Santa Monica Mirror | Parents With Alzheimers Or Dementia? Are You Next? Santa Monica Mirror The number of Alzheimer and dementia cases diagnosed world-wide are reaching epidemic proportions with 30 million diagnosed world-wide, 5.4 million diagnosed in the US with a prediction of 100 million cases world-wide by 2050. Why So Many People with Alzheimer's Aren't Being Diagnosed Alzheimer's Disease Fast Facts Alzheimer's seen as a 'living grief' |
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Diabetes Raises Alzheimer’s Risk: Researchers – Newsmax
PBS NewsHour | Diabetes Raises Alzheimer's Risk: Researchers Newsmax Two more studies have linked diabetes to Alzheimer's disease, adding to the growing scientific evidence that high blood-sugar levels can affect the brain in ways that increase the risk for certain forms of dementia. Neither study is definitive and more ... Peeking into healthy brains to see if Alzheimer's is brewing (+video) Researchers use brain scans to hunt for Alzheimer's cause Plaques or tangles? Scanning brains of healthy seniors for Alzheimer's clues |
Peeking into healthy brains to see if Alzheimer’s is brewing – U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report | Peeking into healthy brains to see if Alzheimer's is brewing U.S. News & World Report More than 35 million people worldwide have Alzheimer's or similar dementias, including about 5 million in the U.S. Those numbers are expected to rise rapidly as the baby boomers get older. There is no good treatment. Today's medications only ... New mechanism behind Alzheimer's onset identified |
Fundraiser to draw awareness to Alzheimer’s and dementia – Whistler Question
Fundraiser to draw awareness to Alzheimer's and dementia Whistler Question She and the Alzheimer's Society of B.C. have been on a quest recently to help communities become more dementia friendly. That includes recognizing signs of someone struggling — at the bank with the wrong card or at the mailbox with the wrong key, for ... |