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When doctors told Carol Blackwell that her husband — her best friend and the love of her life — had Alzheimer’s disease, they assured her “a cure was just around the corner.” By Bob DeMarco Alzheimer’s Reading Room Bob and Carol Blackwell Carol Blackwell is an Alzheimer’s activist, and…
By Nancy Emerson Lombardo, PhD , Guest Blogger, Creator of the Memory Preservation Nutrition®Program The more I learn about the nutritional content and value of herbs and spices, the more I am confirmed in placing them front and center in my Memory Preservation Nutrition® Program, which has been implemented…
“The implication of our study is that older adults who choose ‘exergaming’ with interactive physical and cognitive exercise over traditional exercise may garner added cognitive benefit, and perhaps prevent decline, all for the same exercise effort,” — Cay Anderson-Hanley. Alzheimer’s Reading Room Cay Anderson-Hanley and John Youmans, 90, one…
I was stuck at a red light the other day, right next to a cemetery, and several of the graves had little American flags on them.
Medivation (MDVN) and Pfizer (PFE) Announce Results from Phase 3 Concert Trial of Dimebon in Alzheimer’s Disease By Bob DeMarco Alzheimer’s Reading Room Medivation and Pfizer will discontinue development of dimebon for all indications and will terminate the ongoing open label extension study in Alzheimer’s disease. The companies also…
This is an open ended question for all readers to answer. Alzheimer’s Reading Room If you met an Alzheimer’s caregiver for the first time and they said, “It’s not my mom anymore.” What would you say to them? Please put your answer in the Add New Comment box below….
“The ordinary arts we practice every day at home are of more importance to the soul than their simplicity might suggest.” — Thomas Moore. By Bob DeMarco Alzheimer’s Reading Room Dotty The day(s) finally came, it was time to walk the walk. To find out if the cumulative acts…
“I want to know where my things are.” By Tom & Karen Brenner Alzheimer’s Reading Room Think about how difficult life becomes when you can’t remember how to begin the first step of so many activities. What if you couldn’t remember how to button your shirt? When you stop…
“We Back Pat” Week, an initiative focused on bringing awareness and recognition to the Pat Summitt Foundation Fund and its fight against Alzheimer’s disease tipped off today with a game in Knoxville. Alzheimer’s Reading Room Pat and Tyler Summitt The Southeastern Conference in cooperation with its 12-member schools organized…