Archive for 'Alzheimer’s'

By Matt Sedensky, Associated Press

Posted 3/25/201

LEESBURG, Fla. The aging of the massive post-World War II Baby Boom generation in the U.S. is casting light on early-onset dementia, a sorrowful subset of younger people experiencing a slow, cruel overtaking of their minds.

About 200,000 people under 65 are among the 5.4million Americans suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, the Alzheimer’s Association says. Experts’ estimates suggest there’s a similar number of younger people with other types of dementia, meaning about ...

By LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Write

Jun. 18, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) — For people with Alzheimer’s disease, a hospital stay may prove catastrophic.

People with dementia are far more likely to be hospitalized than other older adults, often for preventable reasons like an infection that wasn’t noticed early enough. Hospitals can be upsetting to anyone, but consider the added fear factor if you can’t remember where you are or why strangers keep poking you.

Now a new study highlights the lingering ill effects: Being ...

By Kathleen Fackelmann, USA TODAY

Experts predict Alzheimer’s will quadruple by mid century rising from 4.5 million cases to 16 million cases by 2050

Shannon Adkins eats fish — lots of fish — for the most powerful of reasons: She’s determined to avoid her mother’s fate.

Adkins is only 32. But her mother, Suzie Smith, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease at age 52. Five years later, Smith can’t feed or dress herself.

Could something as simple as eating fish save Adkins from a disease ...