Alzheimers Disease: – Study: Lonely Seniors At Risk For Alzheimer’s 

Study: Lonely Seniors At Risk For Alzheimer’s 
A local study about Alzheimer’s is connecting the disease with lonliness.

Learning About Alzheimer’s: Two Stories Illustrate Effects of Disease on Whole Family 
Author Dixie F. Sellers shares a poignant memoir of her husband’s battle with Alzheimer’s disease and her struggle to care for him in her new book, “How Peggy Learned about Alzheimer’s and Can Papa Ben Play Ball?” .

Chicago study finds loneliness may be linked to Alzheimer’s disease 
Being lonely in old age can double the risk of getting Alzheimer’s disease, a Chicago study has found.

Pioneering Alzheimer’s scientist at UCSD dies 
Feb. 5 (UNION-TRIBUNE): Dr. Leon J. Thal, a Cardiff neuroscientist and international pioneer in Alzheimer’s disease, died Saturday after his small plane crashed in the mountains southwest of Borrego Springs.

Related posts:

  1. Muscle Weakness Linked to Alzheimer’s Risk in Seniors (MedicineNet.com)
  2. Muscle Weakness Linked to Alzheimer’s Risk in Seniors (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
  3. Alzheimers Disease: – Study Examines Genetic Risk Factors For Alzheimer’s Disease 
  4. Alzheimer’s Risk Gene Disrupts Brain’s Wiring 50 Years Before Disease Hits Seniors
  5. Alzheimers Disease: – Study finds loneliness in old age may help trigger Alzheimer’s 

Comments are closed.