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| Today's News | Monday, September 8, 2008 |
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Sexually Aggressive Dad with AD
(Source: Our Alzheimer's.com) - A Health Central reader asked: "My dad, 84, [with early stage Alzheimer's] can fool some people that he is fine, but in private he's getting violent, paranoid and thinks about sex more and more. He won't go to the doctor because he thinks he's fine, everyone else has a problem.
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A Link Between Obesity, Diabetes and Neurodegeneration
(Source: Lifespan) - New research from Rhode Island Hospital found that obesity and a form of Type II Diabetes can contribute to mild neurodegeneration with features common with Alzheimer's disease.
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For the Brain, Remembering Is Like Reliving
(Source: NY Times) - Scientists have for the first time recorded individual brain cells in the act of summoning a spontaneous memory, revealing not only where a remembered experience is registered, but also, in part, how the brain is able to recreate it.
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Online Educational Alzheimer's Caregiver Videos
(Source: Alzcast.org) - Learn about Alzheimer's disease and receive expert advice on issues dealing with caregiving, activities of daily living, the workplace, home and more. The Copper Ridge Institute and John Hopkins University School of Medicine have put together several very comprehensive videos, available free for playing or downloading. The videos are available in both English and Spanish, and captioned.
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