Alzheimer's News

"In the last eight days, scientists have delivered a powerful one-two punch in the fight to defeat Alzheimer's disease ," said Stacy Pagos Haller, President and CEO of the American Health Assistance Foundation , a nonprofit that identifies and funds exceptionally high-impact research worldwide through its Alzheimer's Disease Research program.

The Peoria County Sheriff's Department is investigating the disappearance of John Garrett.

Memory loss in older people is related to calorie intake, according to a recent study by the American Academy of Neurology .

Last June, Glen Campbell stunned fans when he revealed in a press release that he was suffering from Alzheimer's disease.

The event, "Subzero Heroes," took place at Freedom Park in LaGrangeville. The event raised money and awareness for the Alzheimer's association.

I am writing in response to the Feb. 6 letter, 'Current Alzheimer's sufferers need more attention.' The author poignantly expresses his concern for caregivers of those with Alzheimer's disease and the need for programs to educate and support them.

Clay and Kathie Cummins lived pretty normal lives for most of their 36-year marriage, raising children and vacationing in Canada when Clay could get away from a successful career in the lighting and electrical wholesale business.

I took my dogs for a walk this morning and had to check my calendar to make sure it's actually February.

A cancer drug has succeeded in reversing Alzheimer's disease in its early stages in mice, according to a new study.

A skin cancer drug has reversed Alzheimer's in mice - raising hope that it could be similarly successful against the incurable disease in humans.

New research led by Nottingham University in the UK suggests abnormal levels of seven proteins in spinal fluid could be markers for the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, raising hopes of a test for a disease that is difficult to diagnose at the beginning.

Sad news out of my area this week, as former U.S. Representative from Kansas, Dennis Moore, announced that has Alzheimer's disease.

An anonymous reader writes "A skin cancer drug may rapidly reverse pathological, cognitive and memory deterioration associated with Alzheimer's disease, according to new research published on Thursday.

Musician Glen Campbell and Kim Woolen arrive at the 2012 MusiCares Person of the Year Tribute to Paul McCartney held at the Los Angeles Convention Center on February 10, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.

Scientists from the University of California, Los Angles in the U.S. have discovered a way that can improve the memory of people suffering from the Dementia or early Alzheimer disease.

Thursday afternoon, an unexpected amount of community members made there way over to the Bay Area Hospital's Community Health Education Center to attended a seminar- "The Basics": Memory loss, Dementia and Alzheimer's disease.

A report published Online First in Archives of Neurology , one of the JAMA/Archives journals, shows that under the revised criteria for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease, many patients who are currently diagnosed with very mild or mild Alzheimer disease dementia could potentially be reclassified as having mild cognitive impairment .

A cancer drug quickly and dramatically improved brain function and social ability and restored the sense of smell in mice bred with a form of Alzheimer's disease, suggesting a new way to tackle the illness in people.

Marcos leads Monica, his wife of 65 years, into the living room of their Buenos Aires apartment.

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