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Alzheimer's caregiving: Organizations offer help
Mayo Clinic — Alzheimer's caregiving can be stressful. Local and national organizations offer help and services. Every little bit of help you can get as an Alzheimer's caregiver means you'll have that much more energy to spend with your loved one. Several . ...More…
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Alzheimer's disease disclosure a sensitive issue
Mayo Clinic — Visitors share experiences on disclosing the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. Thank you for posting your thoughts on disclosing the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. As expected, there are many views on the subject. This is a sensitive issue and ...More…
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No link between Alzheimer's and flu shots
Mayo Clinic — A few of you have asked about the relationship between the flu vaccine and increased risk of Alzheimer's disease. I went to my colleagues in the Department of Behavioral Neurology for some help with this question, and Brad Boeve, M.D., suggested ...More…
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High cholesterol: Does it increase my risk of Alzheimer's?
Mayo Clinic — Find out what the research says about the cholesterol-Alzheimer's link. There is very little evidence to indicate that a high blood level of cholesterol has any bearing on the risk of Alzheimer's disease. Although a few studies have made this ...More…
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Alzheimer's: Can a head injury increase my risk?
Mayo Clinic — Some research indicates a link between head injuries and Alzheimer's disease. Learn more. It depends on your age at the time of your head injury, the severity of the head injury and possibly your genetic makeup. Keep in mind that brain damage ...More…
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Early-onset Alzheimer's: When symptoms begin before 65
Mayo Clinic — Early-onset Alzheimer's. Rare disorder linked to three genes. Tips for coping. Early-onset Alzheimer's is an uncommon form of dementia that strikes people younger than age 65. Glenn E. Smith, Ph.D., a neuropsychologist at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, . ...More…
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Can vitamin B-12 improve memory in Alzheimer's disease?
Mayo Clinic — Vitamin B-12 isn't known to improve memory in Alzheimer's disease, but research continues. Vitamin B-12 helps maintain healthy nerve cells and red blood cells. A vitamin B-12 deficiency - most common in older adults and vegetarians - can cause ...More…
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Alzheimer's quiz: Diagnostic clues
Mayo Clinic — Could your forgetfulness be Alzheimer's? What clues help doctors diagnose this frightening disease? Many people fret needlessly when they misplace their reading glasses or car keys - worried that this forgetfulness might be an early sign of ...More…
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Alzheimer's disease
Mayo Clinic — Alzheimer's disease - Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, causes, treatment of this debilitating disorder. Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia - the loss of intellectual and social abilities severe enough to interfere ...More…
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Let caregivers feel what they feel
Mayo Clinic — Caregivers don't always need our pep talks. Accept their feelings and let them heal. Anne Simpson is a wife and now a caregiver for her husband, Bob. Several years ago, I read a book the two of them had written together called "Through the ...More…
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Caregivers provide perspective on life
Mayo Clinic — As we settle in to the New Year, many of us reflect on the blessings we have in our lives. Inevitably, I think of family and friends - abundant in the ways they fill my life. This year, I am also thinking of the blessings I receive from the men ...More…
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Rising to our highest nature, the work of caregiving
Mayo Clinic — The highest expression of who we are is in our caregiving role to others. Angela Lunde is a dementia education specialist in the education core of Mayo Clinic's Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at the Abigail Van Buren Alzheimer's Disease . ...More…