In what is bound to be viewed as a significant setback, the results of vaccine trials aimed at removing amyloid β plaques from the brains of Alzheimer's sufferers, have failed to prevent or reverse dementia. The disappointing news appears in the July 19 edition of The Lancet
Professor Clive Holmes and his team from the Memory... Read more
Research published in the July 15 edition of the Medical Journal of Neurology, shows that people with Alzheimer's who are less fit have four times more signs of brain shrinkage than those who are fit.
The research team lead by Jeffrey M. Burns, MD, of the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Kansas City and members of the... Read more
My good friend recently offloaded her feelings. It was about her mother and the unexpected family strains that have developed as a result of caring for her. My friends' mother (let's call her Janet) used to lead a full and independent life. Janet survived the death of her husband, was an active member of a Bridge club and had a good social life.... Read more
Many years ago, when I was still a student nurse, part of the study program I had to undertake related to the work of the sociologist Erving Goffman. It didn't take long for me to appreciate just how profound and timely Goffman's insights were. What I could not appreciate was the timeless nature of his observations and how they would continue to... Read more
Hallucinations are not uncommon in Alzheimer's disease and usually occur in the middle/moderate stage of the disease. Hallucinations can affect any of the senses, so a person may hear, see, taste, touch or smell things that are not really there. Hallucinations occur without external stimulation and those experiencing them believe them to be real.... Read more
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