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Homes for Alzheimer's Patients in the Czech Republic
(Source: Cesky Rozhlas) -100,000 people in the Czech Republic (one percent of the population) suffer from Alzheimer's disease. Half of them need 24/7 intensive care that families simply cannot provide.
Lend an Ear to Elders' Holiday Tales
(Source: Democrat and Chronicle) - In this article, Peg Steffan invites you to visit an older neighbor, stop in to a senior center or come to an assisted living community. Then ask the residents, "What do you remember about the holidays when you were growing up?"
Memantine in Moderate to Severe AD Patients Already Receiving Donepezil
(Source: NCBI) - A team of researchers from KY, CT, IL and NJ investigated the cognitive effects of the drug memantine in patients with moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease receiving treatment with the cholinesterase inhibitor, donepezil.
ADL's in Moderate-to-Severe Alzheimer's Patients Disease
(Source: NCBI) - Researchers in KY, NJ and British Columbia studied patients with Alzheimer's disease to see if the combination of taking donepezil and memantine would lessen the patients' overall functional decline.
Valproate for Agitation and Aggression AD Patients?
(Source: NCBI) - Researchers at the University of Toronto conducted a study to investigate the efficacy and tolerability of valproate for the treatment of agitation and aggression in moderate-to-severe Alzheimer's disease. Fourteen patients participated in the study.
Alzheimer's Disease and the Holidays
(Source: The Queen's Courier) - The Queens Courier is a weekly paper serving the community of Queens, NY, and has just introduced a new regular monthly column called "Ask the Alzheimer's Expert," where professionals from the New York City Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association answer questions from readers.
Alzheimer's Drug Could Stop Disease In Its Tracks
(Source: NewsChannel 5) - Georgetown University researchers have been testing the efficacy of Alzhemed, a potential drug for treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
Antioxidants Repair Alzheimer's Disease Markers
(Source: Bloomberg) - Patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and other degenerative brain disorders may want to research treatment options that use antioxidants, researchers say.
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