Antipsychotic medications are frequently prescribed to treat behavioral and psychological symptoms of Alzheimer's and other dementias. There are two classes of antipsychotics: conventional (older) drugs, such as Haldol and Loxitane; ... Read More

If you've heard of Leeza's Place, a sanctuary of education, services and support for caregivers, you know how much Gloria Jean Gibbons inspired its creation. Leeza Gibbons, the television and radio ... Read More

What do celery, green pepper, and chamomile have in common? They all contain luteolin, an anti-inflammatory chemical that could help treat brain disorders such as Alzheimer's and Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease. Researchers at ... Read More

I was excited when I first read about the P-Tau 231 Test developed by Applied NeuroSolutions. The test analyzes cerebrospinal fluid for tau, a protein that accumulates in the brains ... Read More

You don't often hear about a connection between age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and Alzheimer's disease, but a recent study made an interesting finding. When 206 people with AMD who had no ... Read More

Remember Flurizan, the experimental Alzheimer's medication that I blogged about last month? It's going to be available in Europe. Myriad Genetics, Inc., a Salt Lake City-based biopharmaceutical company, has entered into ... Read More

Here's another reason to eat your fruits and veggies. Researchers from the University of South Florida and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center found that certain plant molecules reduced the amount of beta ... Read More

Alzheimer's disease and most other types of dementia occur primarily in older people, but a rare genetic disorder called Neimann-Pick Disease-Type C can occur in children. Taylor Smith, a 2-year-old boy ... Read More

The Family Caregiver Alliance just released an excellent online tool called the Family Care Navigator. Think of it as one-stop shopping for all of the caregiving and Alzheimer's-related resources in ... Read More

You may have heard that taking NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) such as ibuprofen or naproxen could reduce your risk for Alzheimer's. Considering that two major studies of this theory recently ... Read More

After my previous blog citing evidence that excess belly fat can increase the risk for Alzheimer's, it's no surprise that I was drawn to a recent analysis of seven published ... Read More

The Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) is commonly used in nursing home settings to determine whether residents are depressed. However, researchers from UCLA's School of Medicine recently reported at the annual ... Read More

Last month, I told you that I'd be keeping tabs on the Alzheimer's Study Group, a task force of national leaders who are creating a strategic plan to overcome the ... Read More

Caring Today magazine and Home Instead Senior Care have teamed up to offer the 2008 "Give a Caregiver a Break" Essay Contest. If you like to write, this could be ... Read More

This is a special day for individuals with Alzheimer's and caregivers who are also mothers. I wish you a restful, peaceful day spent with family and filled with the knowledge ... Read More

About a month ago, I posted an update on etanercept treatment of Alzheimer's that included YouTube videos of real people with the disease before and after receiving the treatment. Since ... Read More

May is Older Americans Month, an opportunity to honor older members of our society for their priceless contributions to family, community, education, the arts, science, and many other areas of ... Read More

There isn't a lot of information or support for older adults with diverse sexual orientations and gender identities who are dealing with Alzheimer's disease. That's why I was so pleased ... Read More

Here's something I must admit I've never considered: Are shorter arms and legs linked to an increased risk for Alzheimer's or other dementias? Apparently, there's some research to back this up. ... Read More

Researchers from Wake Forest University School of Medicine have been busy conducting great research on Alzheimer's and related issues (see my previous blog). This time, they teamed up with researchers ... Read More

Researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine have learned by studying mice that protein-destroying "machines" hovering in the connections between brain cells might impede the formation of memories. What's interesting ... Read More

Considering that over 200 million people undergo surgery each year, it's important to know whether common anesthetics could increase one's risk for Alzheimer's or other cognitive disorders. Researchers at Massachusetts General ... Read More

We've all heard of Amber Alert, the highly successful program designed to find missing children before it's too late. But have you heard of Silver Alert? Modeled after Amber Alert, ... Read More

In an exciting study at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, researchers found that a rehabilitation technique actually increased gray matter in the brains of stroke patients. The technique, called constraint ... Read More