Link Between Alzheimer's Disease And Folic Acid
A new study published in the Archives of Neurology gives further credence to the belief that diets high in folic acid (folate) may be associated with a lower risk of Alzheimers disease. Researchers from Columbia University followed the diets of ... [... more]
Bella Online |
Epidemiology of Alzheimer's Disease: From Gene to Prevention
 The book series in which this volume by Mayeux and Christen has been published brings the latest results of well-known scientists in the field of Alzheimer's disease research. In this volume different aspects ranging from costs to risk factors, genes, ... [... more]
$116.00
Amazon.com |
Alzheimer's Disease
A diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease is reached through a combination of tests. It must be differentiated from the occasional forgetfulness that occurs during normal aging, and from depression, malnutrition, or the side effects of medications, all ... [... more]
Family Caregiver Alliance |
Depression And Alzheimer's Disease
As the caregiver of a person who has Alzheimer's disease, you must also take care of yourself. If you become too tired and frustrated, you will be less able to help your family member. Ask for help from relatives, friends and local community ... [... more]
Family Doctor |
High Insulin Levels Linked To Alzheimer's Disease
An imaging agent developed by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center that attaches to brain areas damaged by Alzheimer's disease may allow doctors to diagnose Alzheimer's at an earlier stage. About one in six female and one in ... [... more]
Alzheimers Research Foundation |
Alzheimer's Disease Information Page
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive, neurodegenerative disease characterized in the brain by abnormal clumps (amyloid plaques) and tangled bundles of fibers (neurofibrillary tangles) composed of misplaced proteins. Age is the most important ... [... more]
NINDS |
Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's disease accounts for 60 to 80 percent of all cases of dementia among the elderly. About four million Americans have Alzheimer's disease now, and close to three million Americans are caring for relatives or friends who have it. There ... [... more]
Up To Date |
Statistics About Alzheimer's Disease
These are just a few of the facts in our new report, 2008 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures. The report is a comprehensive statistical abstract of U.S. data on Alzheimer's disease that includes: * The direct and indirect costs of Alzheimer's ... [... more]
Alzheimer's Association |
Alzheimer's Disease : Activity-Focused Care, 2nd Ed.
The updated edition of this unique guide provides practical and innovative strategies for care of people with Alzheimer's disease. Written from the viewpoint that activity-focused care promotes the resident's cognitive, physical, psychosocial, and ... [... more]
$56.95
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Mayo Clinic on Alzheimer's Disease
Very Well Done! I think I now have every book written on Alzheimer's, since I had two parents with it and felt compelled by the experience of caring for them to even write my own book on the subject, but Dr. Petersen has really put together a very ... [... more]
$16.95
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Alzheimer's Disease: A Century of Scientific And ...
This publication is a landmark work commemorating the centennial of Alois Alzheimer's discovery of what would be known as Alzheimer's disease (AD). The centennial of Alois Alzheimer’s original description of the disease that would come to bear his name ... [... more]
$150.00
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Alzheimer-s Disease and Related Disorders Annual 2001
Alzheimer's disease is a heavily researched area with clinical trials continuing and new therapeutic strategies and products to assess. The editors and contributors address contemporary topics in this area in a number of comprehensively referenced ... [... more]
$39.95
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