| NEW YORK (AP) -- People learned better when a key part of their brains got mild zaps of electricity, a finding that may someday help Alzheimer's patients keep more of their memories.
WASHINGTON (Associated Press) -- Alexis McKenzie's mother had mild dementia, but things sounded OK when she phoned home: Dad was with her, finishing his wife's sentences as they talked about puttering through the day and a drive to the store.
(Associated Press) -- Detecting early warning signs of dementia can be difficult, but there are several types of cognitive screenings -- quick, simple tests of memory and thinking skills -- that can help a doctor decide if it's time to recommend a more in-depth exam.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration is planning to spend more on Alzheimer's research. It's adding an extra 50 million dollars right away and, if Congress agrees, millions more next year.
TORONTO (Canadian Press) -- Perhaps it begins with recurring forgetfulness, a struggle to find words or maybe needing repeated reminders about an upcoming event. Or it may be that some everyday tasks, performed over a lifetime with unthinking ease, suddenly seem overwhelming.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Kristy Bryner worries her 80-year-old mom might slip and fall when she picks up the newspaper, or that she'll get in an accident when she drives to the grocery store. What if she has a medical emergency and no one's there to help? What if, like her father, her mother slips into a fog of dementia?
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government is setting what it calls an ambitious goal for Alzheimer's disease: Development of effective ways to treat and prevent the mind-destroying illness by 2025.
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