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The offers started coming in Sunday morning. As readers picked up Newsday and saw Karen Henley's story of caring for her husband, Mike, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's at age 36, many felt the need to do something, anything, to ease her burdens.
As research continues to mount about the effectiveness of memory screenings and the benefits of early detection of memory problems, the Alzheimer's Foundation of America will hold its 7th annual National Memory Screening Day on November 17.
To celebrate National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, more than 150 health care professionals turned out for the first Comedy for a Cause, sponsored by Metro North Alzheimer’s Partnership, which serves Wilmington.
Preclinical studies indicate that Dimebon has the potential to protect brain cells from damage and enhance brain cell survival.
The number of men and women who develop Alzheimer’s Disease is expected to jump as baby boomers reach their golden years, medical experts said at an all-day seminar on the fatal disease in St. Helena.
Scientists report evidence from studies in animals and humans supporting a link between Alzheimer's disease and chronic heart failure, two of the 10 leading causes of death in the United States.
HUNTINGTON -- People gathered at Ritter Park's fountain from all over the region to light candles Sunday evening as part of the National Commemorative Candle Lighting, an annual event sponsored by the Alzheimer's Foundation of America.
Sunday night, folks in Huntington gathered near the Fountain in Ritter Park to shine some light on Alzheimer's disease.
The Alzheimer’s Association Central and Western Virginia Chapter has created a new publication, “Connections: A Complete Activities Guide for Persons Diagnosed with Dementia.”
Obituary: Esther Joan Williams died Tuesday of complications from Alzheimer's disease. She was 78.
A team of U.S., Canadian and Italian scientists led by researchers at Johns Hopkins report evidence from studies in animals and humans supporting a link between Alzheimer's disease and chronic heart failure, two of the 10 leading causes of death in the United States.
In the space of a football season, a lot can happen. At the beginning of this season, I bid a fond goodbye to my grandfather, who is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. We talked at length and he still remembered me.
Tom Dough erty jokes that he takes "get-lost walks." To his wife, Cleo, it's a constant fear: When will his Alzheimer's get bad enough that she has to end his 4-mile daily strolls? The Irvine, Calif., woman is about to watch her husband's neighborhood meandering via computer while she works.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Keeping track of Alzheimer's patients is going high-tech. The Alzheimer's Association is adapting technology developed for monitoring prisoners to let caregivers track where their loved ones drive or walk - and alert them if they go beyond the virtual fences each family can set.
WASHINGTON - The Alzheimer's Association is adopting technology developed for monitoring prisoners to let caregivers track their loved ones.
NEWAYGO -- A deer hunter discovered the body of 75-year-old Alzheimer's patient Robert Davis on Monday, almost three weeks after the man was reported missing, Newaygo County sheriff's Lt. Chad Palmiter said. An autopsy is planned for today to determine...
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