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Brain Scans Lead to Earlier Alzheimer’s Diagnosis

May 24, 2011

Scientists are moving closer to diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease at an earlier stage using special brain scans. The scans, which are…

Blood Poisoning’s Toll on the Brain

May 3, 2011

Every year, some 750,000 Americans suffer from sepsis, a life-threatening ailment that many have never heard of. The condition, sometimes…

Caregiving, Flu and You

March 29, 2011

By Jennifer Sellers You’ve probably had the flu at least once in your life. You likely remember the aches, pains,…

Home-Based Training May Benefit Alzheimer’s Patients and Caregivers

January 4, 2011

A home care program that used nurses and occupational therapists to aid people with Alzheimer’s in their homes brought benefits…

When Patients With Advanced Alzheimer’s Get Pneumonia

September 23, 2010

Up to 90 percent of people in the advanced stages of Alzheimer’s disease must be cared for in a nursing…

Useful Definitions

July 31, 2010

Here are definitions for some common terms used in clinical trials. Placebo: A placebo (sometimes called a “sugar pill”) is…

Frequently Asked Questions about Clinical Trials

July 31, 2010

Here are some common questions we get about clinical trials. What is a clinical trial? Although there are many definitions…