Alzheimer"s "Checkbook": A Creative Solution

When a loved one develops Alzheimer’s, the diagnosis can be devastating for both the one afflicted and the family. The progression of the disease is different for each individual, and the tasks one is able to manage or take part in is different from person to person as is the reaction and...
Alzheimer"s "Checkbook": A Creative Solution

Dementia: A Feared Diagnosis and the Emotional Journey

I attended a lecture on Long Term Care Placement from the Perspective of a Caregiver a few days ago at a local private non-profit Alzheimer’s organization. Even though I am a professional, I wanted to further learn the process from the caregivers perspective. Although the placement process...
Dementia: A Feared Diagnosis and the Emotional Journey

Stem cell research gets boost after the Supreme Court refuses to hear the case brought against its practice. Scientists working with embryonic cells are overjoyed, knowing that stem cell research is very likely to be the way to cure many of the debilitating and deadly diseases. The use of stem... Stem Cell Research Cleared By Supreme Court

Stem cell research gets boost after the Supreme Court refuses to hear the case brought against its practice. Scientists working with embryonic cells are overjoyed, knowing that stem cell research is very likely to be the way to cure many of the debilitating and deadly diseases. The use of stem...
Stem Cell Research Cleared By Supreme Court

Stem cell research gets boost after the Supreme Court refuses to hear the case brought against its practice. Scientists working with embryonic cells are overjoyed, knowing that stem cell research is very likely to be the way to cure many of the debilitating and deadly diseases. The use of stem... Stem Cell Research Cleared By Supreme Court

Stem cell research gets boost after the Supreme Court refuses to hear the case brought against its practice. Scientists working with embryonic cells are overjoyed, knowing that stem cell research is very likely to be the way to cure many of the debilitating and deadly diseases. The use of stem...
Stem Cell Research Cleared By Supreme Court

New Dementia Study in Montreal, Canada at McGill University

by Vikki Brewster, MSW – SJS Staff Writer in Montreal, Canada The benefit to living in a city that has good universities is the research they conduct. Here in Montreal we have McGill, Concordia, University de Montreal and a few others, but McGill is the one that many know. A university...
New Dementia Study in Montreal, Canada at McGill University

New Alzheimer's Treatment Could Slow Decline

The progress of Alzheimer’s can be slowed with a regimen of immunosuppressants.  By utilizing this treatment, the tell-tale decline in cognitive functioning may be able to hold off a while longer by suppressing compounds associated with the disease.  For those who hear the word...
New Alzheimer"s Treatment Could Slow Decline