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Tag Archives: Memory Loss
The Benefits of a Dementia Specific Advance Directive
Tell your loved one about the care you want if you develop dementia
Dr. Barak Gaster, who works as an internist at the University Of Washington School of Medicine, was concerned about his patients with dementia. Yes, many of them had advance directives, but mostly advance directives are written with a sudden catastrophic … 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
Performance in School Linked to Risk of Developing Dementia
Study demonstrates that the correlation between school grades, one's level of formal education and career complexity makes a big difference in the risk for developing dementia
At this year’s Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC), a press release was given about the results of a study done on “the role of childhood school performance, education and the complexity of a person’s job on the risk of dementia.” … Continue reading
Turn Back the Clock: Reversing the Effects of Aging?
Scientists are working to reverse certain effects of aging like muscle and memory loss -- but what is the key ingredient to "turning back the clock"?
“When I first heard this story from Tony Wyss-Coray, I thought it was absolutely amazing,” said Rudolph Tanzi, professor of neurology at Harvard. “I thought it was too good to be true.” Wyss-Coray was referring to the recent progress made … Continue reading
Posted in Science of Us
Tagged Aging, Alzheimer's, Blood Plasma, effects of aging, Memory Loss, Reverse aging, Saul Villeda, Stanford, UCSF
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Away from Her by director Sarah Polley
Of all the films made about the onset of dementia and Alzheimer's, Polley's ranks as one of the most graceful -- and honest
“Away from Her” (2006) is a rare film about Alzheimer’s disease, and in my opinion, one of the best. As a film adaptation of the talented Alice Munro’s short story, “The Bear Came Over the Mountain,” Sarah Polley’s film already … Continue reading
Still Alice (2014) by Wash Westmoreland and Richard Glatzer
One woman’s life turns upside down with the diagnosis and progression of her early-onset Alzheimer's
Still Alice is one of those essential movies, an instant classic that has an effect on all of its viewers, regardless of their backgrounds. Alzheimer’s and dementia are growing illnesses that have a growing effect on all of us as … Continue reading
Posted in Lending Insight
Tagged Alzheimer's, award winning films, Death, Dementia, end-of-life, julianne moore, Life, Memory Loss, mental illness, still alice
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