Researchers discover misfolded protein clumps common to dementia, Lou
EurekAlert – For information on dementia and aging, please visit the NIA’s Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center at www.nia.nih.gov/alzheimers , or call 1-800-438-4380. For more general information on research and aging, go to www.nia.nih.gov .
The creator of the Columbine Massacre RPG is interviewed on television
Ars Technica – What I love about all these conversations is how quickly it becomes apparent that there is an epidemic of LRAD (Liberal related Alzheimers disease) out there. It’s always the ‘far right’ and ‘wacko conservatives’ behind this sort of thing, despite
Goodbye Mr. Noorda
eWeek – Indeed, not long before he retired because of the onslaught of Alzheimers, Noorda believed that Linux was the future for Novell and supported Bryan Sparks and Ransom Love in an internal Linux skunkworks project. Read the full story on Linux-Watch
Research opens way to study early Alzheimer s
MSNBC – WASHINGTON – Scientists injected a sticky goo from Alzheimer s victims into the brains of mice and watched it take over, provocative research that promises to help shed new light on the earliest stages of the memory-robbing disease. No one knows if
Calendar of Events
Fayette County Review – The Fayette County Alzheimers/Dementia and other caregivers support group will meet at noon in NHC Healthcare at 308 Lake Drive in Somerville. Lunch will be provided, and a video on care for caregivers will be shown. The meeting is open to the public
Health Digest for week of Oct. 2
Pantagraph – Register at (309) 827-9508 or at www.alzheimers-illinois.org/memorywalk. Walk for the Mind NORMAL — Walk for the Mind, sponsored by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Livingston and McLean Counties and the Mental Health Association of
English The vanishing language
South Idaho Press – Should we assume the intent of WalMart and Penneys is to prevent Alzheimers. Spanish is no longer an elective in our schools. I know one thing for sure, Spanish is not on its deathbed. It is well and alive in WalMart and JC Penneys. Coming to a store
GPS brings hope for Alzheimer’s
Cincinnati Enquirer – It all started as she watched her mother try to care for her grandmother, who suffered from dementia. She could see how difficult it was and the strain it caused. Someday, she decided, she would help those people who cannot care for their elderly