http://www.byrdinstitute.org/ Alzheimer's news from the Johnnie B. Byrd, Sr. Alzheimer's Center and Research Institute http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6490 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6490 $17 million cut for the Johnnie Byrd Alzheimer's Center and Research Institute (Senate). $7 MILLION reduction to the Independent Living program, ... Byrd Institute Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6489 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6489 The House proposal includes cutting funding for the Johnnie Byrd Alzheimer's Center and Research Institute to $3.8-million and giving control of the center, ... Byrd Institute Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6491 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6491 ... Health's STTR grant program, Florida High Tech Corridor Matching grant program, and the Johnnie B. Byrd, Sr. Alzheimer's Center and Research Institute. ... Byrd Institute Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6492 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6492 Supported by the National Institutes of Health Small Business Technology Transfer program, the Florida Hi-Tech Corridor, the Johnnie B. Byrd Sr. Alzheimer's ... Byrd Institute Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6440 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6440 Many Alzheimer's disease groups are filled almost exclusively with caregivers whose close relatives are well advanced in the dementia process. ...New Grief Support Group Offered The Ledger all 2 news articles Alzheimer's Disease Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6442 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6442 "These findings are noteworthy because behavioral symptoms are among the most difficult aspects of Alzheimer's disease that caregivers face, ...Medivation: Dimebon ever closer to Alzheimer's market Pharmaceutical Business Review all 14 news articles Alzheimer's Disease Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6443 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6443 The study was conducted at Oregon Health & Science University's NIA-Layton Aging & Alzheimer's Disease Center and the Oregon Center for Complementary and ... Alzheimer's Disease Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6445 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6445 How did Ferguson, an 83-year-old Alzheimer's-afflicted Gary woman, wander away from her hospital room without anyone noticing -- until her body was ... Alzheimer's Disease Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6446 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6446 This free educational forum for family caregivers will address the issues facing someone caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's Disease. ... Alzheimer's Disease Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6447 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6447 Washington, Mar 15 (ANI): Researchers at Bedford, Massachusetts have developed a novel technique that can detect signs of Alzheimer's disease by examining ... Alzheimer's Disease Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6448 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6448 14, 2008) — A team of researchers in Bedford, Mass. has developed a way of examining brain tissue with near-infrared light to detect signs of Alzheimer's ...Genome-wide Study Links Metabolic Changes With Early Onset of ... EVLiving all 7 news articles Alzheimer's Disease Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6449 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6449 The study, which showed substantial improvement in memory in an animal model of Alzheimer's disease, was led by Vivian YH Hook, Ph.D., professor of the ... Alzheimer's Disease Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6450 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6450 Neuroscientists recently made a startling discovery--young brains may experience memory loss due to the same mechanism responsible for Alzheimer's. ... Alzheimer's Disease Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6453 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6453 Alzheimer's disease causes profound memory loss over time. People over 80 have a 1 in 5 chance of developing the condition Scientists believe they have ... Alzheimer's Disease Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6454 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6454 The study was funded by the National Institute on Aging, and the National Institutes of Health and Veterans Affairs. The study was published in the ... Alzheimer's Disease Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6455 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6455 Jones said potential subjects for study include autism, epilepsy, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis, ... Alzheimer's Disease Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6456 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6456 Based on where in the brain this decrease occurred, we were able to determine which type of dementia a patient had," Mosconi explained. ... Alzheimer's Disease Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6459 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6459 WASHINGTON, March 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With the aging of the population, experts warn that Alzheimer's disease will reach epidemic proportions by ... Alzheimer's Disease Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6461 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6461 ... School of Medicine and Scripps Institute in La Jolla, Calif., to study roughly 30 postmortem brain samples of people who died from Alzheimer's disease. ... Alzheimer's Disease Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6462 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6462 By the National Institute on Aging Scientists do not yet fully understand what causes Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, the more they learn about AD, ... Alzheimer's Disease Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6463 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6463 Computer software can diagnose Alzheimer's disease from brain scans more reliably than clinical experts, new research published today by the journal Brain ... Alzheimer's Disease Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6493 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6493 Lilly readies Phase III Alzheimer's trial FierceBiotech Alzheimer's Disease Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6494 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6494 Like many families, Jim and Louise Arnold know Alzheimer's disease all too well. With his wife close to his side, Jim has been fighting the debilitating ... Alzheimer's Disease Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6495 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6495 Long-term use of anti-psychotic drugs may cause significant deterioration in people with Alzheimer's disease, and offers no long-term benefits, ... Alzheimer's Disease Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6496 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6496 Alzheimer's risk: Abnormal insulin levels (common in shift workers and sleep-deprived people) might increase the risk for certain neurodegenerative ... Alzheimer's Disease Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6497 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6497 But now, Alzheimer's disease, which has puzzled medical researchers for more than a century, is attracting a new wave of drug development, including a move ... Alzheimer's Disease Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6498 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6498 Lindquist is member of the Whitehead Institute, professor of biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and investigator at the Howard ... Alzheimer's Disease Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6499 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6499 Results from the third annual Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA) ICAN: Investigating Caregivers' Attitudes and Needs Survey suggest that Alzheimer's ... Alzheimer's Disease Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6470 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6470 Addiction to gambling — more prevalent in states such as Florida where there are large elderly populations along with state lotteries and casino gambling ... elder issues Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6471 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6471 By BILL GREEN, Tribune correspondent AUBURNDALE - Eugene Davidson continued a local senior-citizen surge when the 64-year-old won the Brown Motorsports Mini ... elder issues Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6472 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6472 The group started collecting medications in 2006 after the police saw more homes of the elderly being robbed for prescription drugs. ... elder issues Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6473 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6473 The clinic provides low-income and uninsured seniors 55 and older with limited medical care, including general physical exams, some primary treatment, ... elder issues Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6474 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6474 In addition, the club will meet from 1 to 4 pm Wednesday, March 26, at the Senior Citizens Club of Hernando County, 7925 Rhanbuoy Road, Spring Hill. ...HOMETOWN HAPPENINGS Tampa Tribune all 9 news articles elder issues Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6475 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6475 A Hamas parliamentarian is openly admitting that Palestinians have developed what he called a "death-seeking" culture using women, children and the elderly ... elder issues Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6476 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6476 Elderly residents in attendance said Goodwin's lecture was informative and encouraging. "It confirmed a suspicion I had that a number of these tests were ... elder issues Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6477 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6477 STOCKTON - Police on Friday again asked for the public's help in finding an ill, elderly man who has been missing since at least early Thursday morning. ... elder issues Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6478 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6478 Small children and elderly patients often have difficulty doing that. In addition, medications must be broken down into tiny particles to get past the ... elder issues Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6479 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6479 Partially clothed patient accused of Sexual Battery WAVY-TV elder issues Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6480 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6480 The statewide response involves the emergency dispensing of an anti-viral drug by all local health departments. The Health Department will conduct the ... elder issues Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6481 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6481 As generic alternatives to a popular brand-name drug proliferate, patients face confusion, uncertainty and risk. Insurance companies and pharmacies may ... elder issues Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6482 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6482 Ofelia Escobar has her better moments, said her daughter, but the abuse at the hands of 65-year-old Alma Berlanga still takes its toll on the bedridden ... elder issues Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6483 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6483 The Florida Department of Corrections agreed to supervise Semento's parole because he said he wanted to live with his parents and he had a job lined up, ... elder issues Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6484 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6484 He was a defensive wizard who was hard to hit. I suppose that has something to do with his longevity. At the age of 60, Mamby is back in the ring. ... elder issues Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6485 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6485 In this age of mass media and mass music media, is the age of a music scene on a large scale done? I don’t think so. It’s for the younger kids, though. ... elder issues Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6486 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6486 James, who will be 40 on August 1, 2010 – the same age as Dino Zoff, the Italy goalkeeper, when he captained his country to victory in the 1982 World Cup ... elder issues Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6487 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6487 The highly similar yeast genes were then individually analyzed for a potential role in longevity by measuring the life span of yeast cells lacking each gene ... elder issues Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6488 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6488 The charity is acting on the results of a three-yearly valuation by actuaries, which highlights increased longevity and more conservative investment returns ... elder issues Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6429 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6429 Wandering is a common symptom of mid-stage Alzheimer's disease. Wandering becomes dangerous if and when the person decides to leave his safe environment to ... Alzheimer's Disease Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6430 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6430 By Kathleen Fackelmann, USA TODAY People who are in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease show rapid declines in their ability to manage their financial ... Alzheimer's Disease Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6431 http://www.byrdinstitute.org/news/article.aspx?a=6431 The study, due to be published in the March 7 issue of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, provides new insight into a molecular event resulting in ... Alzheimer's Disease Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400