I was really hoping that Flurizan would work, given the enormous amount of time and money invested in evaluating whether the drug could successfully inhibit the buildup of beta amyloid ... Read More

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will be adding a new feature to its Nursing Home Compare website. CMS announced that by December 2008, America's nursing homes will receive ... Read More

I know this sounds a bit sci-fi, but researchers at the VA Medical Center in Massachusetts are developing a noninvasive device that could differentiate healthy brain tissue from tissue that ... Read More

We've known for a long time that those with Alzheimer's disease have a build-up of beta-amyloid protein in their brains. However, autopsies have revealed that some people who never developed ... Read More

National Public Radio recently did a wonderful story on The Intergenerational School -- an inner-city charter school in Cleveland that pairs people with Alzheimer's disease with students from kindergarten through ... Read More

Usually, moving up the ladder is considered a good thing -- but not when the rungs are the top leading causes of death in the United States. According to the Centers ... Read More

Here's a key player on the Alzheimer's care team that we don't often talk about: your pharmacist. One of the more accessible health care professionals, pharmacists educate customers about diseases ... Read More

Banner Alzheimer's Institute and Sun Health Research Institute, both based in Arizona, are enrolling participants in a new study to evaluate the investigational drug Dimebon for the treatment of mild ... Read More

If you've been meaning to see your doctor about your snoring (or if someone you live with is urging you to do so), now might be a good time. Sleep apnea ... Read More

According to an article by nutritionist Sheryl Walters, the ancient Greeks believed that rosemary enhanced the brain; they even wore wreaths of the herb while taking examinations. Apparently, the Greeks may ... Read More

This is a special day for people with Alzheimer's disease and caregivers who are also fathers. As I did on Mother's Day, I wish you a relaxing, peaceful day spent ... Read More

Even though Alzheimer's is not a normal part of aging, many people think that if one lives long enough, he or she will get Alzheimer's disease. An autopsy of a ... Read More

While diagnosing Alzheimer's is still a complex process, health care professionals are getting better at identifying the disease in its early stages. What this means is that those living with ... Read More

A new study led by Dr. Steven Potkin at the University of California-Irvine (UCI) will evaluate the effectiveness of a new Alzheimer's drug designed to slow the progression of the ... Read More

Hats off to Ireland for announcing that this week (June 9 - 15) is National Carers Week 2008. The goal is to honor those caring for friends and relatives and ... Read More

Here's the kind of creativity I really appreciate when it comes to managing the challenging behaviors of Alzheimer's disease. A nursing home in Germany was worried about its residents who were ... Read More

Researchers at Yale University were pleasantly surprised when their experimental approach to treating Alzheimer's cleared up to 90% of brain plaques in mice. The treatment involved blocking a common immune system ... Read More

Denise Brown had a great idea. She started her own free internet talk show on BlogTalkRadio called Your Caregiving Journey. Each week she focuses on a different caregiving topic; listeners ... Read More

If you have multiple living family members with Alzheimer's disease or another kind of memory loss, here's an opportunity to participate in genetic research on the disease. The National Institute on ... Read More

Why treat something when you can prevent it? That's what goes through my mind whenever I read about studies indicating that medications for other conditions can also help those with ... Read More

Whenever we hear about a new Alzheimer's drug on the horizon, it's usually in the very early stages of development, and it's uncertain whether it will ever really become a ... Read More

Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health found a not-too-surprising link between social interaction in one's later years and a slower rate of memory decline. Everyone experiences some degree of ... Read More

Consumer Reports recently launched a free online tool that rates major U.S. hospitals on how conservatively or aggressively they treat the top nine leading causes of death, including dementia. Conservative care ... Read More