Former model with Alzheimer’s disease wanders from home
B. Smith, a former model who has Alzheimer’s disease, traveled more than 50 miles from Manhattan to Staten Island after wandering from home last week before being found safe, Six in 10 people with Alzheimer’s will wander, but there are strategies and services to help prevent it.
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7 opportunities to learn during December
If you are curious about memory loss, look at Know the 10 Signs or The Basics. If you need specific knowledge or just something to make your life easier, try Learning to Connect, Legal and Financial Planning for Alzheimer’s Disease, Caregiver Stress or Conversations About Dementia. No matter where you are in the journey we have a program that will help.
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“Still Alice” finds Julianne Moore portraying woman with Alzheimer’s disease
In “Still Alice,” Julianne Moore plays a 50-year-old professor of linguistics at Columbia University whose symptoms of memory loss lead to a diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. The Alzheimer’s Association worked with the filmmakers to guide script and character development. “Still Alice” opened this week in New York and Los Angeles to qualify for Academy Award consideration and opens in wider release Jan. 16, 2015.
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Sign up for December’s audio conference on mindful caregiving
Join us on December 9 from noon to 1 p.m. for an audio conference on, mindful caregiving: being intentional for yourself and your loved one.
As the end of the year approaches, it seems the stress level gets higher and higher. Join us to learn ways to be mindful and intentional in your efforts to avoid burnout while continuing to feel good about the care you are providing. Specific strategies and techniques will be shared that can assist you in day-to-day caregiving.
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Diabetes in midlife may be related to memory problems
A midlife diagnosis of diabetes or prediabetes may increase the risk of memory and thinking problems over the next 20 years, a new study suggests. Researchers said diabetes in midlife was linked with a 19 percent greater decline in cognitive abilities over 20 years. However, the researchers noted that the study was unable to determine if diabetes or prediabetes caused the memory and thinking issues.
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