For the first time, researchers have described hour-by-hour changes in the amount of amyloid beta, a protein that is believed to play a key role in Alzheimer’s disease, in the human brain. A collaborative team of scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the University of Milan report their results in Science.
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Survey published as new FirstStop advice service is launched As the Government works on plans to reform the social care system, a new survey (1) reveals that two thirds (67 per cent) of adults over 35 are concerned about the future cost of care and accommodation facing them or an older member of their family.
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The widely-held perception that the influenza vaccination reduces overall mortality risk in the elderly does not withstand careful scrutiny, according to researchers in Alberta. The vaccine does confer protection against specific strains of influenza, but its overall benefit appears to have been exaggerated by a number of observational studies that found a very large reduction in all-cause mortality among elderly patients who had been vaccinated.
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Hi everyone,I’t’s with sadness that I say farewell to Alzheimer’s Notes. But after almost a year and a half of blogging alongside Mary Emma here at Alzheimer’s Notes, I have decided that it is time to move on. I’d love to stay, but as all of you know, if you find that there are not enough hours in each day to do everything that you have to, something has to give. And I’m afraid, for me, that something is giving up Alzheimer’s Notes.I’ll still be hanging around the b5Media network, blogging at Healthbolt and Traveling the Green Way, so stop by if you want to say hi.A heartfelt thanks to Mary Emma, who puts her heart and soul into making Alzheimer’s Notes a warm and friendly place to be. And to all Alzheimer’s Notes readers - many of you caring for and living with the effects of Alzheimer’s Disease - it’s been an honor to be able to meet with you here in cyberspace.Thank you…LizShare This (Source: Alzheimer’s Notes)
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As of January 2009, the Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging (JNHA) will be listed in the journals catalogue of the scientific publisher Springer. A forward-looking editorial policy has allowed for dynamic development of the journal since it was founded in 1997. This year for the first time, it was included in the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) and was given a remarkable opening impact factor of 1.47.
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AlzheimersNotes.comAll this mention of lunch boxes in the giveaways we’re conducting at One Book Two Book brings to mind memories of my school days. We used either a brown paper bag or metal lunch box. (It seems metal lunch boxes are making somewhat of a come back.)That’s all that was available then. If we were fortunate, we got a new one when school started. (With four in the family needing lunch boxes, book bags, pencil boxes, and clothes, new lunch boxes weren’t always in Mother’s budget.)Many of these lunch boxes came with a thermos. (Occasionally Mother bought one separately.) In these we usually carried milk. We didn’t have boxed juices and beverages, so either drank milk or water. Mother might put soup in the thermos on cold weather days.Attending a One-Room SchoolFor the first four years of school, when I attended the one-room school house, we had no choice but to tote our lunch. There was no hot lunch program…and no one to prepare it if we’d wanted one.When our district combined with a larger one, in my fifth year, I had the choice of hot lunch there. But I still often took my lunch box. In high school, it wasn’t the thing to take a lunch box. If we chose cold lunch, we carried it in a small brown bag.Our daughter used metal lunch boxes, too. Then hers eventually became the repository for crayons and craft supplies. What type of lunch box did you carry to school? Does it evoke memories of school days and lunches?Perhaps the mention of lunch boxes or pictures of them will bring back memories to you and your Alzheimer’s family member. This would be a good time to reminisce and collect family stories to save for future generations.(Amazon image; click here)(c)2008 Mary Emma AllenTags: Alzheimer’s Notes, Alzheimers, family memories, family stories, health, lunch box memories, lunch boxes, Memories, men’s health, mental health, one-room school, school days, school memories, women’s healthShare This (Source: Alzheimer’s Notes)
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A personal story of a family dealing with Alzheimer’s disease…Tags: Alzheimers-disease, personal stories, videosShare This (Source: Alzheimer’s Notes)
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Cardiovascular screening targeted at high-risk segments of the population is a cost-effective way to get treatment to those who need it most, according to a Head to Head article published online Aug. 28 in BMJ, but a companion article argues that it is costly, too focused on treatment instead of prevention, and lulls physicians and policy-makers into a false sense of security about tackling cardiovascular disease.
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Although the UK population is living longer and is in better…
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Both typical and atypical antipsychotic medications are associated with increased risk of stroke, and patients with dementia are at greater risk than those without, according to a report published online Aug. 28 in BMJ Online First.