Observational studies have shown that as many as half of nursing home residents with advanced dementia have documented pain in the last weeks of life – and about a third have difficulty breathing and...
What if we could diagnose Alzheimer’s before symptoms started? The hope is, future treatments could then target the disease in its earliest stages, before irreversible brain damage or mental decline has occurred. Research on...
by Alzheimer's Association · Published October 4, 2016 · Last modified August 27, 2018
Charles DeCarli, MD, is a Professor of Neurology and Director of the UC Davis Alzheimer’s Disease Center. He has a strong interest in behavioral neurology, with specific emphasis on dementing disorders, including degenerative dementias...
Caregiving / Walk to End Alzheimer's
by Alzheimer's Association · Published September 29, 2016 · Last modified October 5, 2016
Frank Wolfe is participating in the Sacramento Walk to End Alzheimer’s in honor of the loved ones he’s lost to the disease. But it is his fundraising challenge that has people talking. If he raises...
Caregiving / Walk to End Alzheimer's
by Alzheimer's Association · Published September 13, 2016 · Last modified September 6, 2016
Leah Robbie is not a typical teenager. She’s had to deal with the harsh reality of Alzheimer’s since she was just six-years-old. Today, she is wise beyond her years, and working hard to carry...
Caregiving / Walk to End Alzheimer's
by Alzheimer's Association · Published September 8, 2016 · Last modified September 6, 2016
Geoff Gongwer and his wife Linda Martin have been volunteering at the Alzheimer’s Association since 2010. Both Geoff’s mother and father have Alzheimer’s, and are in memory care facilities. And both of their mothers,...
The idea of losing independence, especially when it comes to using the toilet, is troubling. Issues include finding the bathroom, missing the toilet bowl, and incontinence. Anything we can do to support the independence...
Alzheimer's research news / Research
by Alzheimer's Association · Published August 23, 2016 · Last modified August 10, 2016
Growing research evidence suggests that decreased ability to correctly identify odors is a predictor of cognitive decline and an early clinical feature of Alzheimer’s disease. The potential of using smell and eye tests to...
