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Dementia's Costs Pegged at More Than $600 Billion

(Sept. 21) -- The cost of diagnosing dementia and caring for its sufferers will spike to $604 billion this year, according to new findings. That figure represents 1 percent of the world's gross domestic product. A report issued today by Alzheimer's Disease International, a consortium of 73 organizations worldwide, warns...

Study: More 'Senior Moments' for Men Than Women

(Sept. 7) -- A new study reveals that men are more likely than women to experience mild cognitive impairment in old age -- those so-called "senior moments." A study of 2,050 people in their 70s and 80s living in Olmsted County, Minn., found that men were 1.5 times more likely than women to be forgetful. Some 19 percent of...

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Geriatric Care Managers - Could One Help You With Your Elderly Loved One?

I recently had the opportunity to interview Carole Larkin, a geriatric care manager in Dallas, Texas.

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Carey Mulligan: âMy Personal Struggle With Alzheimer's Diseaseâ

A study at Mount Sinai School of Medicine found that decaffeinated coffee improves the brain's energy metabolism - linked to cognitive decline - in those with Type 2 diabetes.

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Alzheimer's Drug Will Be Put To The Test

Roche Holding AG's Genentech unit has won the right to try its experimental Alzheimer's drug crenezumab on people with no signs of dementia - the first such trial to gauge whether early intervention can help prevent or slow the disease.

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7 Habits That Could Lower Your Risk Of Alzheimer's Disease

On Tuesday, May 15, the Obama administration set in stone the National Alzheimer's Plan, aiming to find methods of prevention and treatments for Alzheimer's disease by 2025.

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7 Habits That Could Lower Your Risk Of Alzheimer's Disease

A recent study in the journal Neurology showed that simple activities like cooking, cleaning and washing the dishes -- as well as good, old-fashioned exercise -- is associated with a decreased Alzheimer's disease risk, even among people who are age 80 and older. Researchers found that the people who were the least active...

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06/02/12 UNCP professor's Alzheimer's drug shows promise Source: Fayetteville Observer - Fayetteville NC The key to successfully treating - and maybe reversing - Alzheimer's disease may be closer than we realize.
06/02/12 Ewen Stewart receives special leadership award for... Source: The Guardian - Charlottetown PEI - Canada Ewen Stewart can't give a precise reason why he got involved with the Alzheimer Society of P.E.I. 18 years ago.
06/02/12 Cardinal Health to produce new AD diagnostic imaging... Source: News-Medical.Net Cardinal Health today announced that it will manufacture and distribute Amyvid, Eli Lilly and Company's new diagnostic imaging agent that aids in the evaluation of adult patients with cognitive impairment who are being evaluated for Alzheimer's Disease and other causes of cognitive decline.
06/02/12 Celebrity doctor welcomes first residents to new... Source: Hampshire Chronicle - Winchester - Hampshire - UK A CELEBRITY doctor welcomed the first residents to a new Â£8m Winchester care home last week.
06/02/12 Music for Queen and country Source: Ledbury Reporter - Ledbury - Herefordshire - UK SOME of the best bands and artists the city has to offer come together tomorrow for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and a fund-raising spectacular.

Background on cognitive science

Cognitive science is the interdisciplinary scientific study of the mind and its processes. It examines what cognition is, what it does and how it works.

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