How Technology Is Helping Older Adults
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Being Patient
| June 5th, 2019
Jack York, founder of It’s Never 2 Late (iN2L), discusses how innovative technology can improve older adults’ physical and mental well-being. Access more Being…
Inability to Manage Money Can Be Early Sign of Alzheimer’s
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Jill Provost
| June 4th, 2019
Having trouble managing your money lately? It could be an early warning sign of Alzheimer’s and other dementias, says a new study from Duke…
5 Tech Gadgets That Aid Alzheimer’s Patients and Caregivers
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Linda Freund
| June 3rd, 2019
Does a loved one with dementia need help controlling aggression? Are you worried she or he might wander and get lost, or fall when…
Where Is the Grandmother I Once Knew? When Dementia Drugs Steal Patients’ Personalities
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Ayana Sadler
| May 31st, 2019
As a teenager, I would visit my grandmother over the summer and she was always the life of the party. She introduced me to…
Tau Protein and Alzheimer’s: Does This Protein Hold the Key to a Cure?
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Being Patient
| May 31st, 2019
Tau protein tangles (or neurofibrillary tangles) are a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease, but what role do they play? First, you need to understand how…
The Link Between Brain Plaques and Alzheimer’s: Everything You Need to Know
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Christine Barba
| May 30th, 2019
Researchers have been focusing on how brain plaque contributes to Alzheimer’s disease since Dr. Alois Alzheimer noticed strange clumps in a patient’s brain after…
Foundation Awards $3.5 Million to Promising Early Detection Alzheimer’s Tests
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Jill Provost
| May 30th, 2019
The Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) has announced the first group of researchers who will receive funding for their work on early-diagnosis Alzheimer’s tests….
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