The Longest Day: My mom is awake
Our second blog for The Longest Day comes from Lori, a long-time volunteer and fundraiser with the Alzheimer’s Association. Lori’s mother has Alzheimer’s disease. My mother Shirley Preuitt is at the end stages of...
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The Longest Day: So Mama, how was your day?
Our first guest blog today is from Vincent, who blogs about his experience caring for his mother with Alzheimer’s disease. I encourage you all to check him out at www.dementia-mama-drama.com What do you remember?...
The Longest Day: Caregivers – Today we honor YOU!
Today is The Longest Day – Summer Solstice, the day with the most hours of daylight. And on this Longest Day, we are honoring people with Alzheimer’s disease and their care partners for the...
Alzheimer’s Researcher Symposium in San Francisco: Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
The third session of the day featured presentations on research in the area of cellular and molecular neuroscience – this portion of the day was packed with give research presentations! Robert Mahley, MD, Ph.D.,...
Alzheimer’s Researcher Symposium in San Francisco: Imaging and Biomarkers
The symposium continues with a session focusing on research in the area of imaging and biomarkers. The first presenter was Dr. Miranka Wirth who spoke about neuroimaging biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease. They hypotheses of...
Alzheimer’s Researcher Symposium in San Francisco: Clinical and Translational Neuroscience
The annual Alzheimer’s Association, Northern California and Northern Nevada Chapter Researchers Symposium is underway! This one-of-a-kind event brings together Alzheimer’s researchers from all over Northern California – this year to the Gladstone Institutes in...
More women than men have Alzheimer’s: Could it be in our genes?
We’ve known for quite some time now that more women than men get Alzheimer’s disease. In fact almost two thirds of Americans with Alzheimer’s are women. However, much of this perceived disparity is often...
How can we manage difficult Alzheimer’s behaviors?
Following a morning packed with information about research, the afternoon session of the Alzheimer’s Association education conference in Petaluma featured a panel discussion with four individuals who are currently caring for a loved one...
