Caring for an Alzheimer’s patient

July 12th, 2010

A moving story of an 85 year-old man caring for his 75 year-old wife, who is an Alzheimer’s patient.

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Groundbreaking Alzheimer’s Disease research at the Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute

July 1st, 2010

Outlook show about the Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute on the campus of West Virginia University. Clinical trials will begin this summer on a drug the Institute has shown to have great potential as a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease.

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Alzheimer’s Reversal #2 of 9

June 20th, 2010

This is the second part of the Prevention and Reversal of Alzheimer’s Disease presentation. This part contains the verbal summary of the Alzheimer’s cascade, energy systems of the brain, and a side-by-side comparison of aerobic and anaerobic energy systems.

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Alzheimer’s Reversal #9 of 9

June 8th, 2010

This is the final part of the Prevention and Reversal of Alzheimer’s Disease presentation. This covers cognitive testing (professional and at-home), contact information for Steve Fowkes and CERI, and supplemental slides on possible zinc toxicity and root-canal teeth.

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Alzheimer’s disease

June 1st, 2010

Anatomy class project on Alzheimer’s disease

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Jan’s Story: Love lost to the long goodbye of Alzheimer’s.

May 31st, 2010

Emmy Award-winning CBS News correspondent Barry Petersen shares his journey into life as a caregiver to his wife, Jan, diagnosed with Early Onset Alzheimer’s Disease at fifty-five. An intimate and courageously honest memoir about devastating loss, enduring love, and finding strength to carry on, Jan’s Story is a gift to other families dealing with younger onset Alzheimer’s, not because their challenges and decisions will exactly mirror Barry’s and Jan’s, but because they will know that they’re not alone.

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Care for Alzheimer’s caregivers

May 26th, 2010

(WTNH) — When you think about Alzheimer’s you think about the patient, the person whose mind is affected by the disease. But the person taking care of a loved one with dementia is affected too.

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Caregivers for Alzheimer’s Patients

May 20th, 2010

Caregivers discuss what it means to take care of a family member with Alzheimer’s disease and the challenges they face.

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Alzheimer’s Reversal #1 of 9

May 6th, 2010

This is part 1 (of nine parts) of the Preventing and Reversing Alzheimer’s Disease presentation, an earlier version of which was presented to the San Francisco bay area Smart Life Forum in January of 2009. This part covers the verbal introduction and the falling-dominoes illustration of the Alzheimer’s cascade.

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All About Alzheimer’s Part 2 .wmv

April 28th, 2010

Part 2 of a multimedia project for the 2010 Student Bio Expo by Jun Ricky Cai and Hong Quan Trac. This is a an interview documentary about Alzheimer’s disease. This video includes the basic facts about and symptoms of the disease. Special thanks to the Alzheimer’s Association.

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