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It's Not What You Remember, It's How the Question Is Asked
(Source: Pesss Association) - Researchers at Dundee University (UK) report that people suffering from Alzheimer's disease have a greater memory than was previously thought.
Alzheimer's Bill Passes Massachusetts State Senate
(Source: bNet) - The Massachusetts Senate voted unanimously to pass SB425, "An Act Relative to Dementia Special Care Units in Long Term Care Facilities." The bill calls for established standards for any facility that has an "Alzheimer's Unit." This bill has been three years in the works, said James Wessler CEO of the Massachusetts Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association.
Alzheimer's Association Statement on Etanercept Study Results
(Source: Alzheimer's Association) - On July 21, an article was published which described promising results of the use of an anti-inflammatory drug (Enbrel, or etanercept) for the treatment of dementia. (See Drug Restores Speech in Alzheimer's: Experts Worry - Alzheimer's Daily News - July 21, 2008).
Dementia Care Crisis Looms in New Zealand
(Source: Alzheimer's New Zealand) - Reports indicate that if the New Zealand government does not take significant action immediately they face the likelihood of a major crisis of care for people living with dementia.
"Golden Girls" Estelle Getty dies
(Source: LA Times) - Emmy-winning actress Estelle Getty, best known as a wise-cracking octogenarian on the popular 1980s and '90s sitcom "The Golden Girls," died on Tuesday. She was 84.
Younger People Can Suffer from Dementia Too
(Source: Healthcare News - UK) - As more and more people are being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease an alarming fact is being discovered - Alzheimer's does not just affect the old. A form of the disease, Early-onset Alzheimer's disease (EOAD) affects people under the age of 65.
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