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Cómo ayudar a pacientes con Alzheimer a disfrutar la vida, sin desaparecer de a poco

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Un robusto grupo de investigaciones que las personas con Alzheimer y otros tipos de demencia mantienen un fuerte sentido de sí mismos y que, en general, pueden tener una calidad de vida buena y positiva hasta las etapas finales de la enfermedad.

Alzheimer a los 40: científicos estudian la “mutación de Jalisco”

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Investigadores están estudiando a familias de los Estados Unidos y México, portadores de una mutación genética que los hace desarrollar Alzheimer a edad temprana, con la esperanza de encontrar tratamientos para frenar este mal.

Early Alzheimer’s Gene Spells Tragedy For Patients, Opportunity For Science

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Researchers are studying families from the U.S. and Mexico for clues to how Alzheimer’s develops in young patients, with the hope of finding treatments and even cures for the more common form of the disease.

Big Financial Costs Are Part Of Alzheimer’s Toll On Families

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A survey of more than 3,500 people caring for family members with dementia finds that many are spending down personal savings and cutting into their own basic needs to meet their loved one’s expenses.

LA Chapter Splitting From National Alzheimer’s Association

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The local group is one of several regional affiliates breaking away because of fears about losing flexibility as the national group begins a consolidation effort to gain more efficiency in operations.