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I am a baby boomer. My mother suffers from Alzheimer’s disease. Five years ago, I left my job as the CEO of a small software company to take care of my mother. I am living the devastating effects of Alzheimer’s from the front row. • Every 71 seconds someone develops Alzheimer’s disease.
• Alzheimer’s disease is now the sixth leading cause of death (recently surpassing diabetes).
• One in every eight adults over the age of 65 suffers from Alzheimer’s disease.
• One out of every two adults over the age of 85 suffers from Alzheimer’s disease.
• Ten million baby boomers will develop Alzheimer’s disease in their lifetime.
This trial is expected to be the first of two pivotal Phase III trials required to support filing for regulatory approval for GAMMAGARD LIQUID as a potential treatment for Alzheimer's disease.
This clinical trial is active but not yet actively recruiting participants. This is the official name of the clinical trial, Comparison of Intravenous and Subcutaneous Administration of IGIV, 10% in PID Subjects . You can learn more about the trial including eligibility requirements and locations by following the link. We will alert you when they start actively recruiting patients.
 clipped from alzheimersreadingroom.blogspot.comThese findings should be of special interest to baby boomers now entering their 60s. It could be a good idea to consult with a physician about B-12 shots. A study conducted by researchers at the Oxford Project to Investigate Memory and Ageing (OPTIMA) found that people with higher levels of vitamin B12 were six times less likely to experience brain volume loss. This study suggests that simply adjusting our diets to consume more vitamin B12 through eating meat, fish, fortified cereals or milk may be something we can easily adjust to prevent brain shrinkage and so perhaps save our memory, says Anna Vogiatzoglou of the Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics at Oxford University. Research shows that vitamin B12 deficiency is a public health problem, especially among the elderly, so more vitamin B12 intake could help reverse this problem.
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 clipped from alzheimersreadingroom.blogspot.comI wish I could shout this from the mountain top: "when Alzheimer's or dementia present themselves get the thyroid checked". |
 clipped from alzheimersreadingroom.blogspot.comI have a vivid image of the look on mom's face and of us dancing. I will have that image in my mind forever. This is the kind of moment that really knocks home to me why I am here with mom. Moments like this help keep me energized and focused. |
 clipped from alzheimersreadingroom.blogspot.com"Alzheimer's is like a monster under the bed. You have two choices: You can either look under the bed and scope out the monster and see what tools you have to fight him, or you can sit there and wait for him to come. There's so much you can do if you know early on."
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 clipped from alzheimersreadingroom.blogspot.comI get asked this question frequently: "Does your mother take Aricept"? When I answer yes, I get the follow-up. "Does it work?" I am confident that Aricept works well for my mother. There is little doubt that it has slowed the progression of Alzheimer's disease and helped smooth out her behavior. I know from personal experience it works well with other persons suffering from Alzheimer's but not all of them. I also learned it is critical if you suspect Alzheimer's or dementia to get to the doctor and get on the appropriate medication as soon as possible. Delaying this decision can be more harmful then you could ever imagine.
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