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Urine May Be Able To Detect Alzheimer’s
A recent study has found a link to Alzheimer’s and the smell of urine in mice. Mice were genetically altered to model three aspects of Alzheimer’s disease. Urine was collected from normal mice and those with disease during the research. Notable differences were detected in the smell of the urine of the diseased mice. Mice […]
Caregiving Market Will Grow 13%
AARP and Parks Associates recently released a study aimed at the current and future needs of caregivers and those needing care. By 2020, 117 million Americans are expected to need assistance of some kind with our aging population. However, caregivers will only number 45 million by that time. This will mean huge growth in the […]
A Vaccine for Alzheimer’s Disease
Scientists at the Research Institute for the Care of Older People at the Royal Hospital in Bath have developed a medication that is showing significant promise in clinical trials for a potential vaccine to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s. Alzheimer’s causes knots to form in the transport system of the brain, immobilizing nutrients from moving […]
The Second Most Common Type of Progressive Dementia
There is a growing awareness of Alzheimer’s Disease throughout the US as our elderly population ages and more and more senior citizens are affected by this form of dementia. However, few realize that there is another form of dementia called Lewy Body Dementia or Dementia with Lewy bodies that is not as well known as […]
Train Your Business to Serve Customers with Alzheimer’s
Many caregivers report feeling isolated from family, friends and the community when caring for their spouse or a family member with Alzheimer’s. Many are reluctant to leave their home because many of the behaviors of the patient are unpredictable. Caregivers never know if the situation will make those with Alzheimer’s anxious, overwhelmed or overstimulated. This […]
Are You at Risk for Alzheimer’s if Your Mother or Father Had It?
Having a close relative diagnosed with Alzheimer’s can be alarming. There are currently no cures and the number of diagnoses is increasing every year. The next scariest question is will I get Alzheimer’s and am I doomed? Dr. Gad Marshall at Harvard Medical School says it is not necessarily true. Although a family history adds […]
Aging May Disrupt Your Internal Clock, But a New Timekeeper May Be at Work
Our genes are master controllers that control processes in our bodies ranging from metabolism to sleep. In the morning, our brains tell the timekeeping genes to put out cortisol to wake-up and in the evening, it puts out melatonin to make you sleepy. Our genes are like an orchestra that keep all the other genes […]
Worrying Puts You At A Higher Risk For Dementia
If you are constantly worried, stressed or anxious, you may be at a higher risk for dementia. Anxious people are one and a half times more likely to develop dementia than those who are not. If you suffer from high anxiety at some point in your life, you are 48% more likely to suffer from […]
Using GPS to Track Dementia Patients
Denmark has recognized the need to keep dementia patients safe by using GPS tracking devices to monitor the movements of elderly care home residents. Most municipalities have introduced the tracking systems after a new law allowed the elderly to be fitted with alarm and tracking devices in 2010. Most of the devices consist of alarms […]
Moderate Alcohol Intake May Prolong Lives of Alzheimer’s Patients
Alzheimer patients who drank two to three servings of alcoholic beverages every day lowered their risk of death compared to those who consumed more or less alcohol. Researchers in Denmark analyzed data from over 330 patients with early stage dementia or Alzheimer’s. The participants were tracked over a four year period. Most of the sample, […]
