Alzheimer's and Dementia
Caring for an Alzheimer’s Patient at Home
People with Alzheimer’s disease can live for many years after diagnosis. As the disease progresses, everything that the patient has ever learned gradually fade from memory. People with Alzheimer’s disease gradually forget how to speak, how to dress, even how to eat. Home care is a great challenge, and caregivers need much practical and emotional assistance from family and friends, as well as financial resources to support themselves and the patients they care for....
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According to findings published Monday in the Archives of Neurology, a daily spray of nasal insulin may slow down Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer’s disease accounts for 60 to 80 percent of all dementias, striking as many as 5 million Americans. While the disease has genetic underpinnings, it's also associated with certain lifestyle factors including diet, exercise, and level of education.
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The biggest fear about growing old that most people have is the devastating loss of their mental capacity. Alzheimer's disease accounts for 60 to 80 percent of all dementias, striking as many as 5 million Americans. While the disease has genetic underpinnings, it's also associated with certain lifestyle factors including diet, exercise, and level of education.
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A new study, published online April 15 in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, suggests that seniors who are "housebound" seem to have nearly double the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.
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For the first time in almost three decades, the new diagnostic guidelines of Alzheimer’s disease recognizes fast-mounting evidence that the disease begins ravaging the brain years before the symptoms of dementia can be detected.
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