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| "The Savages" | 30 Jan 2009 14:30 GMT | 2 |
Hi, all, I lurk here off and on. Don't respond much but keep up with posts. My mother is in a nursing facility with Alzheimer's. Curious if anyone has watched the movie, "The Savages"? It's about 2 adult
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| Old Age Iron-Mediated Brain Damage | 30 Jan 2009 12:12 GMT | 46 |
Role of iron in neurotoxicity: a cause for concern in the elderly? [Ageing: biology and nutrition: Edited by Ronni Chernoff and Paolo M. Suter] Stankiewicz, James Ma; Brass, Steven Da,b
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| Apple Juice for Cognitive Improvement in Alzheimer's? | 29 Jan 2009 11:10 GMT | 1 |
A new study is part of a growing body of evidence that demonstrates how we can take steps to delay age-related cognitive decline -- including, in some cases, that which accompanies Alzheimer’s disease. This claim was made in a study published in the January 2009 issue of
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| thinks if i am gone for a night i am moving out,what to say or do? | 28 Jan 2009 19:42 GMT | 5 |
My friend with AD that I live with 6 days a week has recently gotten obsessing that if I am gone for a night, I am leaving forever. I am tired of this constant assertion and as you know, reason and reality don't sinking in. What do I say or do to help my friend feel less
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| Concussion And Neurodegenerative Disease | 28 Jan 2009 01:12 GMT | 1 |
Public release date: 27-Jan-2009 Contact: Emma Mason wordmason@mac.com 44-077-112-96986
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| Iron Chelators In Neurodegenerative Disease | 27 Jan 2009 19:38 GMT | 2 |
Amyloid precursor protein and alpha synuclein translation, implications for iron and inflammation in neurodegenerative diseases. Cahill CM, Lahiri DK, Huang X, Rogers JT Biochim Biophys Acta 2008 Dec 29.
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| Father constantly wants to "go home" to childhood home | 27 Jan 2009 17:32 GMT | 3 |
I was wondering whether anyone has any tips on how to deal with this constant attempt of our father to "go home" to his Red Hook, NY home (where he lived 70 years ago).. We sometimes humor him about him, or try to explain how the home where he lives now is indeed his home but
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| Update | 26 Jan 2009 02:36 GMT | 23 |
Our newsgroup seems to be going through a very slow faze right now. I really don't have anything new to report about my Mother. I wonder sometimes if I'm in right group because of the slow progression and the fact that Mom has vascular dementia. But you all do understand ...
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| Question to Viers on Spam | 20 Jan 2009 18:13 GMT | 1 |
While I was using Outlook Express with Win XP I could turn off Spam Mail while viewing Newsgroups such as this one but, since I started Vista Home version I cant find a way to do so, can any one provide information such as how to by-pass spam mail within this group - it is very ...
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| Maltol Remarkably Decreased Mortality | 19 Jan 2009 08:46 GMT | 1 |
"Maltol remarkably attenuated the neurobehavioral signs and neuronal loss" "Leading to a decrease in mortality of animals to 12.5%" Neuroprotective Effect of Maltol Against Oxidative Stress in Brain of
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| Neurological Test | 08 Jan 2009 17:57 GMT | 10 |
I don't know if this is real or not but at least I passed. LOL ....June This is a REAL neurological test. Sit comfortably and be calm. 1- Find the C below. Do not use any cursor help. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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| 6th annual: Are shoes the cause of Alzheimer's disease? | 06 Jan 2009 19:53 GMT | 4 |
TO: All Alzheimer's disease researchers, doctors, and patients. The purpose of this yearly post is to stimulate interest and discussion about the biomechanical effects of shoes on "age-related" degenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease. Chiropodist Dr.
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| Scopoletin Raises Acetylcholine | 05 Jan 2009 22:58 GMT | 17 |
Here they wonder HOW the coumarin scopoletin enhances acetylcholine. Now if one looks closely this coumarin has the SAME results as vitamin E .. another .. coumarin. "Seems to regulate the blood pressure: when the blood pressure is
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| Dementia Or Brain Iron Accumulation | 04 Jan 2009 14:21 GMT | 5 |
"She feeds him, bathes him" Football players are HIGHLY represented in the dementia community. Football injuries / concussions are much the same as traumatic brain injury in which blood is released into the brain.
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| "Special needs trusts" | 02 Jan 2009 02:49 GMT | 7 |
This is an extension of my earlier post about the pros and cons of getting Medicare & Medicaid. If this is a duplicate, please accept my apologies. I live in Washington State and I will be going to at least two lawyers for advice. My father-in-law has an inter-vivos trust which ...
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