Alzheimer’s

20 Nov SUCCESS STORY OF THE MONTH

Posted at 11:00h in Alzheimer’s, Asset Protection, Business, Disability Benefits, End of Life Care Planning, Estate Planning, Long Term Care, Medicaid Planning, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Power of Attorney, Probate Administration, Public Benefits Protection, Quality of Life, Social Security, Special Needs, Special Needs Trust, Success Story of the Month, Transfer of Death, Trusts

Last Monday we were requested to do a Will for an 89-year-old married woman who was just put on hospice. Due to her being on hospice, we put her as an immediate priority. Her 90-year-old husband has Alzheimer’s disease and is living in an institutional...

06 Nov NEUROSCIENTIST PREDICTS ALZHEIMER’S DELAY MEDICATION TO BE DEVELOPED IN NEXT 10 YEARS

Posted at 11:00h in Alzheimer’s, Dementia, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer

British neuroscientist Joseph Jebelli predicts in his new book entitled “In Pursuit of Memory: The Fight Against Alzheimer’s” that a drug will be developed in the next 10 to 20 years that will be given to someone years before they start experiencing symptoms of Alzheimer’s...

05 Oct SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE APPROVES MAJOR INCREASE IN ALZHEIMER’S FUNDING

Posted at 11:00h in Alzheimer’s, Dementia, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer

Through bipartisan support, the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee has approved an additional $414 million increase in Alzheimer’s and dementia research. Congress has granted approval of similar increases in recent years and if this bill is signed into law, then federal funding into Alzheimer’s and dementia-related...

11 Sep NEW STUDY: EARLY DETECTIONS OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE THROUGH EYE SCREENING

Posted at 11:00h in Alzheimer’s, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer

Data has suggested amyloid accumulation in the retina is an early event in Alzheimer’s disease. The inexpensive screening could be determined by giving a patient a pill of Curcumin (found in turmeric) as a fluorescent to light up the toxic amyloid protein deposits in...

14 Aug SPEECH PATTERNS COULD REVEAL MENTAL DECLINE

Posted at 11:00h in Alzheimer’s, Long Term Care, Short Term Care

Recent research indicates a change in speech such as more pauses, verbal changes, and filler words could be a signal of early mild cognitive impairment. If this study is accurate (and it is the largest one done for this purpose), it could be an...

24 Jul I-PAD APPS HELP THOSE WITH ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE

Posted at 11:02h in Alzheimer’s, Dementia, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Music

According to preliminary research results, computer apps on i-Pads and other electronic devices could help those with Alzheimer’s disease and those inflicted with other forms of dementia who often become agitated as a result of the disease. Previously it has been determined that art therapy,...

14 Jun CONGRESS GRANTS $400 MILLION INCREASE FOR ALZHEIMER’S RESEARCH

Posted at 11:00h in Alzheimer’s, Medicare, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer

Congressional Republicans and Democrats have come to a bipartisan agreement on a historic increase of $400 million in Alzheimer’s research at a time when the government is looking for ways to cut expenses. This shows that Congress feels that significant progress has been made and...

01 May Alzheimer’s Association Advocacy in Action

Posted at 11:00h in Alzheimer’s, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer

There are some key bills up for debate during this legislative session. An important one involves expanding the Silver Alert Program to include those younger than 65 that have been diagnosed with younger-onset Alzheimer's. Expanding the Silver Alert public notification system can lead to a...

17 Apr BIOMARKER RESEARCH GROUP AIMS AT EARLY DETECTION OF VASCULAR DEMENTIA

Posted at 09:00h in Alzheimer’s, Dementia, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer

The National Institute on Aging and scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital are working together to detect and track vascular dementia at an early stage by the use of biomarkers in small blood vessels. Small vessel disease is the most frequent type of vascular disease seen...

07 Jul ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE CAUSED BY BRAIN’S DEFENSE SYSTEM?

Posted at 09:13h in Alzheimer’s, Dementia, Elder Justice, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer

A Harvard research team has hypothesized that when a virus, fungus or bacterium gets into the brain through a membrane, which is likely to leak as we age, the brain’s defense system creates sticky proteins called beta amyloid. After the infection has been successfully fought,...