Saturday, November 19

Gay Retirement Communities Are Growing in Popularity

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Gay Retirement Communities Are Growing in Popularity

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Friday, November 18

Timing possible treatments against Alzheimer's disease

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Dementia Is Reversible in Certain Cases

For unknown reasons, this condition predominantly affects older adults, according to the Hydrocephalus Association. As fluid builds up in the brain, it stretches nerve tissues, causing difficulty walking, dementia and in later stages, incontinence, which are symptoms usually associated with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.

Sometimes a brain disease like meningitis can spur the condition, but it often has no known cause, doctors say. It is responsible for about 5 percent of all dementia cases, according to the National Library of Medicine.ABC News:excess fluid in the brain causes alzheimer's symptoms.....MORE..

Tuesday, November 15

TIPS: How to keep your mind sharp: Preventive action - MayoClinic.com

Worried about memory loss? Here are eight tips you can follow now to help prevent memory loss in the future.MORE: - MayoClinic.com

Debating Cancer Screening: Too Old to Test? When is a person too old to benefit from cancer screening tests?- New York Times

The answer, experts say, depends less on age than on the type of cancer, the test and individual characteristics of the person to be screened.

It would seem logical that screening for cancers in their earliest, most curable stages would benefit anyone who might develop the cancers in question. But while the lives of some people over 65 or 70 could be saved by screening, for others the potential for harm associated with screening could outweigh the benefits.

All screening tests have risks, and experts suggest that these possible hazards, as well as the known benefits of screening, should be taken into account when deciding whether to undergo periodic screening late in life. Furthermore, the experts say, the benefits and risks of testing should be discussed with patients beforehand.

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JAMA -- Reducing Alzheimer Risk,

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(???! LOL) Carly Simon's Music 'Cures' Alzheimer's Patient: She's convinced her music has succeeded where doctors have failed.

Singer/songwriter Carly Simon has hailed her latest album 'Moonlight Serenade' as magical music - insisting it is so spiritual it can cure Alzheimer's disease.

The entertainer, whose compilation of classic songs has become her highest charting record in over 30 years, is convinced her unique brand of pop has succeeded where doctors, scientists and surgeons have failed.

She says, "My son Ben gave a copy to a friend, whose grandmother was in a nursing home. She had Alzheimer's and hadn't spoken for a long time.

"She listened to it and, about half way through, around 'In The Still of The Night,' she sat up and started to sing along.

"Isn't that great? That's like magic."MORE

Brain scan, cerebrospinal fluid analysis may help predict Alzheimer's: Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

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Monday, November 14

Alzheimer’s Second Victims – Family Caregivers – Often Need Help to Cope

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