A New Alzheimer’s Drug Offers Hope A company called Biogen has been conducting trials on a new drug that they believe holds promise for helping those who suffer from Alzheimer’s disease. This tragic condition affects millions of elderly Americans, and the number afflicted is only expected to go up over the years as the median age of our population continues to rise. Conflicting [...]

Delaying or Avoiding Dementia Is Just One More Reason to Exercise Does better fitness delay dementia? The incidence of dementia is only expected to increase when looking a couple of decades into the future as the average age of Americans keeps going up. There is no drug or other treatment for dementia, which makes prevention extremely important. Medical researchers have discovered a link between [...]

  Medical research is constantly pushing the frontiers of medicine in areas such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and the treatment of Alzheimer's. Another area of interest is the study of Alzheimer's disease. There are nearly six million Americans with this form of dementia, and the numbers are only expected to go up as people live longer unless successful medical interventions are discovered. An [...]

Football has been a favorite sport for Americans for decades, but lately, the medical community has been detailing the long-term harm it can do to players and its fight against dementia. Chronic traumatic encephalopathy is a degenerative brain disease that has been linked to the repeated impacts to the head that occur in football games. As this form of injury has become increasingly documented, [...]

You may be aware that businesses aggregate tremendous amounts of data in order to determine their best avenues of marketing. After you buy an item at an online store, you'll see ads for related items when you visit other websites or do searches online. While many decry this use of our searching and buying habits as an invasion of privacy, some are trying to [...]

Tony Hawk Puts a Spotlight on the Tragedy of Dementia Tony Hawk is known as a professional skateboarder, but lately he has been discussing his family's battle with dementia. The 51-year-old celebrity has a 94-year-old mother who suffers from Alzheimer's disease. He has spoken about the struggle that he and his siblings are going through to provide care for their mother as this tragic [...]

Excessive Alcohol Use Can Contribute to Dementia in the Elderly Elderly people find they often must be careful with the foods and drinks they consume. Changes in metabolism and digestion can result in troublesome effects that didn’t occur in their younger days. So, it is with alcohol. Enjoying an alcoholic beverage may have been a pattern in a person’s younger days, but, with age, [...]

Understanding Alzheimer's What is Alzheimer's disease and is there a prevention of Alzheimer's? Alzheimer's is an irreversible brain disease that causes the deterioration of memory and cognitive function slowly over time. In America, nearly 5.8 Americans currently have Alzheimer's. It is a disease that mostly impacts the elderly, as 95% of people who develop the disease don't do so until they are over [...]

Learning that a parent has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, a progressive form of dementia, can send you into a whirlwind of thoughts and feelings. You may be overcome by emotions, or you may simply have no idea what your next step should be. If you are seeking stay at-home care in Cherry Hill NJ, we can help. Deal with Your Feelings You may [...]