Alzheimer’s disease is an extremely upsetting form of dementia which can be characterized in numerous ways. It’s a progressive illness which worsens over time and is devastating to both the patient and their loved ones. Alzheimer’s disease can initially be subtle in its onset with just occasional lapses in memory and thought processes spotted by [...]
February 17, 2008 – 6:10 pm
For many, the term “Alzheimer’s disease” is a hazy term for a sickness they do not truly know very much about. It is only when a person who is close to them is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease that they begin to realize the true extent of this especially devastating illness. Alzheimers disease is a very [...]
November 15, 2007 – 7:55 pm
As we age, our skin starts to sag a bit and the muscles and joints in our body start to ache. We cannot stop the clock ticking away at our lives, but we will be able to slow it down a bit. Being on top of our health is a way to not only slow [...]
October 2, 2007 – 5:34 am
Although most of us have heard of Alzheimer’s disease fewer of us understand what, precisely it comprises. It is generally known that Alzheimer’s involves memory loss. But ever asked yourself “What is Alzheimer’s Disease?”
Alzheimer’s disease is a kind of dementia and a brain dysfunction impairing an individual’s ability to perform their usual daily activities. [...]
Over 5 million American citizens are at present living with Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers guess that ten percent of people over the age of sixty five and fifty percent of people over the age of 85 have the illness. US citizens are living longer, and a complete generation of Baby Boomers is heading into retirement. Accordingly, [...]
Dementia is a significant progressive brain dysfunction that continuously leads to an increasing limitation of daily activities. It sometimes starts with mild forgetfulness and end with significant brain damage.
Alzheimer’s is one of the most well known forms of the illness and it should be realized that it impacts not only the individual, but also [...]
January 16, 2007 – 8:00 pm
What is the cause of Alzheimer’s disease? This is a question that doctors, patients and family members have been asking for years. Studies have not found any actual causes as to why some people develop Alzheimer’s disease. However, there are a variety of risk factors that seem to increase the risk of developing the disease. [...]
December 29, 2006 – 9:48 pm
Alzheimer’s disease is a disease that many people fear as they grow older. This disease is characterized by the degeneration of the brain, the progressive lack of memory and the ability to perform cognitive tasks. Many people have watched family members or friends that they care about deal with this disease and have watched as [...]
December 16, 2006 – 12:03 am
When Alzheimer’s Strikes CBS News, NY - Dec 13, 2006 All week, the Evening News has been running a series on Alzheimer’s. Patty, it turns out, has early-onset Alzheimer s. She was diagnosed at 51 years old.
Alzheimer’s Precursors Found? Technocrat.net, MA - Dec 11, 2006 Currently there is no way to positively prove an [...]
October 22, 2006 – 11:01 pm
Scott: Walking for Alzheimer’s research Hingham Journal, MA - Oct 19, 2006 More than 30 people who live and work at Linden Ponds and Brooksby Village came together on Sunday, October 1 to walk in the Alzheimer’s Association Memory
Valley business people in the news The Desert Sun, CA - 12 hours ago The Alzheimer’s [...]