Sarasota’s Roskamp Institute Announces Positive Safety Data in Human Clincal Study For Alzheimer’s Disease – The Roskamp Institute announced this month that it has had positive preliminary results in it’s first human clinical study of the drug Nilvadipine. In pre-clinical trials, Nilvadipine was found to decrease the level of beta amyloid, a protein believed to cause the onset of Alzheimer’s Disease.
Head injuries and Alzheimer’s – Looks at the research that has been done on the relationship between head injuries and dementia.
Old study Could Aid Mental Health – Help the Aged, a charity in Scotland, believes that a 60 year old …read more

The Division of Geriatics at Weill Cornell Medical College has just been awarded a $45,000 grant from NEC Foundation of America to help with the development of an Alzheimer-Friendly Virtual Home. Aimed at helping caregivers and families find the best ways of adapting homes for people with Alzheimer’s Disease, this graphic-rich website is expected to be launched in 2008.
In the meantime, anyone looking to make their house safe and user friendly for anyone suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease and related diseases can read The Alzheimer-Friendly House, a 20 page online guide produced by Weill Cornell College and Modifying Your Home For …read more

Leaning on Everlasting Arms -The recent Harris Interactive survey found that about one-third of those caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s Disease felt the experience made them ‘more religious’. Here’s one persons story…
Alzheimer’s takes away much-loved Aunt – a personal reflection…
Hundreds Walk for Alzheimer’s Cure – South Florida residents take part in 2007 Memory Walk, a national fund-raising event run by the Alzheimer’s Association. See video…
Photo: Alfredo Hisa

The first time I saw Marilyn in the activity room of the nursing home where Mother was an Alzheimer’s patient, I thought she was a visitor.  Short graying hair, energetic movements, and a ready smile characterized her.
Then on my next visit to see Mother, I again saw Marilyn.  When I saw her a third time, I began to wonder if she was more than a frequent visitor. 
“She lives here,” a nurse said.  “Marilyn has early onset dementia.”
That was when I realized someone in their early 60s could become so stricken with Alzheimer’s she was living in this unit of the …read more