New data suggests that people whose work requires complex thinking and activities are better able to withstand the onset of Alzheimer’s disease. Results “” reported at the 2016 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) in...
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by Alzheimer's Association · Published August 2, 2016 · Last modified July 22, 2016
Important health policy and health economic research findings were reported last week at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2016 (AAIC 2016) in Toronto, that shed light on system changes that may lead to potential...
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by Alzheimer's Association · Published July 26, 2016 · Last modified July 22, 2016
In just six months, Australian researchers were able to eliminate psychotics from the treatment of 75 percent of patients studied, by training long-term care facility nurses in people-centered approaches. The results from the innovative...
A worldwide quest is under way to find new treatments to stop, slow or even prevent Alzheimer’s. Because new drugs take years to produce from concept to market””and because drugs that seem promising in...
Is Alzheimer’s inherited? In this video, John Hardy, Ph.D., of the National Institute on Aging, explains how genes cause disease, the difference between deterministic and risk genes, and which genes of each type are...
Nearly 21 million Americans have diabetes, a disease that makes the body less able to convert sugar to energy. According to the American Diabetes Association, 27 percent of people aged 65 and older in...
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by Alzheimer's Association · Published April 29, 2016
Inflammation is a very complex set of processes that are geared towards identifying, attacking and removing pathogens. In other words, the human body uses inflammation to rid itself of foreign invaders such as bacteria and viruses. These stimulate inflammation when they’re present in the brain or anywhere in the body where they shouldn’t be, and inflammatory response molecules move in that area to attack them.
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by Alzheimer's Association · Published April 26, 2016
Sociologist Elena Portacolone, assistant professor at the Institute for Health & Aging and Pepper Center Scholar at UCSF, is very passionate about the care of older adults, especially those living alone with Alzheimer’s or...
