- Introduction
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Prevention
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Caregiving
- Coping with Emotional Changes
- Coping with Memory Loss
- Costs and Insurance
- Creating a Daily Routine
- Exercise
- Health and Wellbeing of the Caregiver
- Home Safety Adjustments
- Mental Exercises
- Respite Care
- Talking to Children about Alzheimer's
- Talking to Friends about Alzheimer's
- Telling Someone They Have Alzheimer's
- Transition to Assisted Living
- Transition to Nursing Home
- Work
- Related Conditions
- Resources
Implant Slow Dementia Alzheimer’s
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Is it Alzheimer’s, a different type of dementia or something else...
Is it Alzheimer's disease? As people age, the rapid mental recall of youth often fades. Yet most aging adults have wisdom and life... Read more »
How Does Vascular Dementia Differ from Alzheimer's?
Vascular dementia (VaD) is the second most common type of dementia after Alzheimer's and is responsible for up to 25% of all dementias.... Read more »
How Does Alcohol-Related Dementia Differ From Alzheimer's?
Alcohol abuse is recognized as a major health problem in the United States and in many countries throughout the world. Alcohol may cause... Read more »
How Does HIV/AIDS Dementia Differ from Alzheimer's?
Infection used to be the main cause of dementia. Treatment for infections and inflammation of the central nervous system (CNS) has... Read more »
How Does Alzheimer's Differ from Other Types of Dementia?
Technically speaking there is no such disease as dementia. The term dementia actually refers to a group of symptoms that accompany certain... Read more »
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Communicating With An Alzheimer's Sufferer
It’s not only what you say but how you say it that makes all the difference when communicating with people with Alzheimer’s disease. Facial... Read more »
Growth hormone drug fails to slow Alzheimer's: study
Drugmaker Merck has discontinued research on an experimental Alzheimer's medication called MK-677. The drug stimulated the release of a natural... Read more »
Exercise might slow Alzheimer's disease
Exercise may help keep Alzheimer's patients' brains from shrinking, a new study has found. Researchers studied 121 people over the age of 60 and... Read more »
Exercise Might Slow Brain Shrinkage in Alzheimers Patients
(Ivanhoe Newswire) Exercise may help Alzheimer's patients preserve their brain function. New research from the University of Kansas School of... Read more »
Close relationship with caregiver may slow Alzheimer's
A close relationship between a caregiver and a patient may slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease, new research suggests. A study of 167... Read more »
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