Study Says Brain Trauma Can Mimic Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s disease, ALS)

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In a paper to be published tomorrow in the Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology, researchers at the BU School of Medicine have found that the spinal markings of two deceased National Football League players who were diagnosed as having ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s Disease, did not have ALS. Rather, they showed the marking of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, a potentially fatal disease caused by repeated concussions.

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White House Brings Experts Together to Better Understand the Challenge of Alzheimer’s Disease (Video)

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The information contained in the video is valuable and important. It certainly shows that Alzheimer's disease is a threat to our citizen's and the well being of our nation.....

Alzheimer's Disease, Bathing is Not a Wet T Shirt Contest

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Helping your loved one with Alzheimer's disease with bathing is arguably the most challenging aspect of Alzheimer's caregiving.

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Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, Physical Education, and Alzheimer's Disease

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I really think we need to pay MUCH more attention to brain injuries occurring to young children. My gut feeling is that they may be playing a much bigger role in senior dementia than anyone realizes.....

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Alzheimer's Disease -- The Front Row

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Knowing that the day is coming when your loved one -- won't know you-- is the most horrific feeling of them all for an Alzheimer's caregiver......

Once Alzheimer's disease strikes, Alzheimer's caregivers get to witness the craziness that comes with Alzheimer's day in and day out.

If you think it is disconcerting to see someone suffering from Alzheimer's for a few hours, a few days, or a week, think about what it might be like -- for every hour of every day for years.

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Authorities search for missing members of cult-like Palmdale group

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Five adults and at least eight children are sought in what a CHP alert describes as a potential suicide plot. A sheriff's captain points out, however, that documents left behind don't mention suicide and the group has no history of harming themselves.

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A Serum Protein–Based Algorithm for the Detection of Alzheimer's Disease

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The final biomarker risk score correctly identified 80 percent of the individuals with Alzheimer's disease and accurately excluded 91 percent of the individuals without Alzheimer's disease. When other factors were also considered—age, sex, education and whether an individual had the APOE gene, which is associated with risk for Alzheimer's disease—the score correctly identified 94 percent of the individuals with Alzheimer's disease and accurately classified 84 percent of participants who did not have the disease.

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Five Ways to Reduce Alzheimers Risk

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It's possible that people can reduce their risk by exercising, staying mentally active, and watching their diets.

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Alzheimer's Disease The Emotional Roller Coaster Ride

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In other words, I need to remind myself to blame Alzheimer's disease and not my mother.....

Alzheimer's Caregiver Just Let Them Do it

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Several months after my great Alzheimer's caregiver idea...I received one of the biggest shocks of my Alzheimer's caregiver life...A shock that sent me into a tailspin like I had never experienced previously in my life -- it sent me to the edge of total despair....

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The Alzheimer's Bus STOP

60 percent of people with Alzheimer's disease go for it.

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A staff member at a dementia nursing home made a simple observation -- when Alzheimer's patients escape, wander, they head directly for public transportation. His bright idea? Why night build a fake bus stop right outside the facility. Sounds crazy, huh?

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Reading, Engaging, and Communicating with an Alzheimer's Patient (Podcast))

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Take the extra step. Walk the extra yard. Engage. Keep on living. Don’t be afraid to try things. Do things that you have always done together. Don’t let anyone discourage you or get in your way.

Alzheimers Disease -- Communication Skills and Coping with Behavior (1)

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In the early days of Alzheimer's caring the caregiver deals with a disease that is difficult, sometimes impossible, to understand.

Alzheimer's disease turns the world of the Alzheimer's caregiver upside down.

This person, your loved one, begins to act out behaviors that you have never seen or experienced.

You are forced to try and deal with these behaviors. It is not easy.

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Alzheimer's Caregiving: Quiddler and Verbal Engagement (Podcast)

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The formation of this pattern -- of doing something together -- makes it more natural when you want the person to engage in other types of activities....

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Worried About Alzheimer's? Using Google Search Promotes Memory and a Healthy Brain

You might be accomplishing more then you think while using Google.

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This suggests that just searching on the Internet may train the brain -- that it may keep it active and healthy," said Small, whose research appears in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.

The researchers found that the visual cortex -- the part of the brain that controls reading and language -- was activated while doing the internet searches. Here is an important finding of the study -- there was much greater brain activity in the Internet savvy group. Those who actively use the Internet.Read more at www.alzheimersreadingroom.com

 

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Type 2 Diabetes, Gait, Balance and High Blood Pressure Linked to Alzheimer's and Dementia

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Older adults with diabetes who have high blood pressure, walk slowly or lose their balance, or believe they're in bad health, are significantly more likely to have weaker memory and slower, more rigid cognitive processing than those without these problems, according to a new study published by the American Psychological Association

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Dotty Says, Most Doctors are Quacks

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Bobby says, I am a lovable character. I also heard him say that I am a "bitch". I have to admit I don't remember him saying that in a long time.

I guess I feel the same way about Bobby. Bobby is a good son. Bobby is also a "pain in the ass sometimes".

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