Understanding Memory Loss After reading this article, you will understand the difference between mild forgetfulness and more serious memory problems; the medical causes of memory problems and how they can be treated; and how to cope with serious ...
A Caregiver’s Guide to Alzheimer’s Caring for a person with Alzheimer's disease (AD) at home is a difficult task and can become overwhelming at times. Each day brings new challenges as the caregiver copes with changing levels of ability and ...
Areas of Research into Alzheimer’s Disease The National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is the lead Federal agency for Alzheimer's Disease (AD) research. NIA-supported scientists are testing a number of drugs to see if ...
Medical and Surgical Treatment for Parkinson Disease Levodopa is converted to dopamine in the brain. It is effective in managing the initial symptoms of Parkinson disease, however over time the effectiveness is reduced and this results in motor fluctuations. Motor fluctuations are ...
Diagnosis and Treatment for Newly Diagnosed Parkinson Disease If your doctor thinks you may have Parkinson disease, this information sheet will help you talk with him or her about how Parkinson disease is diagnosed and how it will progress.
Neurologists from the American Academy ...
Facts About Aging The overall difference in life expectancy at birth in the United States is about 7 years (i.e.72 for men vs. 79 for women); and at every age women, on average, can expect to live longer ...
Frequently Asked Questions about Aging Q. Is it true that people's mental abilities inevitably decline as they get older?
A. For many years, researchers believed that mental functioning declined with age, slowly at first, then more rapidly in old age as ...
Depression and the Elderly As we age, deteriorating health and the loss of life partners and independence can significantly impact our emotional well being. It may be too embarrassing to admit feeling depressed, even when directly asked, to children, ...
