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Tag: Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative

shows brightly colored brain scans of patients with dementia and one without dementia
Posted inAging

Poor financial skills, exploitation tied to dementia

by Thomas Goldsmith July 17, 2019July 16, 2019

By Thomas Goldsmith People in later life have often built up assets that reflect a lifetime of work. They may also be experiencing the build-up of dementia-related plaque deposits in the brain. When both situations happen at once, personal catastrophe can result. New research at Duke University shows that even early stages of Alzheimer’s disease […]

Posted inAging, Chronic Disease, Featured, Long Term Care, Medicare, Research News

Lewy Body Dementia Finally Merits Attention, Research

by Thomas Goldsmith November 1, 2016October 31, 2016
Chemical flame retardants are used to limit fires, but they've been linked with several health problems. Photo courtesy macwagen, Flickr Creative Commons
Posted inEnvironmental Health, Featured, Research News

Tutoring the Textile Industry on Risky Flame Retardants

by Catherine Clabby September 23, 2016September 23, 2016
Posted inFeatured

Music brings the past alive for memory-impaired

by Editor January 6, 2014November 24, 2021
A healthy brain compared to a brain suffering from Alzheimer's Disease. Photo courtesy of National Institutes of Health
Posted inDisabilities, Featured, Research News

Duke Research Shows Family Link to Alzheimer’s Causes Brain Changes Earlier

by Rose Hoban April 18, 2013October 19, 2021
Bill and Joan McCormick with their newest grandchild, 2012. Photo courtesy McCormick family.
Posted inFeatured, Long Term Care, Medicare

Alzheimer’s On The Mind – Always Adjusting

by Correspondent August 16, 2012November 17, 2021

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