Scientists believe the linking of these genes to Alzheimer’s will give drug companies new clear targets for drug development. Is an Alzheimer’s cure in our future?  Or will we be receiving drugs which can at least control the condition?

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This is exciting, but we’ve heard this kind of news before.  Will this time be different?

There is some evidence that doctors and scientists may in deed be in the verge of a break through test.  If that’s the case, many of the boomers will not only be properly diagnosed many years earlier but will be able to plan their lives for Alzheimer’s.

Here is more information about the British study.

Alzheimer’s Blood Test

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Computers are being used to help understand the ageing process.

The study at Drexel university covers the progressive damage and dysfunction.  Inflammatory and metabolic stress is also being studied.

Fuzzy logic modeling is the method researchers are using.  This may help us understand how our aging parents process information and why they become confused over the simplest instructions.

Read Fuzzy logic to help understand the ageing process

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Your mom is having a stroke.  Every precious minute counts.

Theresa Walsh Giarrusso has a very good post on her blog about her experience when her mother had two recent mini strokes.

What is so amazing is that it is so similar to what many of us have been through or are going through with our aging parents.  Right in the middle of the crisis, Theresa writes that her Dad wanted to take time out to eat.    How many times has that happened to a lot of us?

Read Theresa’s post on Momania

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