Alzheimer’s News From Around the World.

Model Shows How Mutation Tips Biochemistry To Cause Alzheimer’s – “Cellular processes, like all the routines of life, are unfathomably complex, constantly evolving, and are sometimes dramatically sensitive to the smallest of changes. Consider the case of Alzheimer’s disease… ” (more)

Switch From Donepezil Tablets to Rivastigmine Transdermal Patch Safe in Alzheimer’s Disease: Presented at AGS – “Switching medications is an option for patients who do not adhere to prescribed treatment due to tolerability issues, lack of initial efficacy, or loss of efficacy when the drug is taken for a long time…” (more)

Alzheimer’s Arrives Early In Life For Many – “A diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease can be devastating at any age but doctors said there are more people being diagnosed at an earlier age…” (more)

Alzheimer’s Disease Brings Burdens to Patients and Their Families – “Every 71 seconds someone in this country develops Alzheimer’s, a progressive and fatal disease that destroys brain cells. As the population of the state and country ages, the number of Alzheimer’s patients is increasing. Emotional and financial burdens to families are enormous…” (more)