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A touching moment when a woman suddenly seems to recognize her garegiver/granddaughter
Alzheimer’s disease is a terrible problem that robs people of the essence of who they are. That’s why it’s so touching when we see a fleeting glimpse of…
Mar 28
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Aaron Charlton
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A touching moment when a woman suddenly seems to recognize her garegiver/granddaughter
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January 2023
Why is it so hard to figure out what diet and lifestyle factors affect Alzheimer's?
I noticed a great writeup by Michael Simpson, CEO of Skeptical Raptor, on this topic. Simpson does a great job of addressing the primary issues that…
Jan 31
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Aaron Charlton
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Why is it so hard to figure out what diet and lifestyle factors affect Alzheimer's?
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A father and son use the power of song to get through Alzheimer's
Teddy Mac was a professional singer for his entire adult life. At age 80 he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and he started to decline and become…
Jan 31
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Aaron Charlton
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A father and son use the power of song to get through Alzheimer's
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What are the early symptoms of Alzheimer's disease?
Early symptoms of Alzheimer's disease include difficulty remembering recent events, problems solving problems or completing familiar tasks, difficulty…
Jan 27
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Aaron Charlton
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What are the early symptoms of Alzheimer's disease?
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How to talk with someone who has dementia
It is important for those afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia to have meaningful interactions with others, and to feel loved…
Jan 27
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Aaron Charlton
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How to talk with someone who has dementia
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Why is it important to get Alzheimer's disease diagnosed early?
It’s not completely clear what causes Alzheimer’s disease but from what we can tell, no one is completely safe from the disease. Even very famous people…
Jan 26
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Why is it important to get Alzheimer's disease diagnosed early?
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Viral infections earlier in life could *possibly* predict Alzheimer's disease later in life
A recent correlational study looked at the occurrence of viral diseases in patients, and how this could predict Alzheimer’s later in life. If they are…
Jan 20
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Aaron Charlton
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Viral infections earlier in life could *possibly* predict Alzheimer's disease later in life
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After a closer look at the research it doesn't look like obesity is much of a signal for predicting Alzheimer's disease after all
Sorry it looks like I’ve made a mistake in blindly trusting a research study. I have two biases: first I am very skeptical about scientific research…
Jan 20
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Aaron Charlton
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After a closer look at the research it doesn't look like obesity is much of a signal for predicting Alzheimer's disease after all
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Occurrence of Alzheimer's disease will (UPDATE: probably not) skyrocket in coming years due to the obesity epidemic
Update: this post is probably mostly wrong (sorry!). I made an updated post that I stand behind. Obesity doesn’t seem to be a strong predictor of…
Jan 18
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Aaron Charlton
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Occurrence of Alzheimer's disease will (UPDATE: probably not) skyrocket in coming years due to the obesity epidemic
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Risk factors of Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer’s disease is a brain disease that mainly affects people later in life. It causes steep declines in memory and other cognitive functions. At…
Jan 18
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Aaron Charlton
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Risk factors of Alzheimer's disease
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Biogen likely to come up empty despite getting its two Alzheimer's drugs approved
The FDA recently rush-approved two Biogen drugs aimed at reducing the presence of amyloid proteins in the brain. Amyloid proteins were previously…
Jan 18
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Aaron Charlton
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Biogen likely to come up empty despite getting its two Alzheimer's drugs approved
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Little evidence that antidepressants help people with dementia
According to Costello, Roiser and Howard (2023) there is a lack of scientific evidence showing any benefits of antidepressants for people with dementia…
Jan 13
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Aaron Charlton
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Little evidence that antidepressants help people with dementia
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