I am concerned, as I haven't seen a post from Gwen in a long time.

You'll see a lot of posts lately that are about medical research. HOWEVER -
We are essentially a support for caregivers NG.
It's just most of us regulars are either too busy with active caregiving, or
have had our loved one pass so long ago that the need to connect is no

New research could prove beneficial to understanding Alzheimer's
Disease.
Here's the link: http://www.worldhealth.net/news/clue_into_why_primates_do_not_develop_al

Here's an article about a novel approach to treating Alzheimer's
involving destroying proteins linked to the disease.
http://www.worldhealth.net/news/novel_approach_to_treating_alzheimers_in

Oral administration of circulating precursors for membrane
phosphatides can promote the synthesis of new brain synapses.
Cansev M, Wurtman RJ, Sakamoto T, Ulus IH.
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences,

Dietary Deficiency in Folate and Vitamin E Under Conditions of
Oxidative Stress Increases Phospho-Tau Levels: Potentiation
by ApoE4 and Alleviation by S-Adenosylmethionine
Amy Chan1, Eugene Rogers1, Thomas B. Shea1

Gene Key To Alzheimer's-like Reversal Identified: Success In Restoring
Memories In Mice Could Lead To Human Treatments
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090506144309.htm
Doesn't appear to have been tested on humans yet, but may eventually

Nanoparticle-chelator conjugates as inhibitors of amyloid-beta
aggregation
and neurotoxicity: A novel therapeutic approach for Alzheimer disease.
Neurosci Lett. 2009 May 22;455(3):187-90. Epub 2009 Mar 25.

I pray everyone has a great mothers day.For those of us who have lost
there mothers ,just remember they are no longer sick.God bless you all
and HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!!!!!

I recently read a disturbing report: most pharmaceuticals own the
nation's research labs/centers, isn't this like the fox guarding the hen
house? Need we wonder why few cures (if any) are ever discovered?
EddyJean

As most of you know my mother has vascular dementia and is in independent
assisted living.   She loves it there.  She has actually made a lot of
friends even though she can never remember their names.  Most of them are
card players and even after 16 years of dementia she can ...

Iron Accumulation in the Substantia Nigra of Patients
With Alzheimer Disease and Parkinsonism
Sonia Brar, BS; David Henderson, PhD;
John Schenck, MD, PhD; Earl A. Zimmerman, MD