http://alzheimers.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Alzheimers Disease GuideSite. http://z.about.com/f/lg/s10.gif http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2008-07-02T15:30:47Z Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:30:47 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://alzheimers.about.com/b/a/000097.htm While doctors already have a couple of questionnaires that can help them identify possible Alzheimer's disease, many of these tests only detect problems when the disease has progressed beyond the... http://alzheimers.about.com/b/a/000097.htm Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:08:10 +0000 2008-07-03T15:08:10Z http://alzheimers.about.com/b/a/000096.htm Do you know your cholesterol levels? If not -- and you're middle-aged -- you might want to see if your HDL (the good kind of cholesterol) is high enough. Researchers from... http://alzheimers.about.com/b/a/000096.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:30:47 +0000 2008-07-02T15:30:47Z http://alzheimers.about.com/b/a/000095.htm I was really hoping that Flurizan would work, given the enormous amount of time and money invested in evaluating whether the drug could successfully inhibit the buildup of beta amyloid... http://alzheimers.about.com/b/a/000095.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:32:03 +0000 2008-06-30T17:32:03Z http://alzheimers.about.com/b/a/000094.htm The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will be adding a new feature to its Nursing Home Compare website. CMS announced that by December 2008, America's nursing homes will receive... http://alzheimers.about.com/b/a/000094.htm Sat, 28 Jun 2008 15:37:58 +0000 2008-06-28T15:37:58Z http://alzheimers.about.com/b/a/000093.htm I know this sounds a bit sci-fi, but researchers at the VA Medical Center in Massachusetts are developing a noninvasive device that could differentiate healthy brain tissue from tissue that... http://alzheimers.about.com/b/a/000093.htm Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:41:26 +0000 2008-06-28T13:41:26Z http://alzheimers.about.com/b/a/000092.htm We've known for a long time that those with Alzheimer's disease have a build-up of beta-amyloid protein in their brains. However, autopsies have revealed that some people who never developed... http://alzheimers.about.com/b/a/000092.htm Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:00:44 +0000 2008-06-28T13:00:44Z http://alzheimers.about.com/b/a/000091.htm National Public Radio recently did a wonderful story on The Intergenerational School -- an inner-city charter school in Cleveland that pairs people with Alzheimer's disease with students from kindergarten through... http://alzheimers.about.com/b/a/000091.htm Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:00:05 +0000 2008-06-24T08:00:05Z http://alzheimers.about.com/b/a/000090.htm Usually, moving up the ladder is considered a good thing -- but not when the rungs are the top leading causes of death in the United States. According to the Centers... http://alzheimers.about.com/b/a/000090.htm Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:00:28 +0000 2008-06-23T08:00:28Z http://alzheimers.about.com/b/a/000089.htm Here's a key player on the Alzheimer's care team that we don't often talk about: your pharmacist. One of the more accessible health care professionals, pharmacists educate customers about diseases... http://alzheimers.about.com/b/a/000089.htm Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:00:21 +0000 2008-06-20T08:00:21Z http://alzheimers.about.com/b/a/000088.htm Banner Alzheimer's Institute and Sun Health Research Institute, both based in Arizona, are enrolling participants in a new study to evaluate the investigational drug Dimebon for the treatment of mild... http://alzheimers.about.com/b/a/000088.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:00:55 +0000 2008-06-19T08:00:55Z