Neuroscience
The latest installment in a compelling feature series in The Seattle Times:
Losing Betsy — A move nobody wanted
By Marsha King
The Seattle Times
05 August 2007
[snip]
"I've always said I want to keep her as long as I can," Jeff said several weeks ago. "But I'm kind of reaching the end of my ability to do this stuff."
Sooner than expected, that day arrived.
Seven years ago, when she was 46, Betsy got a shocking diagnosis — early onset dementia — probably Alzheimer's disease. Since then, she's gone from forgetting how to fold laundry to forgetting who she is.
On the morning of July 13, Jeff moved his wife to a state-licensed adult family home in Renton.
Now 53, Betsy would be the youngest resident by 24 years.
[snip]
[ ... Read the full article ... ] Includes links to earlier reports in the series.
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Neuroscience
Losing Betsy: A Journey Through Dementia
The latest installment in a compelling feature series in The Seattle Times:
Losing Betsy — A move nobody wanted
By Marsha King
The Seattle Times
05 August 2007
[snip]
"I've always said I want to keep her as long as I can," Jeff said several weeks ago. "But I'm kind of reaching the end of my ability to do this stuff."
Sooner than expected, that day arrived.
Seven years ago, when she was 46, Betsy got a shocking diagnosis — early onset dementia — probably Alzheimer's disease. Since then, she's gone from forgetting how to fold laundry to forgetting who she is.
On the morning of July 13, Jeff moved his wife to a state-licensed adult family home in Renton.
Now 53, Betsy would be the youngest resident by 24 years.
[snip]
[ ... Read the full article ... ] Includes links to earlier reports in the series.
- Cognitive Decline
A report from the BBC: Brain function can start declining 'as early as age 45' BBC 5 January 2012 Last updated at 20:08 ET [snip] "The brain's ability to function can start to deteriorate as early as 45, suggests a study in the British Medical...
- Fda: Alzheimer's, Amyvid (florbetapir)
From MedPage Today: FDA Puts Early Alzheimer's Test on Hold By Peggy Peck, Executive Editor MedPage Today Published: March 18, 2011 [snip] "The FDA will not approve the novel contrast agent, florbetapir -- widely touted as a breakthrough for early...
- Alzheimer Disease: A Care Project
From The Times (UK): Fighting Alzheimer's with a touch of beauty A pioneering care project demonstates how literature, music, art and love can improve the lives of dementia sufferers 28 February 2010 The Times Margarette Driscoll [snip]"In other words,...
- Alzheimer's Disease (ad): Conscientiousness
From the Newsweek website: Make Your Bed, Save Your Brain The author of a new study says conscientious people may have less risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. By Karen Springen | Newsweek Web Exclusive Oct 1, 2007 | Updated: 12:46 p.m. ET Oct...
- The Neuropsychology Of Grilled-cheese Sandwich Faces
From today's New York Times: Faces, faces everywhere By ELIZABETH SVOBODA Published: February 13, 2007 [snip] Why do we see faces everywhere we look: in the Moon, in Rorschach inkblots, in the interference patterns on the surface of oil spills? Why...