Slipping Away
Winston-Salem Journal - Alzheimer’s disease took O.C. “Shorty” Blackburn’s wife. It’s now taking Don Rowe’s wife. The other day they joined the director of a day-care center for people with Alzheimer’s at an exhibit of self-portraits made by artist William Utermohlen as he
Missing woman, 83, found safe a day later
Honolulu Advertiser - An 83-year-old Portlock woman who wandered from the grounds of Bishop Museum on Friday was found safe early yesterday near the Aloha Tower, her family said. Carla Anette Chotzen, who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease, went missing from the museum
Alzheimer’s pill may foil nerve gas
Olympian - A drug used in treatment of Alzheimer’s disease might also be effective protection against nerve gases and pesticides, U.S. researchers reported Monday, according to Reuters. The drug, which is marketed as Reminyl and Razadyne, proved effective
New Biomarkers Could Help Doctors Spot Alzheimer’s and Other
eMaxHealth.com - Neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s in their early stages can be difficult for physicians to spot, and many diagnoses are incorrect. A finding by researchers at the University of Washington and Harborview Medical Center may
Our Town Briefs
Daily Times - Jude Children’s Hospital will be held Oct. 21 from 8 a.m. to noon with all proceeds going to the children’s hospital, the Run for the Rocks 10 Miler and Sun Fun Run is scheduled for Sept. 23 and the Alzheimer’s Association will also hold its Memory
AIDS-prevention pill shows promise
Chicago Sun-Times - Why Alzheimer’s, aging linked Scientists have discovered molecular janitors that clear away a sticky gunk blamed for Alzheimer’s disease — until they get old and quit sweeping up. The finding, published Thursday in Science, helps explain why
This week’s community events
St. Cloud Times - Cloud Area Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group, 2 p.m., St. Benedict’s Senior Community, St. Cloud. A video, “Living with Alzheimer’s Disease,” will be shown, with discussion to follow. Call 252-0010, Ext. 264. Cold Spring Farmers Market, 3-6:30 p.m