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Tag Archives: Alzheimer’s
Music & Memory Provides Comfort for the Elderly and Dementia Patients
The nonprofit creates personalized music playlists for patients in care facilities
Music & Memory is a nonprofit organization that seeks to improve the quality of life for dementia patients and people living in nursing homes with the power of music. Their mission is to provide patients who choose to participate with … Continue reading
Diabetes Drug Shown To Reverse Memory Loss In Mice With Alzheimer’s
The drug could eventually be used to treat humans with dementia
Researchers from Lancaster University in the United Kingdom have found that a type 2 diabetes drug significantly reverses memory loss in mice with Alzheimer’s disease. Though the benefits have only been seen in mice so far, researchers believe that the … Continue reading
AARP Foundation Fights Against Illegal Nursing Home Evictions
For the first time, the Foundation has taken legal action against a nursing home
For the first time since its founding, the legal branch of AARP Foundation is suing a California nursing home for allegedly evicting an 83-year-old woman without due cause or notice. This is one of the first official responses to a growing trend … Continue reading
U.K. Man Checks Items Off Wife’s Bucket List to Raise Awareness for Early-onset Alzheimer’s
Steve Boryszczuk honors his wife's memory by traveling the world, as they had planned to before she died
Steve Boryszczuk has spent the past few years raising awareness for early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease and simultaneously honoring his wife, who passed away from the disease when she was just 43. He’s done this by checking items off of her personal … Continue reading
Transforming Living While Dying with Dementia
A true story of letting go of the old and embracing the new
Dying has a way of transforming living, sometimes in powerful ways. I usually consider dying with dementia a double whammy – first the existential death of the person you once knew, and finally the physical death. Letting go and accepting a … Continue reading
Extra-Virgin Olive Oil May Protect the Brain Against Alzheimer’s
New study reports that extra-virgin olive oil could protect against cognitive decline
Extra-virgin olive oil may protect against cognitive decline, according to a new study recently published in the Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology. The study, conducted by researchers at Temple University, concludes that extra-virgin olive oil contributed to the preservation of … Continue reading
