NEW Area residents to attend Alzheimer’s event (Thomasville Times-Enterprise)

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

THOMASVILLE — More than 200 Alzheimer’s advocates will be donning purple T-shirts and arriving at the capitol Monday to thank Gov. Sonny Perdue and the Georgia Healthcare Facility Regulation Division of the Department of Community Health for rewriting the Personal Care Home Regulations.

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Sheriff’s deputies searching for missing Alzheimer’s patient (KTHV Little Rock)

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

The Hot Spring County Sheriff’s Department needs help finding a 75-year-old Alzheimer’s patient who wandered away from his home Monday night.

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Diet rich in polypenols might delay onset of Alzheimer’s (Nutraingredients.com)

Friday, November 27th, 2009

Mercedes Unzeta, a professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB) claims that the study showed that mice fed a diet based on polyphenols and fatty acids, when compared to those in the control group, had more cell growth in the olfactory ... continue reading

Understanding Alzheimer’s disease (The Record and Herald News)

Friday, November 20th, 2009

CLIFTON — In observance of National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month, the Clifton Health Department and the Clifton Advisory Committee for Individuals with Disabilities is hosting: “Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease: An Overview” on Monday, Nov. 30 from 6:45 to 8 p.m. at the Clifton Main Memorial Library, 292 Piaget Ave. Dr. Roger ... continue reading