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A new report released earlier this week by the Alzheimer’s Association sheds light on the various needs enactment of the National Alzheimer’s Project Act should address. Ten key challenges emerge from the report that will require additional attention.
There is still time to participate in National Memory Screening Day. By hosting a screening event at your senior living community on November 15th you can help support early detection and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.
Silverado Senior Living’s 24-Hour Hotline & Live Chat was recognized as an ALFA Best of the Best Program to Spotlight because of the valuable support the program gives to family caregivers, who provide for a loved one with Alzheimer’s or dementia.
The Administration on Aging (AOA) awarded 12.8 million dollars in grants, aimed at improving access to services for individuals with Alzheimer’s, while the first meeting of the Alzheimer’s Advisory Council assessed current programs that address Alzheimer’
An estimated 36 million people worldwide live with dementia, but filling Alzheimer’s and dementia clinical trials is exceedingly difficult due to the stigma attached to the disease, transportation concerns, and objections to the clinical trial proc
The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America’s (AFA) 9th annual National Memory Screening Day (NMSD) is scheduled for November 15, 2011. AFA holds NMSD annually in collaboration with local organizations and healthcare professionals nationwide each November durin
For the first time in nearly 30 years, NIH has updated its diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer’s disease and changed its research guidelines for earlier stages of the disease, broadening the conceptual framework for thinking about Alzheimer’s disease.
Memantine, a commonly prescribed drug for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, is ineffective in treating mild cases and unlikely to effectively treat those with moderate Alzheimer’s, according to a new report.
A new report released by The Alzheimer’s Association indicates that Alzheimer’s is increasingly affecting our society. The report titled, 2011 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures, collected data from all 50 states on the prevalence of Alzheimer’s and re
A preliminary study funded by the U.S. National Institute on Aging and the Department of Veterans Affairs suggests that many individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer’s may not actually suffer from the disease.
The Alzheimer’s Association has nicknamed the baby boomer generation “Generation Alzheimer’s” in a new report, since one in eight boomers is expected to develop the disease, for which there is no cure. Deaths related to Alzheimer’s are soaring, increasing
The FDA advisory panel has ruled against approving a new PET scan developed by Avid Radiopharmaceuticals for use in the market. The PET scan is able to detect a special radioactive marker known as florbetapir F 18, which would help doctors diagnose Alzhei
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