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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…
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Aaron Charlton
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…
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Aaron Charlton
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…
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Aaron Charlton
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…
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Aaron Charlton
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…
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Aaron Charlton
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…
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Aaron Charlton
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…
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Aaron Charlton
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…
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Aaron Charlton
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…
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Aaron Charlton
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…
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Aaron Charlton
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…
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Aaron Charlton
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…
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Aaron Charlton
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