New developments in memory support research

Citizen.com
By KATHERINE THORNDIKE, RN
Forestview Manor Assisted Living

There have been exciting developments in the scientific research to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health.

At the International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease held this year in Chicago, researchers from 60 countries shared groundbreaking information and resources on the cause, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of Alzheimer's and related disorders.

New medications show a promise of halting or slowing the progression of dementia. It is hoped that the most encouraging of these medications, aptly called Rember, will be available in 2012.

It has been shown that people with better......read the whole article

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