Latino friends join Alzheimer's study, tackle 'cultural' issue
USA Today - 1 hour 9 minutes agoResearchers have a unique opportunity to better understand how cultural factors influence aging and Alzheimer's in the Latino community.
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West Valley care givers look for stress-free holidays
The Arizona Republic - Fri Dec 4, 5:23 pm ETThe holidays are different for those caring for the chronically ill.
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Shaking out
Pasadena Weekly - Fri Dec 4, 4:33 pm ETShaking out
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Geriatric specialist talks about age-related diseases
Bonita Banner - Fri Dec 4, 3:48 pm ETLee Memorial Health System provides one of 15 designated clinics in Florida, Lee Memory Care, for the care and diagnosis of the debilitating malady, which is termed an organic brain disease. Founded in 1989, services include evaluation, treatment and family counseling.
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Cayuga County judge rejects canceling hearing in road rage case
The Post-Standard - Fri Dec 4, 3:47 pm ETAuburn, NY -- A Cayuga County judge today denied a request by William L. Levea’s new lawyer to scrub a court-ordered mental competency exam for his client.
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William Glenn Nobmann
Sonoma Index-Tribune - Fri Dec 4, 3:27 pm ETGlenn Nobmann of Sonoma, died on Nov. 19, 2009, of complications from Alzheimer's. He was 86 years old. Glenn was born on July 26, 1923, in Albion, the only child of the late Horace Nobmann and Pansy Wainwright Nobmann. He was a third generation native Californian.
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Swindled Elderly Alzheimer’s Patient Out Of Home
Times Newsweekly - Fri Dec 4, 2:38 pm ETA 32-year-old Long Island woman who acted as a “straw buyer” to steal the Jamaica residence of a 93-year-old Alzheimer’s patient has been sentenced to 30 days in jail and five years’ probation, it was announced. read more
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Are stroke survivors taking their medicine?
EurekAlert! - Fri Dec 4, 1:12 pm ET( University of California - Los Angeles ) a new UCLA study to determine whether the use of antithrombotic medications among stroke survivors increased over a seven-year period found that in each of the years, approximately 20 percent of survivors were not taking these medications -- a figure that did not decrease during the time period. The study also found that individuals who were younger ...
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Missing Alzheimer's Patient Found Safe & Sound
KDKA Pittsburgh - Fri Dec 4, 11:47 am ETThe search is now over for a missing man who suffers from Alzheimer's Disease. Rescue crews found the man safe and sound at a restaurant in Robinson Township.
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New therapy targets for amyloid disease
Science Daily - Fri Dec 4, 11:10 am ETA major discovery is challenging accepted thinking about amyloids -- the fibrous protein deposits associated with diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's -- and may open up a potential new area for therapeutics.
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Kittitas County's ALTC provides long-term, end-of-life care
The Daily Record - Fri Dec 4, 10:41 am ET(Editor’s note: This is the fourth installment in a seven-part Daily Record series looking at charitable efforts in Kittitas County during the holiday season.)
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Brain of world's best-known amnesiac mapped
CNN - Fri Dec 4, 10:24 am ETHenry Molaison, known as H.M. in scientific literature, was perhaps the most famous patient in all of brain science in the 20th century.
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Songwriter For Elvis, Scooby-Doo Dies
WBAL-TV Baltimore - Fri Dec 4, 9:45 am ETThe man who wrote "It's Now Or Never" and the Scooby-Doo theme song dies.
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Songwriter for Elvis' 'It's Now or Never' and 'Scooby Doo' theme dies
Baltimore Sun - Fri Dec 4, 9:07 am ETThe songwriter behind the Elvis Presley hit "It's Now or Never" has died.
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Bayer Advances on Alzheimer's Plan
Zacks.com via Yahoo! Finance - Fri Dec 4, 8:41 am ETBayer's development of florbetabin could raise hopes for Alzheimer patients.
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NormOxys Appoints Industry Veteran and Recognized Neuroscience Expert, Martin Tolar, MD, PhD, as Company's CEO
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Fri Dec 4, 8:00 am ETWELLESLEY, Mass.----NormOxys, Inc., a biotechnology company developing a novel class of small molecule drugs which enhance the body’s ability to deliver oxygen to diseased tissues, today announced that it has appointed Martin Tolar, MD, PhD, as the company’s President and Chief Executive Officer.
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Former Rockettes Give a Kick for Charity
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Early Detection Blog Series Supports Those in Search of an Accurate Diagnosis
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The Alzheimer's Project a Must See
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May 13 is National Call-In Day for Including Long-Term Care Services in Health Care Reform
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New Beginnings
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Low Vitamin D Levels Linked to Cognitive Impairment
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Can Apple Juice Delay Alzheimer's Disease?
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