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Depression Alzheimer's Link: Does it Matter?

Craig Stoltz
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A veteran health journalist, I spent six years as editor of The...

Craig Stoltz

Tuesday, April 08, 2008
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Depression may--may!--lead to Alzheimer's. Or maybe depression and Alzheimer's are both triggered by the same unidentified underlying problem. Both of these possibilities arise from a new report on the links between depression and Alzheimer's in the journal Neurology. Three things yo...
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    Sue
    Wednesday, April 09, 2008 at 11:30 AM

    Thanks Craig for sharing this with us.  As always, it is important to know the facts surrounding the research and the reality of what the outcome might mean to the average person with the disease and their caregivers

     

    If you are facing this disease, you may want to view our Alzheimer's Video Library

     

    or if you are looking for help you can find links to many organizations that focus on this disease on our Web Resources page. 

     

    All the best, sue (moderator) 

     

     

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