Friday, June 25, 2021

FDA adviser who resigned in protest of agency's approval of Alzheimer's Disease drug speaks out

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Saturday, May 23, 2020

Alzheimers Association offers programs to help families

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Saturday, May 9, 2020

Coronavirus presents unique challenges for Americans living with Alzheimer's and their caregivers

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Saturday, April 25, 2020

WATCH: Alzheimers Assoc. still offering help during coronavirus pandemic

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Saturday, February 22, 2020

A4 study for Alzheimers Disease

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Saturday, February 15, 2020

Aging and Alzheimers: How to advocate for yourself

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Saturday, February 8, 2020

New Book Details How Alzheimers & Depression Could Be Alleviated Through 'Brain Hacking'

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Saturday, October 19, 2019

Dispeling three common myths about Alzheimer’s disease

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Saturday, March 3, 2018

HealthWatch: Reversing Alzheimer’s? VIDEO

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Saturday, September 23, 2017

Living With Alzheimer's series kicks off on Alzheimer's learning day: VDEO

It is Alzheimer’s learning day and an assisted living facility in Salisbury is taking steps to educate the public about the disease.

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Saturday, September 9, 2017

Alzheimer's: Treating with a daily pill in the future? VIDEO

Who's most-at-risk for developing Alzheimer's disease?

The Alzheimer's Association reveals new data about who's most-at-risk for the disease
A Boston-based startup called Lyndra that specializes in developing long-acting drug delivery has announced an exclusive partnership with drug giant Allergan (AGN) to develop a once-weekly drug to fight Alzheimer’s disease.

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Saturday, August 12, 2017

Glen Campbell’s last song chronicled his struggle with Alzheimer’s disease: VIDEO

Singer Glen Campbell performs on stage in 2011 at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, California, as part of a farewell concert tour following his diagnosis with Alzheimer's disease. Campbell has died at age 81. REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn/File Photo

Glen Campbell, the “Rhinestone Cowboy,” country music legend, hitmaker, and TV star, is dead at 81.

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Saturday, July 8, 2017

New study aims to stop progression of early-onset alzheimer's disease: VIDEO

For many, symptoms begin to appear when a person is in his or her 60s or 70s. But a small percentage of people begin to show signs in their 50s, 40s and even 30s.

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Saturday, June 24, 2017

ALZHEIMER'S: HOW EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL PREVENTS BRAIN PLAQUES AND PRESERVES MEMORY

Extra virgin olive oil is the key ingredient of the Mediterranean diet that protects the brain from Alzheimer’s disease and cognitive decline, scientists have discovered.
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Tuesday, June 6, 2017

Rising Alzheimer's Death Correlates To Awareness: VIDEO

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found in a recent report that the number of deaths credited to Alzheimer's disease has increased by more than half. Experts say the report, which is based on data from death certificates, suggests diagnosis of the disease has improved -- as has treatment of other leading causes of death in the United States. Christopher A. Taylor, an epidemiologist at the CDC, told UPI, "People are becoming more aware of Alzheimer's disease and go to physicians to seek out a diagnosis if they have symptoms." Wichita
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Thursday, June 1, 2017

New connection sprouts between Alzheimer's disease and the immune system: VIDEO

High-resolution confocal images from the hippocampal CA3 region of Alzheimer's mouse brain show amyloid-beta plaques (green) and microglia/macrophages (red). Mice with complement C3 deficiency show an altered glial response to plaques. Credit: the Lemere Lab, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Just as trimming back the branches of an overgrown plant can encourage healthy growth, a little pruning of the connections in the human brain can be a good thing during brain development. But what happens when this natural process goes wrong later in life? Investigators at Brigham and Women's Hospital have found new clues from preclinical models to indicate that this "synaptic refinement" may play a role in neurodegenerative disease. Their findings, published in Science Translational Medicine, offer new insights into the interplay between the immune system and the development of Alzheimer's disease.

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Wednesday, May 17, 2017

This test may predict your risk for Alzheimer's Disease: VIDEO

One of these things is not like the other. It's a common puzzle many of us know from brain teaser books, and it's these puzzles that may help determine your risk for Alzheimer's Disease.
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Friday, May 12, 2017

Music sparks memories in Alzheimer's patients: VIDEO

Patients, family members and the entire community are invited to Pathways Memory Care at 7 p.m. Thursday for a preview of the movie "Alive Inside."
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Thursday, May 11, 2017

Researchers: Prevention by intervention key to Alzheimer's: VIDEO

Researchers at the University of Washington are on the cusp of something very exciting.

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Friday, May 5, 2017

A major development in the public fight against Alzheimer's: VIDEO

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For Mike Belleville, diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer's three years ago was a call to action. A Massachusetts resident, Belleville began lobbying his state legislators. He even met with Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren and asked her to fight for more Alzheimer's funding, because he knew he'd forget about it as his disease progressed.

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