Father’s Day Gifts for Dads With Memory Loss
It is often in the quiet moments with the fewest distractions that we are able to make the most heartfelt connections. Some people struggle with celebrating Father’s Day once their dad begins suffering the effects of Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of memory loss. You and your family may feel like the past traditions just aren’t possible Read more
What is Dementia?
From Alzheimer’s Reading Room Key facts Dementia is a syndrome in which there is deterioration in memory, thinking, behavior and the ability to perform everyday activities. Although dementia mainly affects older people, it is not a normal part of aging. Worldwide, 35.6 million people have dementia and there are 7.7 million new cases every year. Read more
Video Games Might Help Fight Alzheimer’s
From the Houston Press Blog Alzheimer’s is a terrifying disease that progressively causes dementia and memory loss, especially in the elderly. There is no cure, but an unlikely candidate is being enlisted in the fight: video games. In 2010 the East Carolina University Psychophysiology Lab began performing studies on the effects of casual games on Read more
$100M Alzheimer’s Venture Fund is Established
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Major drugmakers, the British government and a top Alzheimer’s research charity are pooling more than $100 million to create a global fund to accelerate efforts to find a treatment or even a cure for the mind-robbing disease within a decade. The new Dementia Discovery Fund will function like a venture capital Read more
Tips for Sundowning
Many people with Alzheimer’s go through a period of heightened agitation, aggression, delusions, paranoia, or wandering during the late afternoon or early evening. The phenomenon is commonly called Sundowning. No one knows for sure, but many believe that it is related to our circadian rhythms working in relation to the loss of the bright light of Read more
The Lowdown On Legal Documents
With these legal documents in hand — Do Not Resuscitate (DNR), Medical Power of Attorney (POA) and Advance Directive (AD) you have one thing — Legal Control. Without these properly executed documents you have no control over medical decisions and treatments. With them you have a fighting chance of having a say over medical treatment — Read more
Important Documents for Health Care Decisions
Do you have the necessary legal documents and advance directives in place for end of life care and medical emergencies?bYou can take several approaches to these documents. For example, you can hire an attorney to do them for you. Or, go out on the Internet find what you need, get them completed and executed. Here Read more
5 Ways Music Boosts Brain Activity
Music Helps Dementia Patients Recall Memories and Emotions A recent study shows that dementia and Alzheimer’s patients can recall memories and emotions, and have enhanced mental performance after singing classic hits and show tunes from movies and musicals – a breakthrough in understanding how music affects those with dementia and Alzheimer’s. Researchers determined the effect music has on Read more
Eight Weeks to a Better Brain
From The Harvard Gazette By Sue McGreevey, MGH Communications Participating in an eight-week mindfulness meditation program appears to make measurable changes in brain regions associated with memory, sense of self, empathy, and stress. In a study that will appear in the Jan. 30 issue of Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging, a team led by Harvard-affiliated researchers at Read more