New York Times looks at Alzheimer’s Disease.

Just after Christmas, the New York Times ran number of articles on Alzheimer’s Disease as part of their Six Killers series. The Six Killers series looks aat the leading causes of illness and death in the United States – heart disease, cancer, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, and Alzheimer’s Disease.

Here’s the links to the Alzheimer’s Disease articles just in case you missed them.

Finding Alzheimer’s Before a Mind Fails

When Both Parents Suffer Dementia, Children Suspect It is Also in Their Future

Disease Brings Drastic Changes to Patients, and Stress to Family Members

In the Absence of a Gene That Says ‘Yes’ or ‘No’, the Value of One That Says ‘Maybe’ is Questioned

There are also two videos that highlight personal struggles with Alzheimer’s Disease…

Alzheimer’s: Quest for Understanding that looks at one woman’s determination to help scientists understand the disease.

Alzheimer’s: The Rarest Gene that looks at a family’s strugge with early onset Alzheimer’s.