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New Alzheimer’s Guidelines May Confuse Diagnosis
Analysis: Saying Patients Have ‘Mild Cognitive Impairment’ Instead of Early Alzheimer’s May Complicate Treatment
WebMD
February 7, 2012

Obama boosts funds for Alzheimer's research
The Obama administration plans to spend an additional $156 million over the next two years to help find an effective treatment for Alzheimer's, a fatal brain-wasting disease that affects more than 5 million Americans.
Reuters
February 7, 2012

Alzheimer's Spreads in the Brain like a Virus, New Study Finds
A new study published on February 1 in the journal PosS One has found that Alzheimer’s Disease spreads throughout the brain through a distorted protein known as Tau jumping from one cell to another, like a virus.
HelpingYouCare™
February 7, 2012

A buck for Alzheimer's on tax form can go far
The Sweeneys of Loveland didn't anticipate that barely into their 50s they would be battling to preserve the life they built together.
The Coloradoan
February 4, 2012

What Families Need to Know About Dementia
A dementia diagnosis is manageable
dailyRx
February 3, 2012

How Alzheimer’s spread in brain
Two different research groups, which worked independent of each other, have made the same important discovery on how Alzheimer’s disease spreads in the brain.
Daily News & Analysis
February 4, 2012

Protica’s Profect to Aid Dementia Patients
Protica has announced that their product, Profect® can benefit some patients suffering from dementia.
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
February 3, 2012

Alzheimer’s discovery could curb spread of disease, researchers say
Alzheimer’s disease appears to spread like a virus from one brain cell to another, a groundbreaking discovery that could help stop the debilitating disease in its tracks, researchers say.
Toronto Star
February 3, 2012

Take the Alzheimer's test: The 21 questions that can reveal if YOU are at risk...
A quick test that tells if your loved one is at risk of Alzheimer’s disease has been devised by doctors.
Daily Mail
February 4, 2012

Causes can vary for dementia
Problems with memory and concentration are common complaints as we age. Everyone wants to know whether they are “losing it,” whether the symptoms they are experiencing are dementia – one of the most feared conditions of aging.

January 31, 2012