Skin Cells Offer a Lead to New Alzheimer’s Treatments
October 20, 2014
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VIDEO+ARTICLE: Neuroscientists are reprogramming skin cells in order to discover newer, better treatments for Alzheimer’s.
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October 20, 2014
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BOOK OF THE WEEK: Do you feel you’ve earned the warmhearted title of “Care-Coach” or even “Care-Partner”? If so, then “Matters of the Mind and
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October 15, 2014
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PRODUCT OF THE WEEK: Wake up to a boost with inspiration from President George Washington. Get a coffee mug that gives more than coffee to
Glenn Campbell Strums On in Stage 6 Alzheimer’s
October 12, 2014
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VIDEO + TRANSCRIPT: As country legend Glen Campbell entered the final stages of Alzheimer’s, his family allowed NBC to spend some time with him. See
Seth Rogen’s Care Relief Grant Program for Dementia
October 12, 2014
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ASSISTANCE VIDEO + ARTICLE: Hilarity for Charity® and the Home Instead Senior Care® network are working together to award home care grants, to those providing
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October 8, 2014
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PRODUCT OF THE WEEK: This chair-exercise set comes with two DVDs. One has a stretching routine, the second has strength and balance exercises. Great for
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October 6, 2014
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VIDEO + ARTICLE: The Cognoptix Eye Test for Alzheimer’s is in clinical trials. It is already doing so well that this week, it received an
Blood Test Spots CTE Dementia
September 28, 2014
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Diagnosing CTE, a dementia common to athletes, is crucial. It’s often misdiagnosed as Alzheimer’s, but CTE needs different treatment. For the first time, there is an experimental test that can confirm a CTE diagnosis during life. See how.
Want Brain Health? Don’t Just Exercise. Get Up!
September 28, 2014
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Sitting too much, even if you exercise at the end of the day for half an hour, will have a detrimental effect on your brain.
Supercomputers Zeroing In on New Alzheimer’s Drugs
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Plaque is the prime suspect behind Alzheimer’s. Amyloid-beta combines to form oligomers, which make up the plaque that clogs up the Alzheimer’s brain. Though we
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