Showing posts with label alzheimers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label alzheimers. Show all posts

Monday, June 25, 2018

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Thursday, November 19, 2015

Listening to a Person with Alzheimer's

The following is a custom search of articles published in the 
Alzheimer's Reading Room.



Content includes:

How to Listen to an Alzheimer's Patient

Connecting with a Person Living with Dementia

The Great Thanksgiving Listen

An Alzheimer's Communication Tip - No More Blah Blah Blah

Alzheimer's and Learning How to Trust

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Thursday, June 19, 2014

Alzheimer's Misdiagnosis

Patients with Alzheimer's and related dementia are frequently misdiagnosed.

A reader searching Bing using the following keyword search

alzheimers misdiagnosis

was directed to this article in the Alzheimer's Reading Room

Alzheimers

Another Misdiagnosis of Alzheimer's Another Miracle


The above article was ranked number one in this particular search of Bing.

You might also find this article of interest.

Atypical Form of Alzheimer’s Disease May be Present in a More Widespread Number of Patients, Mayo Clinic Says


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Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Stage 7 Alzheimer's

It is important to note that not everyone living with Alzheimer's or a related dementia will experience the same symptoms or progress at the same rate over time.
Alzheimer's Brain

As a result, the Seven Stages of Alzheimer's should be look at as guidelines to expectations.

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Describing Someone with Alzheimer's

Dementia can affect a person’s ability to recognise the meaning of common emotional words such as ‘thrilled’ and ‘annoyed’, according to new research.


Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Thursday, December 5, 2013

Estrogen: Not Just Produced by the Ovaries

A University of Wisconsin-Madison research team reports today that the brain can produce and release estrogen — a discovery that may lead to a better understanding of hormonal changes observed from before birth throughout the entire aging process.

The Brain

Monday, November 25, 2013

Helping a Client With Alzheimer's Relinquish Control

The clients were a couple in their early 70s. The husband had handled all of the financial planning and investing decisions.


But after receiving a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease early last year, the couple realized they needed a new plan to address his increasing dementia.

Continue reading in the Wall Street Journal


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Monday, November 18, 2013

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Signal found to enhance survival of new brain cells

A specialized type of brain cell that tamps down stem cell activity ironically, perhaps, encourages the survival of the stem cells' progeny, Johns Hopkins researchers report.

+Bob DeMarco  +Alzheimer's Reading Room

Interneurons

Understanding how these new brain cells "decide" whether to live or die and how to behave is of special interest because changes in their activity are linked to neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, mental illness and aging.

Thursday, November 7, 2013

Monday, July 22, 2013

Alzheimer's Care Partner

One issue that really frustrates me is the treatment of Alzheimer's caregivers.


Are Alzheimer's Caregivers the Forgotten?


Original content +Bob DeMarco , +Alzheimer's Reading Room

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Friday, July 12, 2013

Accepting Alzheimers, Coping in Alzheimers World

Did you ever wonder why most Alzheimer's patients stick like glue to their caregiver? Call out their name when they can't see them? Want to know where you are when they can't see you?

Accepting Alzheimers, Coping in Alzheimers World


Monday, July 1, 2013

Green Tea and Its Effects on Alzheimer’s

I often get boxes of green tea as a welcoming gift from visiting scientists. Occasionally, I sample these fine teas, however, a recent study makes me realize that perhaps I should be drinking more of it.

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Tuesday, February 26, 2013

What is Alzheimer's Disease? What are the Eight Types of Dementia?

Alzheimer's disease is a physical illness that causes radical changes in the brain. As healthy brain tissues degenerate persons suffering from Alzheimer's experience a steady decline in memory and the ability to use their brain to perform tasks.

What is Alzheimer's Disease? What are the Eight Types of Dementia?


What’s the Difference Between Alzheimer’s and Dementia?

In a nutshell, dementia is a symptom, and Alzheimer's disease is the cause of the symptom. When someone is told they have dementia, it means that they have significant memory problems as well as other cognitive difficulties, and that these problems are severe enough to get in the way of daily living.
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Living With Dementia

As their memory slips away, dementia sufferers describe what it is like to forget.

Video Source: Connor Boals and Mary Plummer/News21/Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, Washington Post

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