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http://www.wtop.com/209/3578444/Woman-found-living-with-dead-husband
Lady was living with her deceased husband for a whole month.
Lady was living with her deceased husband for a whole month.
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It truly is terrible.
My grandma died of Alzheimer's. It is not only awful for the person suffering from it, but the family as well.
It would be one thing if the person going through it just slipped into "another world", but the problem is they tend to go in-and-out, and it makes them extremly anxious and upset.
My grandma died of Alzheimer's. It is not only awful for the person suffering from it, but the family as well.
It would be one thing if the person going through it just slipped into "another world", but the problem is they tend to go in-and-out, and it makes them extremly anxious and upset.
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One of the worst diseases to have... Seen it first hand
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absolutely
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mine did too
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My uncles mother in law suffers from it.
Its sad indeed.
Its sad indeed.
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well some kinda sorta good news related to earlier detection...
http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/09/health/alzheimers-blood-test/
[h1] [/h1][h1]Blood test predicts Alzheimer's disease[/h1]
By Elizabeth Cohen, Senior Medical Correspondent
In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers have developed a blood test for Alzheimer's disease that predicts with astonishing accuracy whether a healthy person will develop the disease.
Though much work still needs to be done, it is hoped the test will someday be available in doctors' offices, since the only methods for predicting Alzheimer's right now, such as PET scans and spinal taps, are expensive, impractical, often unreliable and sometimes risky.
"This is a potential game-changer," said Dr. Howard Federoff, senior author of the report and a neurologist at Georgetown University Medical Center. "My level of enthusiasm is very high."
The study was published in Nature Medicine.
'We were surprised'
In the beginning, the researchers knew they wanted to find a blood test to detect Alzheimer's but didn't know what specifically to look for. Should they examine patients' DNA? Their RNA? Or should they look for the byproducts of DNA and RNA, such as fats and proteins?
They decided to start with fats, since it was the easiest and least expensive. They drew blood from hundreds of healthy people over age 70 living near Rochester, New York, and Irvine, California. Five years later, 28 of the seniors had developed Alzheimer's disease or the mild cognitive problems that usually precede it.
Scouring more than 100 fats, or lipids, for what might set this group apart, they found that these 28 seniors had low levels of 10 particular lipids, compared with healthy seniors.
To confirm their findings, the researchers then looked at the blood of 54 other patients who had Alzheimer's or mild cognitive impairment. This group also had low levels of the lipids.
Overall, the blood test predicted who would get Alzheimer's or mild cognitive impairment with over 90% accuracy.
"We were surprised," said Mark Mapstone, a neuropsychologist at the University of Rochester Medical Center and lead author of the study. "But it turns out that it appears we were looking in the right place."
The 'holy grail'
The beauty of this test, Mapstone says, is that it caught Alzheimer's before the patient even had symptoms, suggesting that the disease process begins long before people's memories start failing. He says that perhaps the lipid levels started decreasing at the same time as brain cells started dying.
He and his team plan to try out this test in people in their 40s and 50s. If that works, he says, that would be the "holy grail," because then researchers could try experimental drugs and treatments in a group that's almost sure to get the disease. That would speed research along immensely.
Plus, people could get a heads up that they were probably destined to get Alzheimer's. Although some people might not want to know that they're destined for a horrible disease, others might be grateful for the warning.
Federoff said he would want to know whether he was on his way to getting the disease, even though there's nothing he could do about it. He might want to take a family trip he'd been thinking about or might want to appoint a successor at work.
"I would make sure that things that are important to me get done," he said.
But, Federoff added, others might not want to know they were about to get a devastating disease they were powerless to stop.
"I think it's a very personal decision," Federoff said. "It would have to be thought through on multiple dimensions. Patients and their families would have to be counseled."
Next steps
Other research teams are looking at other possible tests for Alzheimer's. The need for a screening test of some kind for Alzheimer's has never been greater: A report released last week says the disease claims the lives of perhaps a half a million Americans, making it nearly as deadly as heart disease and cancer.
If any of these tests work out -- and that's still an if -- it would take years to make it to doctors' offices, since the test would need to be validated by other labs and with larger groups of people. Thee test developed by the Georgetown and Rochester researchers, for example, was used mainly in white people, and it might not work as well with other groups.
Heather Snyder, a spokeswoman for the Alzheimer's Association, said the study was well done but much work is still needed.
"It's an interesting paper. It's an intriguing study. But it is very preliminary," she said.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/09/health/alzheimers-blood-test/
[h1] [/h1][h1]Blood test predicts Alzheimer's disease[/h1]
By Elizabeth Cohen, Senior Medical Correspondent
In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers have developed a blood test for Alzheimer's disease that predicts with astonishing accuracy whether a healthy person will develop the disease.
Though much work still needs to be done, it is hoped the test will someday be available in doctors' offices, since the only methods for predicting Alzheimer's right now, such as PET scans and spinal taps, are expensive, impractical, often unreliable and sometimes risky.
"This is a potential game-changer," said Dr. Howard Federoff, senior author of the report and a neurologist at Georgetown University Medical Center. "My level of enthusiasm is very high."
The study was published in Nature Medicine.
'We were surprised'
In the beginning, the researchers knew they wanted to find a blood test to detect Alzheimer's but didn't know what specifically to look for. Should they examine patients' DNA? Their RNA? Or should they look for the byproducts of DNA and RNA, such as fats and proteins?
They decided to start with fats, since it was the easiest and least expensive. They drew blood from hundreds of healthy people over age 70 living near Rochester, New York, and Irvine, California. Five years later, 28 of the seniors had developed Alzheimer's disease or the mild cognitive problems that usually precede it.
Scouring more than 100 fats, or lipids, for what might set this group apart, they found that these 28 seniors had low levels of 10 particular lipids, compared with healthy seniors.
To confirm their findings, the researchers then looked at the blood of 54 other patients who had Alzheimer's or mild cognitive impairment. This group also had low levels of the lipids.
Overall, the blood test predicted who would get Alzheimer's or mild cognitive impairment with over 90% accuracy.
"We were surprised," said Mark Mapstone, a neuropsychologist at the University of Rochester Medical Center and lead author of the study. "But it turns out that it appears we were looking in the right place."
The 'holy grail'
The beauty of this test, Mapstone says, is that it caught Alzheimer's before the patient even had symptoms, suggesting that the disease process begins long before people's memories start failing. He says that perhaps the lipid levels started decreasing at the same time as brain cells started dying.
He and his team plan to try out this test in people in their 40s and 50s. If that works, he says, that would be the "holy grail," because then researchers could try experimental drugs and treatments in a group that's almost sure to get the disease. That would speed research along immensely.
Plus, people could get a heads up that they were probably destined to get Alzheimer's. Although some people might not want to know that they're destined for a horrible disease, others might be grateful for the warning.
Federoff said he would want to know whether he was on his way to getting the disease, even though there's nothing he could do about it. He might want to take a family trip he'd been thinking about or might want to appoint a successor at work.
"I would make sure that things that are important to me get done," he said.
But, Federoff added, others might not want to know they were about to get a devastating disease they were powerless to stop.
"I think it's a very personal decision," Federoff said. "It would have to be thought through on multiple dimensions. Patients and their families would have to be counseled."
Next steps
Other research teams are looking at other possible tests for Alzheimer's. The need for a screening test of some kind for Alzheimer's has never been greater: A report released last week says the disease claims the lives of perhaps a half a million Americans, making it nearly as deadly as heart disease and cancer.
If any of these tests work out -- and that's still an if -- it would take years to make it to doctors' offices, since the test would need to be validated by other labs and with larger groups of people. Thee test developed by the Georgetown and Rochester researchers, for example, was used mainly in white people, and it might not work as well with other groups.
Heather Snyder, a spokeswoman for the Alzheimer's Association, said the study was well done but much work is still needed.
"It's an interesting paper. It's an intriguing study. But it is very preliminary," she said.
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Man even though I would never want any of them, I rather have cancer than Alzheimer's. *knocks on wood*
Hopefully we can find a cure for both.
Becoming a vegetable? Nah, B.
I don't ever want to be erased of all my memories. That , to me, would kill a purpose to live. |I
Hopefully we can find a cure for both.
Becoming a vegetable? Nah, B.
I don't ever want to be erased of all my memories. That , to me, would kill a purpose to live. |I
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^^
it really is a sad disease
it really is a sad disease
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mine did toohorrible horrible disease
Forgive my ignorance, I don't truly understand Alzheimers, but you said your grandam died of it. Meaning the disease caused her death, or she died for other reasons while having Alzheimers?
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from what i understand the actual disease
i was young though
i was young though
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No worries. It is a question that gets asked often with the disease.
Basically, it gradually shrinks the brain tissue.
Once it does that, it weakens out the entire body and eventually the body just shuts down.
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My great grandma had Alzheimers and now I'm pretty sure my grandpa has very early stages of it. It's very sad to see and those with it sometimes aren't even themselves anymore.
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No problem. I started researching the disease after my grandma went through to see if there are preventative measures that you can take against it.
A lot of people as they get older will make sure to keep themselves mentally and physically active since there is no cure right now.
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My grandmother currently has it and it's sad. She got out the house a few months ago early in the morning and a random friend happened to be driving by and brought her to my parents crib. If it wasn't for that who knows what would have happened
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If I can make one recommendation.
If you family member or friend has advanced stages of the disease, I recommend agreeing with them or even telling them necessary lies so that they do not panic.
For example, towards the end, my grandma use to tell me different things like "I had a great day at school today" or "I saw my neighbor so-and-so (who happened to have passed away)"
Instead of telling her that she didn't go to school or that her neighbor was still with us, I would just agree with her.
You learn that if you disagree, and they notice that it is not right, then they will panic and it just makes things a lot worse.
If you family member or friend has advanced stages of the disease, I recommend agreeing with them or even telling them necessary lies so that they do not panic.
For example, towards the end, my grandma use to tell me different things like "I had a great day at school today" or "I saw my neighbor so-and-so (who happened to have passed away)"
Instead of telling her that she didn't go to school or that her neighbor was still with us, I would just agree with her.
You learn that if you disagree, and they notice that it is not right, then they will panic and it just makes things a lot worse.
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Had to write a short paper on this in a health program...
It's so more important to monitor your environment and watch what you're putting into your bodies fam.
Live healthy (exercise), eat healthy, stay healthy. That's the key to a long and healthy life.
It's so more important to monitor your environment and watch what you're putting into your bodies fam.
Live healthy (exercise), eat healthy, stay healthy. That's the key to a long and healthy life.
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you guys that have family member with this disease should look up extra virgin coconut oil , it does great things for people with Alzheimer.
heres a link to an article.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...Families-whove-given-loved-ones-swear-it.html
heres a link to an article.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...Families-whove-given-loved-ones-swear-it.html
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Great aunt had it. Not only did her memories go but, people don't know that people forgot how to eat, brush teeth, tie their shoes, put on their clothes. Just a bunch of routine things that you need to do to daily.
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Not sure if anyone caught that Seth Rogen addressed the U.S. Senate about Alzheimer's disease. Apparently his mother in-law has it. It should be up on YouTube; he actually delivers a good speech.
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Wouldn't surprise me... Coconut Oil has so many positive benefits.
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