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Sleep Apnea in Seniors Tied to Alzheimer's in Study
Sleep apnea, the condition that robs sufferers of deep sleep by endlessly and subconsciously waking them up, becomes more common as people age.
8 hrs ago | EurekAlert!
Study finds that sleep apnea and Alzheimer's are linked
ATS 2013, PHILADELPHIAA new study looking at sleep-disordered breathing and markers for Alzheimer's disease risk in cerebrospinal fluid and neuroimaging adds to the growing body of research linking the two.
9 hrs ago | Knutsford Guardian
Call to join in Dementia awareness week activities
This year's campaign, which takes place between Sunday, May 19, and Saturday, May 25, is 'Worrying Changes Nothing, Talking Changes Everything'. The society wants people to get talking about dementia - whether online or in their local community.
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She expired at the Quezon City General Hospital following a steep drop in blood pressure, but even before her death, the actress battled diabetes and showed signs of memory loss or Alzheimer's disease.
17 hrs ago | Farmington Daily Times
I am representing the NARFE, Nation Association of Active and Retired Federal Employees, and have just attended the convention of the New Mexico State Federation of Chapters in Albuquerque.
CarMax founder, family hope for Alzheimer's cure
"All of my life, I've been the curious one. It's a good thing to have," Sharp said recently, adding that he always looked for new or different ways to do something.
Rat Study Shows How Brain Rewires Itself After Injury
When the brain's primary learning center is damaged, new neural circuits arise to compensate for the lost function, a new study has found.
Business people, Friday, May 17
Ryan Kent has joined the Bowles Rice LLP law firm as an associate practicing in the areas of energy, oil, natural gas, real estate, and tax law.
Event: The annual Alzheimer's Association Remembering Our Stars gala was held Saturday, April 13, at the Depot in downtown Minneapolis.
Alzheimer's patients share memories through annual Memories in the Making
Angie Ahnstedt's "Memories on the Farm" will be auctioned at the Alzheimer's Association Memories in the Making art auction.
Program dealing with Dementia pain Monday at Sullivan CCE
The Alzheimer's Association and the Caregiver Resource Center of Sullivan County will present Pain Assessment and Management for Individual's with Dementia, sharing information and problem-solving to assess and manage pain when an individual is coping with dementia.
Having Skin Cancer Could Lower Alzheimer's Risk
Researchers from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, NY, have found that people who have skin cancer are 80 percent less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease than those who do not have skin cancer.
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Stark County: Homeworth man with Alzheimer's reported missing
Stark County authorities need help finding an 82-year-old Homeworth man with Alzheimer's Disease who has been missing since Wednesday evening.
May 30: Molson Lecture Series on Alzheimer's Disease
The McGill Centre for Studies in Aging & the Knowledge Transfer Office of the Douglas Mental Health University Institute present the Molson Lecture Series on Alzheimer's Disease, sponsored by the Molson Knowledge Exchange Fund.
The Spalding County Sheriff's Office and the family of woman first reporting missing last July are asking for the help from the public to locate her.
2013 new plants: Agastache 'Licorice Candy' sales help Alzheimer's Association
Agastache 'Licorice Candy' is a special plant, not only because of its beauty. 'Licorice Candy' was raised by Andy and Melissa Van Hevelingen, who are donating proceeds from the plant to the Alzheimer's Association in honor of Melissa's uncle, Orlin Roth, and Andy's mother, Frances Van Hevelingen.
Lab uses cloning to create stem cells - Thu, 16 May 2013 PST
For the first time, scientists have created human embryos that are genetic copies of living people and used them to make stem cells - a feat that paves the way for treating a range of diseases with personalized body tissues but also ignites fears of human cloning.
AUSTRALIAN of the year Ita Buttrose has called on every local government association and community across Australia to make their towns and cities dementia friendly to combat negative attitudes about the condition.
Brain rewires itself after damage or injury, life scientists discover
The research, conducted by UCLA's Michael Fanselow and Moriel Zelikowsky in collaboration with Bryce Vissel, a group leader of the neuroscience research program at Sydney's Garvan Institute of Medical Research, appears this week in the early online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.