Facts and Figures details the escalation of Alzheimer's, which currently impacts over 5 million Americans; conveys the burden it places on families, government and the nation's healthcare system; and shows that African-Americans and Hispanics are at higher risk for developing Alzheimer's.
- Alzheimer's Association
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Wednesday, March 03, 2010
Hopes for Alzheimer's Drug Are Dashed
Dimebon failed in its first late-stage clinical trial, dealing a blow not only to patients with Alzheimer’s and their families but to the companies developing the treatment — a start-up in San Francisco called Medivation and the world’s largest drug company, Pfizer.
- NY Times
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Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Senate Passes Family Health Care Decisions Act
The New York State Senate passed the Family Health Care Decisions Act (FHCDA) today by a vote of 55-3, empowering family members and others close to the patient to make medical decisions for incapacitated patients.
- NYSenate.gov
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Tuesday, February 02, 2010
Cigarette Smoking a Risk Factor for Alzheimer's Disease, Study Shows
A UCSF analysis of published studies on the relationship between Alzheimer's disease and smoking indicates that smoking cigarettes is a significant risk factor for the disease.
- Science Daily
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