"I was diagnosed with younger-onset Alzheimer's disease in 2015. I was 59. While it was a devastating diagnosis, it was a relief to know there was a reason behind my slipping abilities at work and some startling memory lapses. Having cared for two parents with Alzheimer's, I know what I'm dealing with. There may be no cure for Alzheimer's (yet), but I'm determined to live well with the disease for as long as I can."
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"This bill will build out the systems necessary to create a public health infrastructure to combat Alzheimer's disease and promote brain health. The legislation cleared the Senate unanimously on Dec. 12 and will now head to President Trump's desk for his signature."
"'We can all take steps to help prevent Alzheimer's disease or slow its course,' says Dr. Mohammed Ahmed, Neuropsychiatrist and Medical Director of La Jolla's Kaizen Brain Center. 'The trick is knowing who may get the disease and when to take action.' By the time a person develops tell-tale memory symptoms, molecular changes have already been at work in the brain for 15-20 years."
"It’s natural to freeze up when confronted with uncomfortable situations. But that can mean missed opportunities to spread more than cheer this holiday season as we visit relatives and friends who have dementia or Alzheimer's."
"A bipartisan bill that authorizes $100 million in funding over five years to create a new public health infrastructure to combat Alzheimer’s disease is headed to the president’s desk after being passed Wednesday night by the House of Representatives."
"A disease mystery with no shortage of leads now has an intriguing new one. Since the 1960s, thousands of children in poor, war-torn regions of East Africa have developed epilepsy-like seizures in which their heads bob to their chest; over time, the seizures worsen, cognitive problems develop, and the victims ultimately die. Researchers have proposed causes for nodding syndrome that include malnutrition, parasites, and viruses, but have not proved a clear link to any of them. "
"Long-term care insurance can take fear of the unknown out of financial planning for worst case health scenarios. And it can ease the burden on family members who might feel beholden to provide the care out of love or a sense of obligation, sometimes interrupting or sacrificing their careers to do it."
"When the protein tau builds up inside the neurons of the brain, the cells become impaired and eventually die in a process that’s been implicated in Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases. But some neurons never get clogged up with tau—and a team of scientists led by the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians has discovered why."
"The link between dementia and death from stroke has been spotlighted in several studies, with a new analysis of medical data from Sweden further strengthening the potential relationship."
"Unfortunately, it’s time to talk transmissible protein pathology again. That’s the unnerving idea that misfolded proteins can, under some conditions, act as infectious agents (prions are the most famous examples and the most widely-used name for these). "