Children of Alzheimer's Disease
It is Memory Walk season. The Memory Walk is the Alzheimer Association's major annual fundraiser. In 2010, over 33,000 teams participated in nearly 600 Walks across the country, raising more than $42.2...
View ArticleAlzheimer’s Disease: Would You Want to Know?
November is National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness month. Every year, to mark this event, the Alzheimer's Foundation of America sponsors free memory screening events at more than 2,000 sites across the...
View ArticleThe Undoing of Stress
The holidays have a fairly well-deserved reputation for being stressful. There are increased demands on our time and resources, including work and social events, family gatherings, finding the perfect...
View ArticleHeart Health at Midlife and Alzheimer’s Disease
An estimated 5.4 million persons have Alzheimer's disease and there are up to 14.9 million unpaid caregivers for persons with the disease. Annual expenditures for the disorder top $183 billion....
View ArticleIt Takes a Crisis to Confront Memory Impairment
Memory impairment amongst older adults is woefully under diagnosed. Routine screening would catch many cases of memory impairment that currently slip through the cracks. Cost-effective screening...
View ArticleWhy Bother?
Older adults are fatalistic about memory problems. Many people assume that memory declines with age and that there is nothing that can be done about it. read more
View ArticleLearning Disabilities in Adulthood
Children with learning disabilities grow up to adults with learning disabilities. Learning disabilities are life-long disorders that have tremendous impact on one’s educational and occupational...
View ArticleAging and Emotions
Is older adulthood a time of emotional stability or are older adults vulnerable to stronger emotional reactions than younger persons? read more
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