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About Alzheimer’s Disease Alzheimer’s disease is a neurodegenerative brain disorder named after German physician Alois Alzheimer, who first described it in the year 1906. Dementia is a general term used for the depicting loss of memory and other intellectual abilities which are serious enough to interfere with daily life. Alzheimer’s Disease: The Most Common Form [...]
Isn’t it frustrating to walk into a room and wonder what you were going to do there? Or maybe you just can’t think of the name of that guy who you had lunch with only yesterday. He’s a good friend. You’ve know him a long time! Usually if you just relax your mind for a [...]
Holiday time is coming up, and for caregivers of loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease, it can be a very challenging time of the year. Here are some suggestions to help you and your loved one to have a safe and happy season together in spite of the obstacles. In the midst of putting up [...]
The Alzheimer’s Association just released a report indicating an estimated 5.1 million Americans over age 65 now have AD. The cases of this progressive dementia are expected to rise to 7.7 million by 2030 and to an even more overwhelming 11-16 million by 2050. This is of course presuming a medical breakthrough for stopping the [...]