Although at the present time Alzheimer’s disease is determined by looking at the brain after death or through a series of tests, a 15 year old boy from England has developed a potential test of detection well before (as much as 10 years) symptoms appear. The...
MAYO CLINIC RESEARCH FINDS TAU PROTEIN (NOT AMYLOID) AS PRIMARY CAUSE OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE The Mayo Clinic has recently issued a finding that the tau protein as the primary cause for memory loss usually seen in Alzheimer’s disease. Previously, most believed the toxic protein called Amyloid...
On August 4, 2014, the California Supreme Court ruled that Alzheimer’s patients and their families are not liable to home health care workers for injuries the workers incur on the job. In this case, the home health agency was warned that the patient could be...
A major $140 million study (funded by the National Institute of Health, drug manufacturer Eli Lilly & Co and others) began on June 9, 2014 whereby scientists will scan the brains of healthy seniors who presently have no memory problems to learn if those with...
Based on an independent survey led by the RAND Corporation (financed by the federal government), it is projected that 9.1 million Americans age 71 or older will have dementia by year 2040. Presently about 15% of Americans 71 or older (3.8 million) have dementia. The survey...
Often disability occurs suddenly at a time when people have limited cash resources to pay for care costs. So, even if the person might be eligible for public benefits, it often takes many months or longer for eligibility to be granted. Caregivers often do not...
