~The Power Of Music Therapy on seniors with alzheimer’s, illness & disability~ by AlohaJosie I know without a doubt that the therapeutic power of music, in addition to the alzheimer’s medicines, played a role in the prolonged life span of my beloved mom who recently passed away from dementia. In addition, I also saw first… [Continue Reading]
A specific dose of Alzheimer’s drug should be pulled from the market because it poses a risk to patients, according to a consumer group. The drug, donepezil, sold under the brand Aricept, is administered in several doses – the highest being 23 milligrams – for patients with moderate to severe Alzheimer’s disease. It is prescribed… [Continue Reading]
Two new reports in Nature Genetics detail the discovery of five new pathways for detecting Alzheimer’s disease, the memory-stealing brain illness that is especially prevalent among the elderly. Previous research had identified five genes linked to Alzheimer’s disease, or AD. The combined efforts of an international consortium of researchers has raised those known genetic markers… [Continue Reading]
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