Alzheimer's Society is reorganising its management structure in order to deliver more services to more people in a greater number of locations. As the number of people with dementia rises the charity has reviewed its structure as part of a programme called 'Fit for the Future' to ensure it can extend and expand current services to offer consistent support for people with dementia regardless of ...

During this time of year, people begin thinking about gifts for the holidays. For a loved one with Alzheimer's disease or other form of dementia, family members and friends oftentimes struggle with appropriate gift items.

Peter Bondzinski, a pastor at Pine Knolls Alliance Church, knowsthat caring for relatives with Alzheimer's disease or dementia isno easy job.

There will be a free educational and informative seminar on Alzheimer’s Wednesday evening at Parkland Health Center in Farmington. The free program will be held in the hospital dining room from 6 to 8 p.m., and will be hosted by the Lead Belt Memory Walk Committee and the St. Louis Region Alzheimer’s Association.

Diabetes adversely affects the functions of virtually every organ in the body. Consequently, it is a major risk factor for heart disease, stroke, and other illness, like various forms of dementia.

A leader in the fight against brain diseases and in drug discovery to help Alzheimer's patients has joined the University of Florida College of Medicine, interim dean Michael Good, M.D., announced. Todd Golde, M.D., Ph.D., formerly the chairman of the department of neuroscience at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, will create and direct the College of Medicine's new Center for Translational Research ...

WATERTOWN, Mass., Nov. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In Massachusetts, approximately 70% of those with Alzheimer's disease are cared for at home, so the Alzheimer's Association is preparing for a surge in calls to its 24/7 Helpline during the holiday season.

No one has yet found a cure or a way to prevent people from developing Alzheimer's disease. Researchers are breaking new ground in biotechnology to find new tools that can help provide new solutions. A newly constructed protein has yielded experimental results that are promising when it comes to stopping the disease. And for the first time, using protein engineering, it seems researchers have ...

In Massachusetts, approximately 70% of those with Alzheimer's disease are cared for at home, so the Alzheimer's Association is preparing for a surge in calls to its 24/7 Helpline during the holiday season. For most families, holidays are filled with opportunities for togetherness and sharing, but for a family dealing with Alzheimer's, holidays can also be stressful and filled with special ...

Today marks the end of Alzheimer's Awareness Month, which brings to light the progressive and fatal brain disease named for German doctor Alois Alzheimer.