Alzheimer's A Sudden Flash of Genius?

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clipped from www.alzheimersreadingroom.com Like everyone in the Alzheimer's community, I believe we need more funding for Alzheimer's research. We need to investigate all legitimate hypotheses. We need to do it now..... Most invention and breakthroughs in science are accompanied by what is later described as "a sudden flash of genius." I have always imagined that this is what will happen when an effective treatment for Alzheimer's disease is discovered. Rudy Tanzi is a professor of neurology and director of the genetics and aging unit at Massachusetts General Hospital. After having a beer with his buddies, Dr. Tanzi went back to his office and looked at his list of genes associated with Alzheimer's disease. He noticed that many of the genes looked like genes associated with the so-called innate immune system. Original content Bob DeMarco, the Alzheimer's Reading Room

Alzheimer’s Caregiver You Are Not Alone (Cinch Cast)

clipped from www.alzheimersreadingroom.com Over time, I came to believe that these feelings are more then just an idea. Knowing that you are not alone is one of the first steps to reaching that place deep inside you that often lies dormant. It is a spiritual place. Alzheimer’s caregiving unleashes a heightened sense of the world around you -- you become connected. Original content Bob DeMarco, the Alzheimer's Reading Room

NIA and Alzheimer’s Association Lead Effort to Update Diagnostic Criteria for Alzheimer’s

Long overdue, needed and necessary.

clipped from www.alzheimersreadingroom.com Scientists at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease 2010 (AAICAD 2010) today presented the first draft reports from three workgroups convened by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the Alzheimer's Association to update the diagnostic criteria for Alzheimer's disease for the first time in 25 years. The current criteria for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's were established by a National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)/Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association (ADRDA) workgroup in 1984. These criteria were almost universally adopted and have been useful; they have survived intact without modification for more than 25 years. However, experts note, the field has evolved to a great extent since then.

Jan's Story: A Love Lost to Alzheimer's (Video)

By Bob DeMarco

Finally, when her anger and confusion were slipping out of our control, I moved her into an assisted-living facility, where on each painful visit I see the changes as she disappears a little more.

A friend calls it grieving, like saying goodbye by going to the same funeral over and over again.

"It's really challenging to grieve someone that's sitting right in front of you," said Kallmyer. "It's really challenging to grieve someone that you've just helped take a bath and get them dressed."

"Because it's such a long process and a long road that a family travels down together, it changes family dynamics," said Pring. "And it takes away all our preconceived notions about how families should look and how they should function."

"I know that he will always be in my life," Jan said.

Alzheimer's Caregiver Lament -- This is Not the Person I Knew (Cinch Cast)

By Bob DeMarco
Alzheimer's Reading Room

In order to communicate effectively with a person suffering from Alzheimer's disease you need to come to an understanding that they are now living in a new world -- I often refer to this as Alzheimer's world....

Worried About Alzheimer's? Yoga for Your Face

It works...big.

clipped from www.alzheimersreadingroom.com Exercising your face tightens and tones muscles. It also combats aging and reduces stress........... After you do these exercises for a few weeks, you will begin to see some serious changes in your face. Hopefully, they will also effect you behavior positively.

Original content Bob DeMarco, Alzheimer's Reading Room