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How to Find and Select an Elder Law Attorney
By Bernard A. Krooks, Esq., Certified Elder Law Attorney If you have a family member with Alzheimer’s disease, there are…
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Which Proteins Cause Alzheimer’s Disease?
By: www.ALZinfo.org Beta-amyloid is believed to cause most of the degenerative brain changes underlying Alzheimer’s disease. Scientists at the Fisher…
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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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Visualizing Alzheimer’s
By Toby Bilanow For centuries, scientists had few clues about the inner workings of the brain. The three pounds of…
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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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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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Friends and Family May Be the Best Detectors of Early Alzheimer’s
Family members and friends may be better judges of early Alzheimer’s disease than standard memory tests, a new study reports.…
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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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Show You Care: the Rachael Ray Way
By Tracy A. Mozingo Food is a source of life; it is also a source of comfort. It helps heal…
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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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Spinal Fluid Test Can Predict Early Alzheimer’s
A test that measures proteins in the spinal fluid was accurate in detecting which people with memory problems would go…
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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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Breakthrough Finding
Major breakthrough in Alzheimer Research Fisher Scientists Discover Protein that Fuels Alzheimer’s Disease, Promising New Treatments Expected Our Fisher Center…
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Fisher Scientists Discover Protein that Fuels Alzheimer’s Disease, Promising New Treatments Expected
Researchers at the Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research laboratory published “Gamma-secretase Activating Protein is a Therapeutic Target for Alzheimer’s Disease”…
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Life Insurance
Why is life insurance important? Life insurance can be an important asset for everyone, especially someone with Alzheimer’s disease. The…
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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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