If 2021 will be remembered as the year for COVID-19 vaccines, perhaps 2022 will be marked with a different version of life-changing vaccine: A vaccine for Alzheimer’s which may actually prevent or slow the further advancement of Alzheimer’s disease.
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Imagine for a minute how it would feel to struggle with the cognitive complications of dementia. The people who are closest to you are no longer familiar. The words that would roll off your tongue without a second thought are now just beyond your grasp. In fact, the world as you once knew it has
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If there is one constant in the race to unravel the mystery of Alzheimer’s, it is change. It appears as though whenever scientists start to get a grasp on one aspect of the disease, new insight shifts their hypotheses in an alternate direction. That is certainly the case with the remarkable new understanding in the
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Of the many difficult behaviors typical in dementia, possibly the most difficult to manage is aggression. A family member who may have always been mild-mannered can abruptly lash out in outbursts that can be truly frightening: hitting, yelling, cursing, kicking, biting, or throwing objects. How can you, as a family caregiver, safely help re-establish a
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If it feels like a senior loved one with Alzheimer’s has completely rewritten the rules on how and when to sleep, you are not dreaming. For reasons that are not yet fully understood, a number of people with dementia experience changes with their circadian rhythm, leading to sleepless nights and drowsy days among other issues
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Confusion. Disorientation. Memory loss. While these are certainly hallmark symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease along with other types of dementia, side effects from some commonly prescribed medications can mimic dementia. Before immediately assuming a diagnosis of dementia, examine the following list of prescribed medicines that can cause similar adverse effects.
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Anxiety. Fear. Embarrassment. The thoughts and feelings associated with a potential dementia diagnosis can cause older adults to keep their suspicions to themselves. A recently available AARP survey peeled away a few of the layers of emotion to get to the root cause – namely, worry over losing independence and becoming a problem to others.
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Recent research sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association is revealing some unexpected results in how dementia symptoms may show differently in Hispanic people. While more investigation is necessary to fully understand whether these differences are the result of social/cultural nuances or even the dementia itself, it is important information for Latino families to understand.
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For decades, researchers have been exploring the advancement of Alzheimer’s through a single basic model, even though not all Alzheimer’s diagnoses present with the same symptoms and progression.
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Among the first questions in most people’s minds when a member of family is diagnosed with dementia is precisely what can be expected in the time to come. We realize that the progression of dementia is hallmarked by the decline in cognitive abilities and the skills necessary to take care of daily life. However, every
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