Liz Taylor Dismisses Alzheimer’s Rumors
Local 6 – LOS ANGELES — Elizabeth Taylor on Tuesday dismissed tabloid reports that she was being treated for early Alzheimer’s disease or was gravely ill. The Academy Award-winning actress, who uses a wheelchair because of back problems, was asked about the

Alzheimers Disease: A History, Plus Memory Testing Methods
DailyIndia.com, NY - May 3, 2006by Jay George. Alzheimer’s disease describes a condition named after its discoverer, Alois Alzheimer. In 1907 he wrote a textbook …

MUSC to open primate research facility
Gainesville Sun – The Medical University of South Carolina will open a research lab on property owned by a company that breeds and sells rhesus monkeys so it can do experiments on learning and memory in primates. The research will use just four monkeys, which will be

Seniors invited to celebrate health and fitness
Idaho Statesman – Seniors are invited to participate in National Senior Health and Fitness Day, from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at Meadow Lake Village Golf Club in Meridian. The theme is “Fitness: a lifetime of benefits.” Activities include tai chi for arthritis

Good Physical Function Linked To Alzheimer’s Delay – Research Suggests Mind-body Connection 
The first signs of dementia – including Alzheimer’s disease – may be physical, rather than mental, according to a joint study between Group Health Cooperative and the University of Washington reported in the May 22 Archives of Internal Medicine. This study followed 2,288 Group Health members age 65 and older for six years. At the start, none showed any signs of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease.

Alzheimer’s patient found at bus stop
The Grand Rapids Press, MI - 8 hours agoGRAND RAPIDS — An elderly Alzheimer’s patient found Friday, 18 hours after he disappeared from Spectrum Health’s Kent Community Campus, had managed to slip …

Key Stress Protein Linked To Toxicities Responsible For Parkinson’s
Medical News Today – Researchers at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research have discovered a mechanistic link between cellular stress caused by free radicals and accumulation of misfolded proteins that lead to nerve cell injury and death in neurodegenerative

Ovary Removal May Boost Long-Term Dementia Risk
WTen.com – THURSDAY, April 6 (HealthDay News) — People who are overweight or obese in their 40s have a greater risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease later in life, a new study suggests. “The implication is that keeping a healthy weight in middle age is linked

Man Is Missing From Homestead Home 
Homestead Police are trying to find a missing elderly man who suffers from Alzheimers disease. You are urged to call them if you know his whereabouts.

Elderly Level Of Physical Fitness An Alzheimer’s Predictor
Medical News Today – A new study, carried out in Seattle, USA, has found that elderly people who enjoy a good level of physical fitness and performance are much less likely to develop Alzheimer’s Disease or other declines in mental ability. The researchers said that