Archives - Tuesday 05 August 2008
Fish May Ward Off Dementia and Stroke
Published on Tuesday 05 August 2008 - 20:59 - http://empowher.com/TUESDAY, Aug. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Fish may be brain food after all -- not making you smarter, as your grandmother said, but by lowering the risk of cognitive decline and stroke as you get older,...
Songbirds may hold key to advances in treatment of brain degeneration
Published on Tuesday 05 August 2008 - 20:57 - http://www.physorg.com/Ongoing research at Lehigh University may one day help make strides toward therapeutic advances in the treatment of diseases that involve the loss of memory and brain degeneration such as...
Missing Alzheimer Patient Found In California
Published on Tuesday 05 August 2008 - 20:46 - http://www.kptv.com/Marion County deputies say an Alzheimer's patient missing from an assisted living center in Salem was found in California.
Coping as an Alzheimer’s caregiver
Published on Tuesday 05 August 2008 - 20:43 - http://www.msnbc.msn.com/Mary Ellen Geist left her high-powered radio job in New York City to return home and care for her father, who suffers from Alzheimer's. In her new book, "Measure of the Heart," she writes about how...
Assistance with survey is needed
Published on Tuesday 05 August 2008 - 19:59 - http://www.shropshirestar.com/LETTER - My neighbours forgetfulness arrived very slowly, then came confusion. Her family lived away so off we went to visit the doctor. Finally, the diagnosis was confirmed as dementia...
Assistance with survey is needed
Published on Tuesday 05 August 2008 - 19:59 - http://www.shropshirestar.com/LETTER - A small group from Telford & Wrekin Senior Citizens Forum and the Alzheimers Society have been tasked to research the experiences of sufferers and carers affected by dementia.
Epix Secures $50 Million Capital Commitment
Published on Tuesday 05 August 2008 - 18:31 - http://www.xconomy.com/Epix Pharmaceuticals, the Lexington, MA-based developer of an experimental drug for Alzheimers disease, said today that Kingsbridge Capital has committed to provide as much as $50 million of...
Missing Alzheimer's patient may try to hitch to Calif.
Published on Tuesday 05 August 2008 - 17:11 - http://www.katu.com/William Mefford, 68, was last seen wearing a yellow/green plaid short sleeve shirt, tan pants, and New Balance white tennis shoes with "Jesus & save" written on the toes. Members of Mr. Mefford's...
Alzheimer's Patient Missing In Salem
Published on Tuesday 05 August 2008 - 17:03 - http://www.kptv.com/Marion County deputies are asking for help in finding an Alzheimer's patient missing from an assisted living center in Salem.
Stem cell breakthrough propels research on ALS
Published on Tuesday 05 August 2008 - 15:06 - http://www.fiercebioresearcher.com/A research team from Columbia and Harvard was able to reprogram stem cells taken from the skin of elderly patients into cells responsible for triggering amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. In...
