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Larry King Brings Alzheimer’s Disease to Primetime

Posted on April 22, 2011 | No Comments
. On Sunday May 1st, CNN will air the first Larry King Special, titled “Unthinkable: the Alzheimer’s Epidemic.” The one-hour special premieres at 8:00PM (ET/PT). King’s special will include interviews with other notable figures that have, in some way, been affected by the memory-impairing...
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Common Foods and Their Link to Alzheimer’s

Posted on April 14, 2011 | No Comments
Studies have shown a link between the popularity of the American fast-food diet and the soaring number of people with memory-impairing diseases. However, recent advances have found that this link may not be due to the high-fat content of our meals but instead may be...
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F.D.A. Advisory Committee Recomends Brain Scan for Diagnosing Alzheimer’s

Posted on January 26, 2011 | No Comments
Last week the New York Times reported that an advisory committee for the F.D.A. recommended unanimously that the agency approve the first-ever test that allows physicians to see the plaques typically associated with Alzheimer’s disease in a living person. The brain-scan in itself is not...
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Planning for Care of Aging Parents

Posted on January 17, 2011 | No Comments
When caring for an aging parent, it is imperative to know the resources that are available and to have a framework for the process of change ahead. National speaker and recognized blogger, Dale Carter is good friend of Silverado Senior Living. Dale has experienced caregiving...
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Caregiver Support by way of Mobile Technologies

Posted on January 10, 2011 | No Comments
It is estimated that 65.7 million Americans serve as unpaid caregivers for parents, children, and other loved ones and about 78 percent of these family caregivers say they could use more information, this is according to a 2009 study by the National Alliance of...
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Maintaining a Healthy Mind

Posted on January 7, 2011 | No Comments
A recent Newsweek article took a closer look at the explosion of neuro-scientific research. In recent years researchers have given us some promising insight into the inner working of the brain. According to James Bibb, of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, greater cognitive...
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Top Ten Advances in Alzheimer’s Research and Care for 2010

Posted on December 31, 2010 | No Comments
Despite the economic downturn and all the other negative news that has bombarded us in the last year, 2010 was a very good year for the advancement of Alzheimer’s awareness, care and research. Although we still do not have a cure, we are one-step closer...
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How Seniors are Using Technology and What to Expect

Posted on December 29, 2010 | 3 Comments
In the U.S., older adults are perhaps the largest consumers of media and they are more likely than younger generations to read a newspaper or watch network television. Therefore it shouldn’t be surprising that as technology becomes more common, seniors are embracing the cultural shift...
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Avoiding Caregiver Burnout

Posted on December 28, 2010 | No Comments
The Families and Work Institute reported in a recent study that 42% of employed people in the U.S. have provided “special attention” to a relative or other senior; and nearly half of those people are providing care for more than one person. This is an...
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Memory-Impaired Seniors Share their Voice through Art

Posted on December 23, 2010 | No Comments
On the first floor of the Architects Building in downtown Green Bay lies an unconventional art gallery dedicated to exhibiting watercolor paintings and other artistic creations by local seniors with memory-impairing illnesses. The gallery is operated by Legacies Arts, an initiative that grew out of...
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Rose Parade Float Tells Boomers “It’s Time to Face Alzheimer’s”

Posted on December 21, 2010 | No Comments
The Alzheimer’s Association and Pfizer have teamed up to raise awareness of Alzheimer’s disease for the 2011 Tournament of Roses Parade. The 55-foot long Boomer Express train will carry Alzheimer’s patients and their caregivers along the five-and-a-half mile parade route, spewing steam and ringing its...
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Not Always “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year”

Posted on December 17, 2010 | No Comments
The winter holidays are generally perceived as “the most wonderful time of year.” But for those who are facing grief after the death of a loved one, the holidays may instead be a time filled with pain and sadness. Even those for whom grief...
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Rutgers Researcher Re-imagines Alzheimer’s Disease

Posted on December 16, 2010 | No Comments
Karl Herrup, Professor and Chair of Cell Biology and Neuroscience at Rutgers University published an intriguing new hypothesis in the Journal of Neuroscience earlier this week. The premise offers a new hypothesis for the cause of Alzheimer’s disease by suggesting that the researchers have...
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National Alzheimer’s Project Act (NAPA) approved by House

Posted on December 15, 2010 | No Comments
Early this morning the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the National Alzheimer’s Project Act (NAPA). This historic piece of legislation is now on its way to be signed by the President. On December 8th, the Senate Special Committee on Aging held a forum...
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No Blueprint for Grief

Posted on December 14, 2010 | No Comments
Last week Bryan McNutt was featured in an article in Gay San Diego newspaper. Bryan is the Director of Family and Support Services for Silverado Hospice – San Diego and his recent recognition is due to his work with the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and...
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