A quest to uncover the underlying causes of Alzheimer’s – USC News


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A quest to uncover the underlying causes of Alzheimer's
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The Keck School of Medicine of USC will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team of researchers and universities to uncover the underlying causes of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. While these age-related diseases are well known by the public, ...

Solanezumab And The History Of The Future Of Treating Alzheimer’s Disease – Forbes


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Solanezumab And The History Of The Future Of Treating Alzheimer's Disease
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This cue will be the results of an experiment testing a drug in Alzheimer's disease dementia patients whose brain scans show amyloid. The essential question this experiment will answer is: Does the person who takes the drug perform better on measures ...
Alzheimer's: Eye test may predict if you'll develop the disease, research suggestsABC Online
Merck Manuals Shares Advice and Resources for Alzheimer's CaregiversPR Newswire (press release)
Column-Fight memory impairment with a healthy lifestyleWicked Local Norwood
Healthline -Journal Advocate -HealthCanal.com (press release) (blog)
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Virtual tour shows loved ones of dementia, Alzheimer’s patients reality of their world – WGN-TV


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Virtual tour shows loved ones of dementia, Alzheimer's patients reality of their world
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Truly helping a loved one with dementia or Alzheimer's begins with understanding what they are experiencing. Enter the Virtual Dementia Tour. It takes some tools to give a real feel for how the mind operates with dementia. The professionals at Senior ...

Probiotics can help thinking and memory for people with Alzheimer’s disease – Telegraph.co.uk


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Probiotics can help thinking and memory for people with Alzheimer's disease
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Probiotics found in yoghurt and supplements could help improve the thinking and memory for people with Alzheimer's disease, research has found. In a clinical trial involving 52 people, those who drank a daily dose of lactobacillus and bifidobacterium ...
Alzheimer's disease: Cognition improved in elderly patients after probiotic treatment.International Business Times UK
Eating yoghurt can 'boost' brain power in patients who have dementiaThe Sun
Having a probiotic yoghurt each day could help alleviate Alzheimer's symptomsDaily Mail

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Eating yoghurt can ‘boost’ brain power in patients who have dementia – The Sun


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Eating yoghurt can 'boost' brain power in patients who have dementia
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Probiotics, which are live bacteria and yeasts found in some yoghurts and supplements, are good for the tum — and experts say the brain can also benefit. The study involved 52 women and men with Alzheimer's aged 60 to 95. Half got a dose of milk with ...
Probiotics 'aid memory in people with Alzheimer's disease'NHS Choices

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Local therapist honored nationally for creating high-tech Alzheimer’s facility – fox8.com


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Local therapist honored nationally for creating high-tech Alzheimer's facility
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CHAGRIN FALLS, Ohio – He created a concept that revolutionized the way patients with dementia and Alzheimer's disease receive care. Now Lantern Group CEO Jean Makesh was selected as one of the top 50 influencers in aging in the country. Makesh ...

Dance away dementia for Alzheimer’s Awareness Month – WEAR


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Dance away dementia for Alzheimer's Awareness Month
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"It reduces stress for everybody," said Kimalee. "It works on the core posture and strength, flexibility, balance, you lose weight." Body and mind. Health experts are now recommending seniors to pick up Salsa and Samba in an effort to 'dance away ...

Learn how to travel with Alzheimer’s or dementia – The Suburban Times


Learn how to travel with Alzheimer's or dementia
The Suburban Times
Getting out and seeing the world is one of those pleasures that almost everyone enjoys. Whether it's heading off to delightful far off places or taking in vistas nearby, travel can lift the heart and stimulate the mind. But with a diagnosis of ...

MRI May Help Identify Lewy Body Dementia vs Alzheimer’s – Psychiatry Advisor


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MRI May Help Identify Lewy Body Dementia vs Alzheimer's
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HealthDay News — Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain may aid diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies versus Alzheimer's disease, according to a study published online Nov. 2 in Neurology. Starting in 2005, Kejal Kantarci, MD, a radiologist at ...

Alzheimers Foundation of America Announces 2016 Dementia Care Professional of the Year – EconoTimes


Alzheimers Foundation of America Announces 2016 Dementia Care Professional of the Year
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10, 2016 -- The Alzheimer's Foundation of America's (AFA) Dementia Care Professionals of America (DCPA) division is proud to announce that Heather McKay, M.S., O.T./L., and a dementia care specialist at the Hospice & Palliative Care Center of ...

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