November 10, 2015

Today's Top Alzheimer's News

MUST READS

 

A November 10, 2015 FoxNews.com article profiled the work of the Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research Foundation. According to the article, “The Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research Foundation has for the past 20 years worked to educate patients, caregivers and fellow researchers on the disease, which affects 5.3 million Americans. The privately funded foundation distributes more than 85 percent of donations to various missions dedicated eradicating the disease, and it has made significant strides along the way. Led by Nobel Laureate and neuroscientist Dr. Paul Greengard, researchers in the foundation’s lab say they have emerged from the dark ages of Alzheimer’s research and are experiencing a renaissance period.”

 


A November 10, 2015 U.S. News & World Report article by Dr. Jessica Leigh Zwerling encouraged readers to pay attention to early warning signs of Alzheimer’s during the holidays. According to Dr. Zwerling, “So, spend time with your elderly loved ones during the holidays. Talk to them, and pay attention. Though Alzheimer's has no current cure, treatments for symptoms are available, and research continues. Although current Alzheimer's treatments cannot stop the disease from progressing, there are medications to help with symptoms and improve quality of life for those with Alzheimer's and their caregivers.” Jessica Leigh Zwerling, M.D., M.S., is a neurologist and associate director of the Montefiore Einstein Center for the Aging Brain and serves as director of the Memory Disorders Center at Montefiore and Einstein. 

 


A November 10, 2015 BBC News article reported that “An increasingly warped sense of humour could be an early warning sign of impending dementia, say UK experts.” According to the article, “The area of the brain it affects is involved with personality and behaviour, and people who develop this form of dementia can lose their inhibition, become more impulsive and struggle with social situations.”

 


A November 9, 2015 Business Record article reported that “A new report from the Alzheimer's Association estimates that Medicaid spending for patients with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias will increase by 33 percent in Iowa in the next 10 years.”

 


A November 9, 2015 The Wall Street Journal article reported on the “weird world of brain hacking.” According to the article, “People who have put together their own low-tech devices, using inexpensive components including 9-volt batteries, wires and electrodes, say they may boost creativity and cognitive performance. But scientists say most research supporting the technology involves patients with injured brains and may not apply to people with healthy brains in the general population.”