Nursing Home Recreates Communist East Germany For Dementia Patients
Trips down memory lane — to a highly regimented place that no longer exists — are the hallmark of this Dresden home for the elderly.
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To Help Others, One Couple Talks About Life With Early-Onset Alzheimer's
More than 200,000 Americans live with early-onset Alzheimer's, with dementia-like symptoms developing in their 40s and 50s. The disease can put an unexpected strain on relationships and finances.
Neuroscientist Predicts 'Much Better Treatment' For Alzheimer's Is 10 Years Away
"Just the last few years alone have seen some serious breakthroughs in Alzheimer's research," Joseph Jebelli says. His new book is The Pursuit of Memory.
Couple Separated For First Time In 73 Years Tug At Canada's Heartstrings
Herbert and Audrey Goodine, who lived at a nursing home in New Brunswick, are apart for Christmas after Herbert was moved to treat his dementia. Photos of the tearful parting have gone viral.
Should Dementia Patients Be Able To Decline Spoon-Feeding?
Critics say an effort to let Alzheimer's patients and others formally refuse feeding by hand as part of an advance directive raises concerns about potential mistreatment of the vulnerable.
Social Interaction Improves Quality Of Life For People With Dementia
Patients with memory loss and other cognitive problems responded well to one-on-one conversations aimed at increasing their sense of control and independence.
Stress And Poverty May Explain High Rates Of Dementia In African-Americans
New research finds that African-Americans who grow up in harsh environments and have many stressful experiences are much more likely to develop Alzheimer's or some other form of dementia.
More Than Memory: Coping With The Other Ills Of Alzheimer's
Many people with Alzheimer's suffer medical and mental health issues that have nothing to do with memory loss, including slow healing, incontinence, paranoia and depression.
Alzheimer's Starts To Steal The Joy Of Being A Grandfather
When Greg O'Brien found out he'd be a grandfather, he was excited. He was also sad. His granddaughter, he knew, would never know the real him.
Electrical Stimulation To Boost Memory: Maybe It's All In The Timing
Research in epilepsy has found a key to why small pulses of electricity to the brain sometimes help and sometimes hurt a failing memory. Brains hurt by physical trauma or dementia might benefit, too.