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Cancer Drug Erases Alzheimer's Symptoms in Days by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving Neuroscientists at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have made a dramatic breakthrough in their efforts to find a cure for Alzheimer’s disease. The drug in ... Read on »

An Alzheimer’s Valentine by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving Like an old photograph, memory can fade away By Tom and Karen Brenner Alzheimer's Reading Room An Alzheimer’s Valentine We were impossibly young and so beautif ... Read on »

My Mum by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving I sat down and cried, thinking why did this happen to my Mum who I loved so much? She had always been there for me, so now it was me who would be there for her. By Diane J ... Read on »

Can Deep Brain Stimulation Enhance Memory in Alzheimer's Patients? by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving The medial temporal structures, including the hippocampus and the entorhinal cortex, are critical for the ability to transform daily experience into lasting memories. Alzh ... Read on »

Should A Caregiver be Truthful or Kind? by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving Today I bent the truth to be kind, and I have no regret, for I am far surer of what is kind than I am of what is true. -- Robert Brault By Bob DeMarco Alzheimer's R ... Read on »

Alzheimer’s and Employment by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving Be aware that Social security recently ruled that Early Onset Alzheimer’s disease qualifies for its “Compassionate Allowance “list of diseases. By Carole Larkin Alzheimer ... Read on »

Obama Administration Makes Alzheimer’s Research Top Priority by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving “Alzheimer’s takes a devastating toll on millions of Americans,” said Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of Health and Human Services. “It’s a very important health issue. The tim ... Read on »

Does Alzheimer's Spread Throughout the Brain By Jumping From One Brain Region to Another by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving How does Alzheimer's spread throughout the brain? This research is being talked about all over the World. Alzheimer's Reading Room For decades, researchers have deba ... Read on »

Smoking Linked to More Rapid Cognitive Decline in Men by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving Compared with with men who never smoked, middle-aged male smokers experienced faster cognitive decline in global cognition and executive function. Alzheimer's Reading Room ... Read on »

Alzheimer's and Dementia News Digest 115 by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving Top stories about Alzheimer's and dementia. Alzheimer's Reading Room A push for family input to detect dementia earlier -- USA Today Then their phone service was cut o ... Read on »

What's the Relationship Between the Brain and the Soul? by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving The reason why that's very empowering is because if you are having a tough time in life mired in depression or mired in some negative mood, we're hoping that people read thi ... Read on »

What Can Harvey Teach Us About Communicating With Persons Liviing with Dementia by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving Learning a new way of communicating with the person with dementia is not easy. But practicing these changes, bit by bit over time, can reap great rewards for both the perso ... Read on »

It Takes a Team to Care by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving Providing Championship level care to individuals with Alzheimer’s and Dementia takes a TEAM approach. By Ellen Belk Alzheimer's Reading Room What do ... Read on »

An Unusual Request for Alzheimer’s Puzzles by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving By Max Wallack Alzheimer's Reading Room Last week, I received an unusual request for Alzheimer’s puzzles. I was contacted by a man named Robert. Robert used to ... Read on »

Confirmation of Theory: Light is Important for Persons with Alzheimer's by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving This study demonstrated that blue light treatment resulted in improvements in cognitive function in residents of long-term care communities. This may in turn lead to benefit ... Read on »

Dotty MRI, Eggs, Car Breaks Down by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving I still remained surprised and "miffed" that we never get asked if there are any special circumstances in dealing with my mother when she is taken to a new doctor or for med ... Read on »

A Wonderful Moment in Time, Mom at the Banana Boat by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving Wonderful people. By Bob DeMarco Alzheimer's Reading Room February, 2009 I have a vivid image of the look on mom's face and of us dancing. I will have tha ... Read on »

Alzheimer's Test, the Alzheimer's Questionnaire by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving Alzheimer's quiz 90 percent accurate in detecting signs of Alzheimer's disease, dementia, MCI By Bob DeMarco Alzheimer's Reading Room The Alzheimer' ... Read on »

Forgetful or at Risk for Alzheimer's? by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving It is extremely difficult to distinguish between normal age related memory loss, and early stages of mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's disease, or other forms of dement ... Read on »

Meeting Alzheimer’s at the MoMA by Bob DeMarco Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Caregiving “A hollow woman,” says one man with Alzheimer’s. “An empty-headed woman,” says another. “What a sexy broad!” he continues. Alzheimer's Reading Room Sa ... Read on »

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