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Institute of Mental Health — Atypical antipsychotic medications are associated with weight gain and other metabolic changes among patients with Alzheimer's disease, according to a recent analysis of data from the NIMH-funded Clinical Antipsychotic Trials of Intervention ...More…
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2007 Progress Report on Alzheimer's Disease
Institute on Aging — Normal Cognitive Aging, Cognitive Decline, and AD: What's the Difference? Attention to Nongenetic Risk and Protective Factors Pays Off Modest AD research efforts also are supported by the National Cancer Institute, National Center for ...More…
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Alzheimer's treatments: What's on the horizon?
Mayo Clinic — Alzheimer's treatments now being studied include an Alzheimer's vaccine and several new drugs. Alzheimer's treatments consist mainly of medications that stabilize cognitive function, if only for a short period of time. These drugs stage a ...More…
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Alzheimer disease
Neurology Journal — When scientists look under the microscope at the brains of very elderly patients who have died, some confusing patterns are seen. Some patients who had healthy memory and thinking show many of the findings often seen in patients with Alzheimer ...More…
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Alzheimer's: Is it in your genes?
Mayo Clinic — What role does genetics play in developing Alzheimer's? Are you at risk? Genes control the function of every cell in your body. Some genes determine basic characteristics, such as the color of your eyes and hair. Other genes can make you more ...More…
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Treatment of sleep changes
Alzheimer's Association — Many people with Alzheimer's experience changes in their sleep patterns. Scientists do not completely understand why this happens. As with changes in memory and behavior, sleep changes somehow result from the impact of Alzheimer's on the ...More…
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Alzheimer's: Getting the most from medical appointments
Mayo Clinic — Alzheimer's disease means lots of medical appointments. Make each visit count. Regular medical care is an important part of Alzheimer's treatment. Make the most out of the time you have with your loved one's doctor. People with Alzheimer's ...More…
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Scientists Report Important Step in Biomarker Testing ...
National Institutes of Health — Scientists have made a significant step forward in developing a test to help diagnose the early stages of Alzheimer's disease sooner and more accurately by measuring two biomarkers - tau and beta-amyloid proteins - in cerebrospinal fluid. In a ...More…
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First Family-Based Study of its Kind Taps Large NIMH Sample
Institute of Mental Health — In the first study of its kind, researchers have pinpointed four genes likely associated with risk for the most common, late-onset form of Alzheimer's disease, including a very strong candidate on chromosome 14. NIMH grantee Rudolph Tanzi, Ph.D., ...More…
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National Down Syndrome Society - Alzheimer's and Down ...
Down Syndrome Society — Alzheimer's and Down Syndrome Alzheimer's Disease and Down Syndrome Alzheimer's Resource List Page 1 of 3More…
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How is the feeding tube put in?
Health in Aging — Patient Education Forum Tube Feeding Decisions for People with Advanced Dementia By Mary Ersek, PhD, RN, Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA and Laura C. Hanson, MD, MPH, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC Content ...More…