Alzheimer's and dementia caregiver tips / Alzheimer's research news / News and notes
by Alzheimer's Association · Published May 30, 2012 · Last modified April 3, 2014
It’s yet another packed house at our education conference today in Petaluma, Calif. The morning started with The Pathological Course of Alzheimer’s Disease: Why Finding a Cure Has Been So Hard by Owen Carmichael,...
Alzheimer's research news / Dr. Edgerly, Executive Director
by eedgerly · Published May 22, 2012 · Last modified April 16, 2014
My recent blog entry about coconut oil generated a lot of comments with the same question: Why isn’t the Alzheimer’s Association researching coconut oil? It’s an excellent question and one I get often about...
Alzheimer's and dementia caregiver tips / Alzheimer's and dementia caregiver voices / News and notes
by Alzheimer's Association · Published May 16, 2012 · Last modified April 3, 2014
Amy Whelan, Esq., is a senior staff attorney at the National Center for Lesbian Rights talked about the history of the LGBT community and common hurdles LGBT elders face in healthcare access. Theses challenges...
Alzheimer's research news / News and notes
by Alzheimer's Association · Published May 16, 2012 · Last modified April 3, 2014
Michael Weiner, M.D., director of the Center for Imaging of Neurodegenerative Disease, San Francisco VA Medical Center and professor of Radiology, Medicine, Psychiatry and Neurology with UCSF discussed the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI)....
Alzheimer's and dementia caregiver tips / Stefanie, family care specialist
by Alzheimer's Association · Published May 10, 2012 · Last modified March 31, 2014
Everyday I feel honored to work with such amazing individuals. I want to share with you an article that was written by one of our early stage individuals – Charles Warner. Charles is a...
Alzheimer's and dementia caregiver tips / Stefanie, family care specialist
by Alzheimer's Association · Published May 9, 2012 · Last modified March 31, 2014
We live in a mobile society. It’s no longer the norm for families to live in the same town or state. Our families can be spread across the globe. That, in conjunction with our...
Alzheimer's and dementia caregiver voices / Angie, family caregiver
by acarrillo · Published May 7, 2012 · Last modified April 3, 2014
Saturday mornings are a time that I have carved out for me to do whatever I want. Usually, I get up early to attend a Weight Watcher’s meeting and then hit the grocery store...
Alzheimer's champions / News and notes / Newsletter / Profiles
by Alzheimer's Association · Published May 4, 2012 · Last modified April 3, 2014
When we first came to the United States as refugees from Vietnam, my father worked in a cereal factory with a starting wage of $3.75 per hour. Soon after, my mother also started work...
