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Bob DeMarco

posted 08/05/2008, comments (0)

FAQs about TauRx Therapeutics and rember™

There is a lot of buzz right now about rember. People want to know more about rember, how it works, and when it might become available. "New research findings point to a new treatment that appears to slow the progress of Alzheimer's by 81% over a year. The product - remberTM - is the first drug to act to arrest the progression of... Read more Chevron

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Leah

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posted 08/04/2008, comments (0)

Dementia and Research: A Winning Combination

Because I have vascular dementia, I find any new research about dementia and Alzheimer’s to be fascinating. Just last Wednesday, July 30, recent research findings were presented at the International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease. One report was from Israeli researchers who found that rumination could be a... Read more Chevron

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David Roeltgen, MD

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posted 08/01/2008, comment (1)

Clearing Up Some Confusing Terms

What are amnesia, aphasia, anomia, alexia, agraphia, acalculia, (relatively commonly used terms) and agnosia, apraxia, anosagnosia, anosadiaphoria (relatively uncommonly used terms)? Wow, I have been doing behavioral neurology for over 25 years and I know I missed a few of the “a” words here....In numerous previous blogs I... Read more Chevron

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Dorian Martin

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posted 08/01/2008, comment (1)

Save the Date! PBS Airs "The Forgetting: A Portrait of Alzheimer's" Sunday, Aug. 3

What are you doing the evening of Sunday, August 3? If you don't have any plans (or even if you do), I'd encourage you to take time to watch The Forgetting: A Portrait of Alzheimer's, which will air at 9 p.m. ET on PBS (check your local listings). A year ago, I had the opportunity to watch The Forgetting, the Emmy Award-winning... Read more Chevron

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Leah

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posted 07/31/2008, comments (2)

All Is Not Lost

“A life spent in making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a life spent in doing nothing.” George Bernard Shaw These are comforting words to one who has just lost an expensive wireless headset for a cell phone… I have a cell phone and, like many women, have to search... Read more Chevron

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