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- Alzheimer's Association Statement - WASHINGTON, Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Alzheimer's Association is disappointed that the Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee (MEDCAC) panel does not believe that there is adequate evidence whether or not PET imaging of brain beta amyloid changes health outcomes, and urges the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service (CMS) to review the evidence and make a positive determination about coverage. The...

CHICAGO, Jan. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Only recently has it become possible to create high-quality images of the brain plaques characteristic of Alzheimer's disease in living people through positron emission tomography (PET). Even so, questions remain about what can be learned from these PET images and which people should have this test. To provide guidance for physicians, individuals and families affected by Alzheimer's, and the public, the Society of Nuclear Medicine and...

Newest Edition Helps Communities and Businesses Relate to 5.3 Million Americans with Alzheimer's Disease ATLANTA, Jan. 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With a 30 percent increase in the number of Americans with Alzheimer's expected by 2025, communities and businesses need access today to trainings that will help them understand and anticipate the challenges facing those with dementia. Second Wind Dreams®, the nonprofit changing the perception of aging, proudly introduces the...

Connie K. Ho for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online What is Alzheimer's? According to the National Institutes of Health, Alzheimer's disease occurs when there is a loss of brain function and is a type of dementia that worsens over time. In particular, the disease can affect cognitive functions like memory and thinking. The risk of Alzheimer's increases as a person becomes older, has a close blood relative who has suffered the disease in the past, or has specific genes that have been...

Double special issue on aphasia, hemispatial neglect and related disorders published in Behavioural Neurology Approximately half a million individuals suffer strokes in the US each year, and about one in five develops some form of post-stroke aphasia, the partial or total loss of the ability to communicate. By comparing different types of aphasia, investigators have been able to gain new insights into the normal cognitive processes underlying language, as well as the potential response to...

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- People taking the blood pressure drugs called beta blockers may be less likely to have changes in the brain that can be signs of Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia, according to a study that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 65th Annual Meeting in San Diego, March 16 to 23, 2013. The study involved 774 elderly Japanese-American men who took part in the Honolulu-Asia Aging Study. Autopsies were...

Rayshell Clapper for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Information released Monday, January 7, shows that there may be a connection between taking the blood pressure drugs beta blockers and a reduced risk for Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia. 774 elderly Japanese-American men participated in the Honolulu-Asia Aging Study. After the men died, autopsies were performed to check their heart and brain health and the connection therein. 610 of the 774 participants had high...

MARCO ISLAND, Fla., Jan. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Mary Holler, age 80, of Marco Island, Florida is smiling again. Mary was suffering from dementia. She felt her ability to function on a daily basis was slipping away. Now, after undergoing a successful stem cell treatment in early December 2012, Mary is more like her old self again. She no longer suffers the frustration and agitation of being told she had already asked that question several times. Peter Holler, age 82, had become...

CHERRY HILL, N.J., Jan. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- With the nation focusing increasing attention on Alzheimer's disease as a major public health crisis, families in the Cherry Hill area will have the opportunity to get educated about how to cope with a disease that can carry a devastating diagnosis for the entire family. On Thursday, January 10(th) , the Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA), a leading national nonprofit organization, and Senior Helpers, one of the nation's largest...

See me, not my disease. Let's talk about dementia. TORONTO, Jan. 2, 2013 /CNW/ - Imagine a close friend tells you she has dementia. Would you avoid her for fear of being embarrassed by what she might say or do? According to a recent poll by Alzheimer's Disease International, 40 per cent of people with dementia reported they had been avoided or treated differently after diagnosis. It's no surprise, then, that one in four respondents cited stigma as a reason to conceal their...