Alzheimers Care and Activities For Quality of Life

MANITOWOC With songs, prayers, and words of encouragement from the Bible, about two and a half dozen people observed National Alzheimers Disease Awareness Month with a candlelight vigil Wednesday at the Manitowoc Health Rehabilitation Center.  

A metro family is dealing with a duel tragedy of having not one but two young sons suffering from Niemann Pick disease Type C, or more commonly known as 'Childhood Alzheimers.'  

CSIC has patented a series of new glutamic acid derivatives that show several pharmacological activities in a single small molecule, particularly in a potential treatment of the Alzheimers disease.  

Australian CSIRO researchers validate that folate is an effective part of a screening process for the detection of Alzheimers disease.  

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive and irreversible neurodegenerative disorder that leads to cognitive, memory and behavioural impairments. Accounting for nearly 70% of all dementia cases, it is the leading cause of dementia.  

The appointment of Tony Ryall as the new Minister of Health is encouraging news for all those living with dementia, according to Alzheimers New Zealand National Director Lucille Ogston.  

The Alzheimers Association of Greater Wisconsin is marking National Alzheimers Disease Awareness Month in November with a series of candlelight vigils. The vigil in Green Bay is set for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Aging and Disability Resource Center, 300 S. Adams St. The vigils are intended to...  

CHICAGO, IL (AP) -- The dietary supplement ginkgo, long promoted as an aid to memory, didn't help prevent dementia and Alzheimer's disease in the longest and largest test of the extract in older Americans. "We don't think it has a future as a powerful anti-dementia drug," said Dr. Steven DeKosky...  

 Alzheimers' is a disease that affects more and more of us.It is one of those diseases that is tragic in more ways than most. While I won't go into all the ways, suffice to say that it is a disease that robs the living almost as much as the affl...  

Approximately 5.2 million Americans are currently affected by Alzheimers disease and the numbers continue to grow. Th...  

I'm pleased to see that etanercept treatment for Alzheimer's disease is receiving more attention among the scientific community.  

Ginkgo biloba has long been touted as a memory booster, but a new study revealed it does not affect patients with dementia or Alzheimers disease.  

There may be a new explanation for Alzheimer's disease. Researchers think they've discovered precisely what damages brain cells and causes memory loss in people who have Alzheimer's. Brain scientists present the latest evidence at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience this week in...  

Grape seeds have been found to prevent Alzheimer's disease.  

Friday, November 14, 2008 at 3:05 p.m. Alzheimer's scares lots of people, but there are ways to spot it, and other forms of dementia, and to take action.