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Reduce the Risk of Wandering
By Winnie Yu It is a major problem with Alzheimer’s disease patients: the tendency to wander off, away from caregiving…
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How to Communicate With Someone Who Has Alzheimer’s
By: www.ALZinfo.org How can I communicate better with my loved one who has Alzheimer’s? Learning about Alzheimer’s—how it progresses and…
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Doing Crossword Puzzles May Keep the Mind Sharp, for a Time
Mentally stimulating activities like doing crossword puzzles, reading and visiting museums may slow the decline of thinking skills with advancing…
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Cutting Your Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease
What’s the most effective way to cut your risk of developing Alzheimer’s? A study from France looked at various ways…
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In Search of an Alzheimer’s Cure
By Toby Bilanow With over 5.3 million Americans currently suffering from Alzheimer’s, an effective treatment is needed more than ever.
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How to Assemble a Caregiving Team
By Winnie Yu Whether it’s driving mom to the doctor, doing dad’s laundry, or providing 24/7 care to an aging…
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Memory Problems May Be More Common in Men
Researchers who studied seniors living in Minnesota found that elderly men were more likely than their female peers to have…
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Suggesting a Memory Screening
By Kevin Gault It can be a touchy moment: You notice changes in a loved one’s cognitive abilities, want to…
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Elder Law Attorneys Offer Senior Citizens Hope
By Bernard A. Krooks, Certified Elder Law Attorney Recently, I spoke to a group of seniors. Someone in attendance asked…
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Fitness and Good Mental Health: Exercise Brings Many Benefits
By: www.ALZinfo.org Exercise is more important than you might think. Scientific evidence is increasingly showing that physical exercise is not…
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Looking for Links Between Genes and Alzheimer’s
Researchers are continuing to uncover various genes that may play a role in the onset of Alzheimer’s disease. The findings…
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Clinical Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease
By Dr. Barry Reisberg Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a characteristic process with readily identifiable clinical stages. These clinical stages exist…
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What to Expect When You’re Caregiving
Anyone who has cared for a loved one with Alzheimer’s knows just how stressful and unpredictable the experience can be.…
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Foods Rich in Vitamin E May Lower Alzheimer’s Risk
Antioxidants, those cell-protecting nutrients found in foods and dietary supplements and also produced naturally in the body, have been studied…
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Nonpharmacological Therapies in Alzheimer’s Disease: A Systematic Review of Efficacy
Therapies for Persons with Alzheimer’s Disease and Their Caregivers Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders September 10, 2010 Full PDF here
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Fitting in Fitness – for Caregivers
By Jennifer Newton Reents, R.N. Making time for physical activity shouldn’t be a last consideration—especially for caregivers. Put fitness at
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Low Vitamin D Levels Linked to Memory Decline
Vitamin D, the so-called “sunshine vitamin” long linked to healthy bones, has also been hailed as a possible protector against…
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A Lifetime of Physical Activity Is Good for the Brain
Want to help ward off Alzheimer’s in old age? It may never be too early to start exercising. A new…
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Depression Increases the Risk of Alzheimer’s
One of the largest and longest studies to date shows that being depressed increases the risk of developing Alzheimer’s or…
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Make Mental Fitness Your Priority
By Jennifer Newton Reents, R.N. We all know that physical fitness is an important component for a person’s overall health,…
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When Patients With Advanced Alzheimer’s Get Pneumonia
Up to 90 percent of people in the advanced stages of Alzheimer’s disease must be cared for in a nursing…
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How Education May Lower Alzheimer’s Risk
Researchers have noted that extra years of schooling during youth can reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s in old age. As…
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Social Security
What is Social Security? Social Security is a mandatory government program that taxes your income while you are working and…
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Medigap: Medicare Supplemental Insurance
What is Medigap or Medicare Supplemental Insurance? A Medigap policy is health insurance sold by private insurance companies to fill…
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