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Can New Drug Slow Progress of Alzheimer's?

Posted May 11, 2009 12:10 PM

A new drug for Alzheimer's disease has been developed by UK researchers, in a move that could lead to a treatment for the disease, media reports have claimed. Tests revealed that the drug, CPHPC, could successfully remove the build-up of serum amyloid P component protein (SAP) from inside the brains of Alzheimer's sufferers. A build up of SAP is often present in patients with Alzheimer's Read more...

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Top Ten Dementia Eldercare Recommendations

by Jacqueline Marcell @ 5:30 pm. Filed under alzheimers, caregivers, dementia, long-term care insurance
WELCOME BACK ALL MY CAREGIVERS! When people hear about what I went through during the year of caring for my elderly parents, they often ask what I would do differently if I had to relive the experience with the knowledge I have now. I sigh and say, “Ohhh, if only I could! I’d know exactly what to do to help my parents much sooner and I would be able to save so much time, money, and a fortune in Kleenex!” If you are heading into the eldercare years, please learn from my mistakes and don’t reinvent the wheel. Here are my top ten recommendations: 1. Consider buying Long-Term Care Insurance while everyone is healthy. More…
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I have grown more forgetful over the past few months. I'm worried to death that this might be early signs of Alzheimer's. My friends say it's just normal aging. What do you think?

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Senior moments are most often benign symptoms of a busy aging brain, but unfortunately they may also be a sign of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), a ... Read More...

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