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Please Explain: Alzheimer’s

Friday, October 03, 2008

An estimated 27 million people worldwide are afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease. Find out what Alzheimer’s is all about, and whether there are ways to prevent it or slow its progress. Dr. Richard Mayeux is co-director of the Taub Institute of Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain at Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Samuel Gandy is a neurologist at Mount Sinai.


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  • [1] Ellen LoGuidice from CT October 03, 2008 - 12:02PM

    Hi Leonard,

    My son and his friend, both with Grandmothers with alzheimers, started an organization, "Remember Alzheimers". They sell bracelets and raise awareness in the high school age group. Their website is rememberalzheimers. org if anyone would like to buy a bracelet. Also, there is a"memory walk" this Sunday in Norwalk, Ct to raise money for the cause.

    Thanks for mentioning this!

    Ellen LoGuidice
  • [2] hjs from 11211 October 03, 2008 - 12:03PM

    what are the early symptoms? what does it feel like when this start? what age does it start.
  • [3] Susan Perko from Westchester, NY October 03, 2008 - 12:31PM

    Please talk about solutions to sleeping difficulties with Alzheimers.
  • [4] Steve from Baldwin, Long Island October 03, 2008 - 12:53PM

    Is Alzheimer's a severe form of dementia or are they different diseases?
  • [5] thatgirlinnewyork from manhattan October 03, 2008 - 01:41PM

    please ask about the parallels between kreutzfeld-jacob disease, alzheimer's and dementia, please. much has been written about this, but i rarely hear it discussed in mainstream media broadcast.
  • [6] Jenny from NYC October 03, 2008 - 01:43PM

    I have heard that a sudden tendency to frequently make errors in easy math, along with short-term memory problems, indicate Alzheimer's. What else could it indicate? Could encephalitis from lack of blood flow (inflamed blood vessels) do it?
  • [7] DG from Park Slope October 03, 2008 - 01:49PM

    I missed the beginning of the show... How would you suggest broaching the subject with an elderly parent who doesn't want to address the symptoms of memory loss etc??
  • [8] thatgirlinnewyork from manhattan October 03, 2008 - 01:50PM

    creutzfeld-jacob (cjd) /alzheimers link:

    http://www.rense.com/general66/amdm.htm
  • [9] Tom from NYC October 03, 2008 - 01:52PM

    My mother's Alzheimer's became more noticeable after going under general anesthesia during cataract surgery. Is there any indication of a connection to anesthestics?
  • [10] Renee from NJ October 03, 2008 - 01:53PM

    Can you talk about THC; regeneration of Pyramoidal cell regeneration. Are there any new studies on this and it's connection to Alzheimer's?


  • [11] DG from Park Slope October 03, 2008 - 01:54PM

    Are there any successful treatments? Are there any drug treatments that don't have negative side effects?

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