by Jimmy Carter | Aug 28, 2018 | Dementia
We’ve discussed at length on this blog that dementia is on the rise. As a matter of fact, 47 million people worldwide are affected by dementia and by the year 2030 that number is expected to rise to 75 million. One other topic we’ve explored is the myriad of risk...
by Jimmy Carter | Aug 24, 2018 | Alzheimer’s, Dementia
Two weeks ago, the state of Massachusetts passed a landmark, multifaceted law that aims to improve diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. Currently, no other state in the country has a comparable law. Read on, all. Mr. Kohl’s...
by Jimmy Carter | Aug 20, 2018 | Alzheimer’s
It may not be the most mainstream theory, but there is a growing populus of scientists and doctors who put weight behind the thought process that the root of Alzheimer’s could lie with microbes. We explored this in early July here on the blog, but now we delve in a...
by Jimmy Carter | Aug 15, 2018 | Alzheimer’s
The hallmarks of Alzheimer’s and dementia-related conditions are memory and thinking problems. However, it is the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia, primarily agitation, anxiety, apathy, depression, wandering, hallucinations, and incontinence that...
by Jimmy Carter | Aug 7, 2018 | Alzheimer’s
Slow progress, but progress nonetheless, is being made in the quest for a drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease. The pursuit has been marked by pharmaceutical failures, but a network of the world’s top dementia scientists released an optimistic report this week remarking...
