As we know well through our work in brain health communities across the US, dementia is a complex and challenging condition that affects millions of Americans from Columbus, Ohio to San Jose California. Among the various types of dementia, frontotemporal dementia (FTD), poses unique diagnostic difficulties–sometimes so difficult to diagnose that even certain medical professionals …
Quality of life can be improved for patients and families through comprehensive dementia care
New York, NY – August 26, 2022 – Isaac Health (www.myisaachealth.com) is excited to announce the launch of its nationwide memory café–IsaaCafé by Isaac Health–on September 8, 2022. Creating a virtual community space for people living with memory issues (and their friends & family), the nation’s first online memory clinic emphasizes that managing life with …
Alzheimer’s is an age-related disease. As we get older chance to develop the disease is higher. As we all know, we cannot stop the aging process, but there are different ways we can apply to prevent or delay the disease. Many kinds of research and studies are going through to develop the strategies to prevent Alzheimer’s and other …
Isaac Health all about a comprehensive approach to brain health to prevent manifestation and prevention of cognitive impairment or dementia. Therefore it has been a great delight to see that the US Department of Health and Human Services (HSS) has announced the release of an annual update to the Department’s National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s …
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FINGER study on Alzheimer prevention suggesting a multidomain intervention is effective in preventing a significant proportion of Alzheimer cases: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(15)60461-5/fulltext Global study based on the FINGER study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7222931/ CAIDE study on addressable Alzheimer Risk Factors: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laneur/article/PIIS1474-4422(06)70537-3/fulltext Helpful overview of all risk factors and prevention recommendations: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2244657/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3514088/ The approach of the Weill Cornel Alzheimer prevention …
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Alzheimers.gov has put together a series of websites to help caregivers navigate the journey of caring for the loved ones: National Institute on Aging (NIA)Advance Care Planning Learn about financial and health care planning, including advance directives. National Institute on Aging (NIA)Alzheimer’s Caregiving Learn how to respond to changes in communication and behavior, provide everyday …
The Alzheimer’s Universe is a collection of resources put together by Weill Cornell Medicine on Alzheimer prevention: AlzU.org was created by a team of experts to offer the most up-to-date information on Alzheimer’s disease (AD) prevention, treatment and caregiving. Join now to access one of 6 free online courses – one that focuses primarily on AD …
