•	Alzheimer's Disease Risk Factors May Be Gender-Specific   HealthDay
•	Experimental Drug Eases Symptoms of Mild Alzheimer's   HealthDay
•	Filling in the Alzheimer's 'Race Gap'   HealthDay
•	Smoking, Drinking, Cholesterol May Be Alzheimer's Risk Factors   HealthDay
•	High Doses of Vitamin E Lengthen Lives of Alzheimer's Patients   HealthDay

If someone has Alzheimer's disease, his brain is under attack. The disease results in severe memory loss, confusion, impaired judgment, and personality changes, but there's still a person inside. • What causes Alzheimer's? • Who's at risk? • The seven stages of Alzheimer's • Portraits of an epidemic Caring for loved one with Alzheimer's disease can be stressful and exhausting, but also profoundly moving. By understanding and dealing positively with Alzheimer's behaviors such as agitation and wandering, you'll be able to make life easier for both of you. We offer an in-depth guide. • Caring for someone with Alzheimer's • When the Alzheimer's patient is your parent • Dealing positively with Alzheimer's behaviors • Caring for yourself while caregiving • Communicating with someone with Alzheimer's • Wandering: Turning it to your loved one's advantage • Coping with the repeating question • Clothes contact: Getting dressed No treatment can yet prevent Alzheimer's or stop its relentless path, but medications can slow symptoms of mental decline in people with mild to severe Alzheimer's. Learn more about these exciting developments here. • New treatments for Alzheimer's • Recreational therapy and Alzheimer's • Alzheimer's and the Medicare mirage Scientists used to think that people with Alzheimer's couldn't learn new information, but times have changed. Studies show that early-stage Alzheimer's patients can still learn, and new medications and therapies can help buy precious time. • Buying time for Alzheimer's patients • Can I lower my risk of developing Alzheimer's? • Leading a rich, active life with early-stage Alzheimer's

Q: Concerned About Aging?     No, I look forward to an active retirement.     Why worry? It beats the alternative.     Yes -- it's not the age that bothers me, it's the wrinkles and gray hair.     Yes, I worry about age-related health issues like arthritis and Alzheimer's. See past polls

•	Quiz: What Do You Know About Alzheimer's Disease?
•	Quiz: Memory Loss

• Alzheimer's Overview • Alzheimer's and Bathing • Alzheimer's and Eating: A Taste of Home • Alzheimer's and Incontinence • Alzheimer's and Medicare • Alzheimer's and Recreation • Alzheimer's and Teeth Care • Alzheimer's: Buying Time • Alzheimer's: Dealing With Mealtimes • Alzheimer's: Dealing With Repetitive Behavior • Alzheimer's: Dealing With Uncooperativeness • Alzheimer's: Dealing With Wandering • Book Review: Alzheimer's Memoirs • Book Review: Navigating the Alzheimer's Journey • Book Review: The Forgetting, Losing My Mind, When It Gets Dark • Book Review: The Memory Bible • Caregiver's Diary, Beth's Story (First Person) • Caregivers • Caregiving and Siblings • Caring for Someone With Alzheimer's • Caring for Yourself While Caring for Your Aging Parents • Caring for a Parent With Alzheimer's • Clothes Contact: Helping an Alzheimer's Patient Get Dressed • Communicating With Someone Who Has Alzheimer's • Dealing Positively With Alzheimer's Behaviors: Part I • Dealing Positively With Alzheimer's Behaviors: Part II • Dealing Positively With Alzheimer's Behaviors: Part III • Dealing Positively With Alzheimer's Behaviors: Part IV • Dealing Positively With Alzheimer's Behaviors: Part V • Early Stage Alzheimer's • Financial Planning With Your Parents • Hospice Care • Lifestyle Changes for Alzheimer's? • Long-Term Care Insurance • New Treatments for Alzheimer's • Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Alzheimer's • Quiz: What Do You Know About Alzheimer's Disease? • Stages of Alzheimer's Disease • The Attending at the Funeral • When a Parent Moves In • When a Spouse Dies: Dealing With Loss and Grief

Useful Sites • Alzheimer's Association

•	Brain & Nervous System Disorders
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