One hundred years ago this weekend, Dr. Alois Alzheimer, of Great Britain, presented the first findings about this memory loss disease. This has resulted in November being named National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month with a proclamation issued by President Bush.
More people are becoming aware of this disease and its effects on the victims and their families, who generally become their caregivers.  A summary of some of the progress made in recognizing and treating Alzheimer’s since its discovery is found in the News Indepentent (http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_technology/article1951233.ece ).

Today is the 100th Anniversary of Alzheimer’s disease being recognized by Dr. Alois Alzheimer.  September 21 has been designated as World Alzheimer’s Day.
One hundred years ago, in November, 1906, Dr. Alzheimer presented his findings about a former patient, Auguste D., who had suffered from memory loss and it’s related symptoms…those now associated with this disease.
For many years, there seemed no hope of finding a cause and a cure for Alzheimer’s disease.  So much research is being done in so many areas that researchers seem hopeful of breakthroughs.