Information and opinions on health from Sara at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/318615/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/318615/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/318615/index http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/318615/151569/antioxidants Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:17:00 -0400 Sara Researchers at the University of California San Diego found that antioxidants may not stave off Alzheimer's disease as well as previous studies suggest. Patients with Alzheimer's disease often have widespread oxidative damage in their brain, which contributes to neuronal damage. Researchers have long hypothesized, with varying results, that antioxidants and other vitamins and minerals may control the dangerous free radicals produced when oxygen... http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/318615/151569/antioxidants http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/318615/117736/alzheimer Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:39:36 -0400 Sara A study recently published in the Archives of Neurology found three biomarkers in spinal fluid that identify patients who are developing Alzheimer's with up to 100 percent accuracy. The study, conducted by researchers at Ghent University in Ghent, Belgium and colleagues in the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative, analyzed data from 114 older adults with no apparent memory loss, 200 older adults who had mild cognitive impairment and 102... http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/318615/117736/alzheimer http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/318615/111593/alzheimer Thu, 13 May 2010 15:16:00 -0400 Sara For the first time on OurAlzheimer's.com, our esteemed expert Carol Bradley Bursack will be hosting a live chat for the OurAlzheimer's.com community.    Our first chat will explore possible living arrangements for a recently diagnosed Alzheimer's patient.    Carol will be on hand to discuss any and all questions you may have on the subject.   The Chat will be held on Tuesday, May 18th from 2 to 3 pm Eastern... http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/318615/111593/alzheimer http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/318615/107182/waiting Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:15:02 -0400 Sara *In the interest of full disclosure, I am an employee of HealthCentral* My grandmother, Grandma Helen, had a massive stroke on February 27th while having breakfast with her daughter. Miraculously, she survived the stroke, but several tests showed that eight years of Alzheimer's had significantly shrunk her brain and the stroke had compromised what was left and any physical capabilities she once had. If she ever woke up, she would never be... http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/318615/107182/waiting