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Caring for Aging Parents When Both Have Dementia by Carol Bradley Bursack Posted Thu 05 Aug 2010 12:00am Having one parent with dementia is tough enough. Having both afflicted with dementia, often of different types of the disease and in different stages, can be overwhelming. Both of my parents had dementia. First, Dad had brain surgery that, for reasons unknown, put him into instant, severe dementia. Read more about having two parents Read on »

Could Aging Problems and Dementia Be Caused By a Vitamin Deficiency? by Carol Bradley Bursack Posted Thu 14 May 2009 4:32pm Okay. I admit it. I’m a sucker for new research that shows vitamin deficiencies cause many diseases. My mom had studied nutrition way back when, and I grew up taking one of the only supplements available during the 50s and early 60s – the “One a Day” multiple vitamin. Read on »

Weight Loss In Old Age May Signal Dementia by Susan Berg Posted Sun 04 Oct 2009 11:12pm followed for eight years 1,836 Japanese Americans in Washington state with an average age of 72. During that time, 129 people developed dementia. The research found that people... ScienceDaily— A new study shows that older people who are thinner or are losing weight quickly are at a higher risk of developing dementia, especially if they started out Read on »

Should Aging Parents With Dementia Lose the Right to Vote? by Carol Bradley Bursack Posted Thu 14 May 2009 4:31pm in action ... Read more about aging parents and voting on agingcare.com: Read on »

DEMENTIA: MORE THAN JUST AN AGED CARE ISSUE by Susan Berg Posted Fri 07 Aug 2009 7:15pm dementia articles and activities, Australian Aging Agenda Dementia is not just a concern for aged care providers but a pressing public health issue, according to the CEO of Alzheimer’s Australia. Glenn Rees told a summit on Australia’s ageing population that dementia is a chronic condition that requires coordinated care planning. The number Read on »

New Study: One in Seven Americans over Age of 70 Suffers From Dementia by Mark Willaman (SeniorCareMarketer.com) Posted Tue 02 Dec 2008 6:26pm over the age of 70 suffers from dementia. Published in the November 2007 issue of Neuroepidemiology, the study is based on data from 856 men and women who participated.... About 3.4 million people, or 13.9 percent of the population age 71 and older, have some form of dementia, the study found. As expected, the prevalence of dementia increased Read on »

Middle-Aged Widows Have Highest Dementia Risk, Research Shows by Susan Berg Posted Fri 07 Aug 2009 7:15pm of Middle-Aged Widows Have Highest Dementia Risk ...Here is a great dementia resource for caregivers and healthcare professinals, Here is information on being the best caregiver you can be Here are more interesting Read on »

One out of every six NFL Players Could Suffer from Alzheimer's or Dementia by Age 50 by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted Wed 30 Sep 2009 10:49pm former players vastly more often than in the national population -- including a rate of 19 times the normal rate for men ages 30 through 49. The study was conducted for the National Football League (NFL) by the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research. An N.F.L. spokesman, Greg Aiello, said the study did not formally diagnose dementia Read on »

High Cholesterol in Middle Age May Not Raise Dementia Risk for Women by HealthFinder Posted Thu 11 Nov 2010 9:00am . In addition, the women whose cholesterol levels decreased the most from middle to older age were 2.5 times more likely to develop dementia than those whose levels increased or stayed... in trying to prevent dementia, especially Alzheimer's, mainly because none of the treatments work very well," said Haan, who added that one important take-home message for middle-aged Read on »

High Cholesterol in Middle Age May Not Raise Dementia Risk for Women by Medline Plus Posted Thu 11 Nov 2010 9:00am levels decreased the most from middle to older age were 2.5 times more likely to develop dementia than those whose levels increased or stayed the same. Both cell and animal... in trying to prevent dementia, especially Alzheimer's, mainly because none of the treatments work very well," said Haan, who added that one important take-home message for middle-aged Read on »