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Preserving Your Memory Magazine
TeamAlzheimers subscribes to Preserving Your Memory Magazine and finds it full of wonderful and useful information that we want to share with our readers. Click on the link inside and you will be able to download a PDF version.
We hope you find it informative and that it helps you through your journey…
Below is the latest issue of the Preserving Your Memory magazine, available for download immediately.
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Posted by Jane on Tuesday, May 04 @ 05:00:00 EDT (198 reads)
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| News: Phone Forums Keep Caregivers Connected |
Phone Forum To Offer Support To Caregivers
By Shelley Grieshop
Kathleen Montague lifts two small cake pans from the oven as the smell of chocolate fills her modest kitchen.
It's Wednesday, her day to bake cakes, she said.
"Every day I do something different to help Philip remember what day it is," she said, with a look of exhaustion on her face. "It doesn't seem to be helping much anymore, but I still do it."
Philip, her husband, was initially diagnosed with dementia, a disease associated with memory loss. But now, at 68, he has "full-blown" Alzheimer's disease, Kathleen said…
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Posted by Jane on Tuesday, April 27 @ 09:00:00 EDT (147 reads)
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| News: Toys Can Soothe |
Toys Can Give Solace To Alzheimer's Patients
By Rebecca Rosenberg, Columbia News Service
Fanny wandered the halls of Hearthstone Alzheimer Care nursing home in New York, wearing pajama bottoms and a sweat shirt with a crocheted heart on the front. She clutched in her arms an infant-size doll in a pink jumpsuit.
At first Fanny, in her 80s, smiled broadly, her large blue eyes gazing intently at her surroundings as though she were seeing everything for the first time. Then she walked up to the Hearthstone director, Cindy Suna, tickled her chin and giggled, "Uga, guga, guga, gu." A bit later in the afternoon, Fanny switched from giddy to confused…
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Posted by Jane on Friday, April 23 @ 05:00:00 EDT (165 reads)
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| News: Atrial Fibrillation Risk |
Abnormal Heart Rhythm Linked to Alzheimer's
By Amanda Gardner
HealthDay Reporter
People with atrial fibrillation, a form of abnormal heart rhythm, are more likely than others to develop dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, a new study finds.
The presence of atrial fibrillation also predicted higher death rates in dementia patients, especially among younger patients in the group studied, meaning under the age of 70.
"This leaves us with the finding that atrial fibrillation, independent of everything else, is a risk factor [for dementia]," said Dr. Gary Kennedy, director of geriatric psychiatry at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City. "This is adding one more brick in the road toward understanding that cardiovascular disease is a major risk factor for dementia…”
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Posted by Jane on Tuesday, April 20 @ 05:00:00 EDT (159 reads)
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| News: Eye Exams Are Necessary |
Untreated Poor Vision In
Elderly Linked To Dementia
Elderly people with visual disorders that are left untreated are significantly more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease -- the most common form of dementia, according to a University of Michigan Health System study…
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Posted by Jane on Tuesday, April 13 @ 05:00:00 EDT (152 reads)
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| News: DOCTOR'S OFFICE TEST |
Simple Memory Test May
Detect Early Alzheimer's
A brief self-assessment that patients can take in the waiting room may lead to earlier diagnosis, better treatment.
A researcher has developed a brief memory test to help doctors determine whether someone is suffering from the early memory and reasoning problems that often signal Alzheimer's disease…
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Posted by Jane on Saturday, April 10 @ 05:00:00 EDT (183 reads)
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| News: THIS CARING HOME |
Assisting Alzheimer's Caregivers Online
It is estimated that Alzheimer's disease affects 5.3 million Americans and that number is expected to double by 2050. Caregivers shoulder a particularly heavy burden as the illness alters the dementia patient's behavior, mood and judgment, impeding his or her ability to engage in normal, everyday activities…
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Posted by Jane on Saturday, April 03 @ 05:00:00 EDT (168 reads)
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| News: HOW THE HEALTHCARE BILL EFFECTS ALZHEIMERS CARE |
Needs of Alzheimer Population Addressed
In Healthcare Reform Legislation
Several provisions in the final measure of the Healthcare Bill will deliver substantial benefits to those with Alzheimer’s and other dementias and to their caregivers.
Most of the Alzheimer population has one or more other serious medical condition. Coordinated care is critical because so many with Alzheimer’s are also managing multiple chronic conditions, like coronary heart disease or diabetes. Cognitive impairment greatly complicates the management of these other conditions, resulting in more hospitalizations, longer hospital stays, and higher costs than for those with these same conditions but not Alzheimer’s disease. In fact, Medicare costs are three times higher than for those without Alzheimer's disease, while Medicaid costs are nine times higher…
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Posted by Jane on Tuesday, March 23 @ 09:00:00 EDT (165 reads)
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| News: VISUAL IMAGES TO HELP WITH MEMORY RECALL |
A Little Black Box to Jog Failing Memory
On a cold, wet afternoon not long ago, Aron Reznick sat in the lounge of a home for the elderly here, his silver hair neatly combed, his memory a fog. He could not remember Thanksgiving dinner with his family, though when he was given a hint — “turkey” — it came back to him, vaguely, like a shadow in the moonlight…
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Posted by Jane on Sunday, March 21 @ 05:00:00 EDT (164 reads)
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| News: FRUIT FLIES AND TEST TUBE STUDIES |
Window On Alzheimer’s Disease
A team of scientists from Cambridge and Sweden have discovered a molecule that can prevent a toxic protein involved Alzheimer’s disease from building up in the brain. They found that in test tube studies the molecule not only prevents the protein from forming clumps but can also reverse this process. Then, using fruit flies with Alzheimer’s disease, they showed that the same molecule effectively “cures” the insects of the disease…
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Posted by Jane on Thursday, March 18 @ 05:00:00 EDT (177 reads)
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| News: Socioeconomic and Cultural Implications |
Alzheimer's Hits Minorities Especially Hard
As more Americans benefit from life-saving medical innovations, deaths from illnesses like cancer and heart disease are on the decline. But longer lives are leaving us vulnerable to Alzheimer's disease, which is now killing more elderly Americans than ever before -- especially blacks and Hispanics…
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Posted by Jane on Wednesday, March 10 @ 12:00:00 EST (174 reads)
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| News: DISAPPOINTING NEWS FOR TREATING ALZHEIMER'S |
Pfizer, Medivation’s Drug
Fails in Alzheimer’s Study
By Michelle Fay Cortez
Pfizer Inc. and Medivation Inc. said their experimental Dimebon drug for Alzheimer’s disease failed to benefit patients in an advanced study, sending Medivation shares plunging.
The results of the 600-person trial counter an earlier study in Russia that found improvement in patients getting Dimebon. Medivation, which has no marketed products, dropped 67 percent in Nasdaq trading. Development of the drug may be halted, said Raghuram Selvaraju, head of health-care research at Hapoalim Securities USA Inc., in New York…
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Posted by Jane on Saturday, March 06 @ 04:00:00 EST (197 reads)
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| News: LEGISLATION FOR ALZHEIMER'S PROJECT OFFICE |
Bayh, Collins Combat Alzheimer’s Disease
National office would coordinate federal research
to improve treatment and prevention; develop a cure
Washington – Senators Evan Bayh (D-IN) and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced legislation Wednesday to create the country’s first national office responsible for leading government efforts to treat and prevent Alzheimer’s disease. Located within the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Alzheimer’s Project Office would coordinate and oversee federal research on Alzheimer’s disease to develop a plan to combat the disease and to eventually develop a cure…
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Posted by Jane on Saturday, February 27 @ 04:00:00 EST (192 reads)
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| News: HEAD INJURIES AND DEMENTIA |
Will Science Take the Field?
By DEBORAH BLUM
THE warning in The Journal of the American Medical Association is not ambiguous: “There is a very definite brain injury due to single or repeated blows on the head or jaw which cause multiple concussion hemorrhages. ... The condition can no longer be ignored by the medical profession or the public…”
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Posted by Jane on Sunday, February 21 @ 04:00:00 EST (197 reads)
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| News: WHAT'S NORMAL AGING |
When Do Memory Lapses,
Common With Age, Signal A Problem?
By Rachel Saslow
The Washington Post
Where did I park my car?
What is that lady's name?
Where are my glasses?
Some call these "senior moments" or "tip-of-the-tongue" experiences. They're mundane for many elderly (and not-so-elderly) adults, but when do they become something more serious? How does one know when it's time to get screened for a memory disorder?
"The reason it's becoming such an acute concern for everybody is that baby boomers are starting to get into the higher-risk age group, but the bigger driver for this is the baby boomers' parents," says James Lah, an Emory University neurologist, who is 48 and has parents ages 73 and 81. "That age bracket is very high risk, and seeing it in our parents makes you acutely aware and afraid of that prospect." …
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Posted by Jane on Friday, February 19 @ 04:00:00 EST (186 reads)
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| News: UNDERSTANDING APATHY |
Apathy a Common Problem in Alzheimer’s
Most people think of memory loss when they think of Alzheimer’s. But the disease can cause a wide range of behavioral and personality changes as well. One of the most common is apathy, or loss of motivation, and the condition seems to have a biological basis. Using brain scans, researchers in Sweden report that changes in the brain’s white matter are a common feature in apathetic patients who have Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia…
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Posted by Jane on Tuesday, February 16 @ 04:00:00 EST (215 reads)
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| News: POTENTIAL NEW DRUG TO FIGHT ALZHEIMER"S |
Medicine For Hay Fever May Treat Alzheimer's
By Michelle Fay Cortez
Doctors may learn next month that Dimebon, a 27-year-old hay fever treatment and one of the most mysterious compounds yet tried to fight dementia, is poised to become their newest and perhaps best weapon against Alzheimer's…
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Posted by Jane on Saturday, February 06 @ 04:00:00 EST (200 reads)
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| News: MENTAL LAPSES MAY BE ALZHEIMER'S |
Drowsiness, Staring Telltale
Signs Of Alzheimer's
Older people who suffer "mental lapses," or episodes when their thinking seems disorganized or illogical, may be more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease than people who do not have these lapses, according to a study published in the January 19, 2010, issue of Neurology…
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Posted by Jane on Friday, January 29 @ 04:00:00 EST (209 reads)
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| News: TEST YOUR MEMORY |
Simple Written Exam May
Detect Alzheimer’s Early
A quick and simple mental agility quiz may help detect Alzheimer’s disease more easily and accurately, a new report suggests. The test, called TYM, for “Test Your Memory,” proved more accurate than other common tests used to assess possible Alzheimer’s disease…
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Posted by Jane on Saturday, January 23 @ 04:00:00 EST (234 reads)
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| News: ALZHEIMER'S GROWING AT ALARMING RATE |
Researchers: Number Of People Diagnosed With Alzheimer's Is Growing
By Terry Hood The News on 6
Alzheimer's has been compared to a tsunami bearing down on our health care system.
The number of people diagnosed with Alzheimer's is growing at an alarming rate and researchers say without a breakthrough, it will only get worse…
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Posted by Jane on Friday, January 15 @ 04:00:00 EST (215 reads)
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| Monday, January 11 | | · | CELLPHONES MAY HAVE POSITIVE IMPACT ON HEALTH |
| Saturday, January 02 | | · | GINKO BILOBA DOES NOT HELP COGNITION |
| Tuesday, December 08 | | · | A Medical Food For Alzheimer's Disease |
| Friday, December 04 | | · | YOUNGER ONSET ALZHEIMER'S |
| Saturday, November 28 | | · | NEW INFO MAY SHAKE ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH |
| Wednesday, November 11 | | · | MARIA SHRIVER TALKS ABOUT ALZHEIMER'S |
| Friday, October 23 | | · | VACCINE MAY BE COMING |
| Tuesday, October 13 | | · | EAT YOUR VEGETABLES |
| Tuesday, October 06 | | · | FINE ARTS TO HELP THEM FORGET |
| Tuesday, September 29 | | · | THE YOUNG ARE SPEAKING OUT |
| Tuesday, September 22 | | · | 35 MILLION LIVING WITH DEMENTIA |
| Thursday, August 20 | | · | GRASSROOTS BRINGS NEW BLOG |
| Wednesday, July 29 | | · | HEALTH CARE REFORM? |
| Tuesday, July 07 | | · | KEEP YOUR LOVED ONE ENGAGED |
| Monday, June 29 | | · | LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER'S |
| Tuesday, June 23 | | · | PROGRAMMABLE SHOES |
| Monday, June 22 | | · | MUSIC BRINGS MANY TOGETHER |
| Tuesday, June 16 | | · | THERE MAY BE HOPE |
| Thursday, June 04 | | · | DENTAL DISEASE? |
| Tuesday, June 02 | | · | WEIGHT LOSS HAS ITS WARNING SIGNS |
| Monday, June 01 | | · | SPINAL FLUID MAY BE AN IMPORTANT MARKER |
| Thursday, May 28 | | · | DRUG 0R GENETIC TREATMENT NEEDS TO BE FOUND |
| Tuesday, May 26 | | · | STRONG CAREGIVER SUPPORT NETWORK |
| Friday, May 22 | | · | Clinical Trials May Lead To Treatments, Cures |
| Thursday, May 21 | | · | Atrial Fibrillation Raised Risk For Dementia |
| Monday, May 18 | | · | IMPORTANT REMINDERS |
| Thursday, May 14 | | · | HBO's Alzheimer's Series – Watch It Here |
| Tuesday, May 12 | | · | RAPID DECLINE CAUSED BY DELIRIUM |
| Monday, May 11 | | · | VALUE DIRECTED LEARNING |
| Thursday, May 07 | | · | MEMORY TO SUPPORT RECOGNITION |
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