The Alzheimer’s gene ApoE4 appears to affect the brain and cognition function in childhood, which is much earlier than anyone suspected, according to new…
By all accounts the woman, in her late 60s, appeared to have severe dementia. She was largely incoherent. Her short-term memory was terrible. She…
How much walking does it take to keep your brain resilient against Alzheimer’s? Researchers have discovered the ideal amount of daily moderate exercise needed…
Tau protein tangles, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease, develop differently in women than in men, and spread faster and more easily in women. This…
Katie Brandt, MM, the Director of Caregiver Support Services and Public Relations for the Massachusetts General Hospital Frontotemporal Disorders Unit, discusses how her late husband was diagnosed with Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD) at the age of 29. Two weeks later, her father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at the age of 59. She covers the differences between FTD and Alzheimer’s, dealing with misdiagnoses, behavioral approaches to Alzheimer’s care, caregiver support and the impact of dementia on young families.
While cleaning the house, walking the dog and gardening might sound like boring chores, a new study has found that these everyday activities have…
Dementia affects around 50 million people worldwide, with nearly 10 million new cases each year, according to the WHO (a figure that is expected…
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With the rise of genetic testing, many people wonder about their genetic risk for Alzheimer’s. Carrying two copies of the ApoE4 gene could increase…
What Losing Your Sense of Smell Means for an Alzheimer’s Diagnosis Is an Alzheimer’s smell test accurate? While a changing sense of smell could be…
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Curcumin gives curry its golden-yellow color and is used to dye cosmetics and clothing, but does it also belong in your daily supplement line-up?…
During a scone-making class, she also had memories of when she used to bake. I feel joy in knowing she connected to her younger self through these activities.
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His signs of MCI began three years before, when he could no longer balance his checkbook, or do our family’s taxes.
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He wasn’t able to feed himself in the end, but he still continues to nourish the people of Kerala.
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I also learned how I could use humor during difficult situations. Caregivers should not take insults personally; sometimes, those with Alzheimer’s may insult the people who are closest to them.
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