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GPS shoes help Alzheimer’s patients, caretakers
By admin at February 11, 2012 | 5:43 pm | 0 Comment
(CBS News) It's very common for people who have dementia to wander off on their own. When that happens, frantic family members have to search for them, and call the police if they can't find them. But there's now another option. Technology -- in the form of shoes that have GPS tracking -- is beginning to revolutionize how caretakers keep tabs on their loved more...
Alzheimer’s could be stopped from progressing after scientists find disease ‘spreads like an infection’
By admin at February 6, 2012 | 7:59 pm | 0 Comment
By Reuters Reporter Alzheimer's disease spreads in a predictable pattern like an infection, going from one brain cell to another along linked circuits known as synapses, researchers say. The findings, published in the online journal PloS One, suggest that blocking the process early on may keep the disease from spreading. Brain effect: This computer graphic shows a more...
Nursing Home Checklist
By admin at January 17, 2012 | 9:53 pm | 0 Comment
Does the nursing home provide the level of care needed? Does the nursing home meet local and/or state licensing requirements? Does the nursing home's administrator have an up-to-date license? Does the nursing home meet state fire regulations (including a sprinkler system, fire-resistant doors, and a plan for evacuating residents)? What are the visiting more...
U.S. launches national war on Alzheimer’s
By admin at January 17, 2012 | 9:17 pm | 0 Comment
U.S. launches national war on Alzheimer's GREAT FALLS, VA.— When doctors told Carol Blackwell that her husband — her best friend and the love of her life — had Alzheimer’s disease, they assured her “a cure was just around the corner.” Bob Blackwell was 64, recently retired from the CIA as an analyst on the former Soviet Union and Europe and still more...
FREE Educational & Informative Symposium Register before June 2012
By admin at January 10, 2012 | 6:31 pm | 0 Comment
Alzheimer’s Disease: The Disease with Two Victims Date: Friday June 8, 2012 Time: 9:00am to 2:00pm Hosted by: Shore Meadows Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, 231 Warner Street Toms River NJ Presented by Keynote Speaker Dr. Joshua Shua-Haim MD FACP AGSF CMD Professor of Medicine FREE Educational & Informative Symposium Back by Popular more...
Free Memory Screening November 17, 2011
By admin at November 4, 2011 | 3:55 pm | 0 Comment
The Alzheimer’s Academy Presented by The Haven at Shorrock Gardens Care Center National Memory Screening Day November 17, 2011 Free Memory Screenings 9:00am until 1:00PM and Presentation 1:00PM Join us at The Haven at Shorrock Gardens Care Center on Thursday, Nov 17th for Free Memory Screenings 9:00am until 1:00p [caption id="attachment_596" more...
Blood Test May Spot Alzheimer’s Before Symptoms Appear
By admin at August 12, 2011 | 4:34 pm | 0 Comment
Test Looks for Antibodies Specific to Alzheimer's Disease. By Kathleen Doheny WebMD Health News Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD Aug. 3, 2011 -- A new blood test for Alzheimer's disease is 96% accurate at identifying the disease and can perhaps detect it even before symptoms such as memory loss appear, says the test's developer. ''This is a simple test that has high more...
Falls May Indicate Earliest Stages of Alzheimer’s and Need for Further Evaluation
By admin at July 24, 2011 | 2:52 pm | 0 Comment
Falls May Indicate Earliest Stages of Alzheimer's and Need for Further Evaluation - Also, Preliminary Results on a Possible New "Eye Test" for Alzheimer's - PARIS, July 17, 2011 – Falls are more common among individuals with the earliest signs of Alzheimer's, according to a study presented at the Alzheimer's Association® International Conference 2011 more...
Alzheimer’s Association Presents Lifetime Achievement Awards to Four Researchers
By admin at July 23, 2011 | 1:59 am | 0 Comment
Alzheimer's Association Presents Lifetime Achievement Awards to Four Researchers PARIS, July 17, 2011 – The Alzheimer's Association recognized four leading scientists for their extraordinary contributions to Alzheimer's disease research at the Alzheimer's Association® International Conference (AAIC 2011) in Paris, France. The Alzheimer's Association is more...
Late Breaking Research Results from the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2011
By admin at July 23, 2011 | 1:59 am | 0 Comment
Late Breaking Research Results from the Alzheimer's Association International Conference 2011 PARIS, July 20, 2011 – Late breaking research results reported today at the Alzheimer's Association® International Conference 2011 (AAIC 2011) in Paris include: Findings from a survey by Alzheimer Europe and the Harvard School of Public Health of experiences with more...
