Alzheimer's Disease

Newsday's coverage

• Letters: Guv's LIPA plan is a rehash

  Andrew M. Cuomo 's proposal to re-privatize the Long Island Power Authority is like a case of Alzheimer's disease ["Eyes on LIPA plan," News, May 15]. The Long Island Lighting Co. became a government-run utility 16 years ago because it had failed to do much   Read more »

• Sailboat races and regattas on Long Island

  REGATTA AND AWARDS DINNER. Sagamore Yacht Club, 1 Bay Ave., Oyster Bay, 631-820-8068, adrcinc.org. Sailboat race and cruise rally, paddleboarding and kayaking; awards dinner to follow, all proceeds to benefit Alzheimer's research. Fee: Race is free (donations   Read more »

• Lillian Gordon, mother and artist, dies at 84

  Gordon, a longtime wife, mother and artist, died at home from Alzheimer's disease-related problems and kidney failure on Mother's Day . She was 84 and lived in Atlantic Beach Estates.Gordon, a mother of three, was a sculptor in wood and stone and did macrame   Read more »

• Many Seniors Suffer Mental Decline in Silence: CDC

  for Disease Control and Prevention .The findings underscore the need to be alert for early signs of dementia or Alzheimer's disease, experts said."This is the first data of this kind," said report co-author Angela Deokar, a CDC public health advisor. In 2011,   Read more »

• Preschool, elderly share pitch pipe songs

  from Primarily 2s and 3s, a preschool in Mount Sinai, to use pitch pipes to sing along to oldies with residents with Alzheimers disease and dementia during an intergenerational concert at Medford Multicare Center.Rosica, from the group Johnny Maestro and the   Read more »

Around the web

• Alzheimer's drug hopes dashed

  drug is a retinoid developed to treat cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. A year ago researchers said it had shown promise against Alzheimer's disease in tests on laboratory mice. But writing in Science last night Bart De Strooper, of Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 5:16 AM from Englemed Read more »

• Portland woman, 71, reported missing

  71-year-old woman who possibly has Alzheimer's was reported missing to the Portland Police Bureau Thursday. Jacqueline McLain had not been seen or heard from since Monday, according to her adult children, who are out-of-state. They said it was out of character 12:31 AM from The Columbian Read more »

• Scientists discover cinnamon compounds' potential ability to prevent Alzheimer's

  two compounds found in cinnamon cinnamaldehyde and epicatechin are showing some promise in the effort to fight the disease. According to George and Graves, the compounds have been shown to prevent the development of the filamentous "tangles" found in the 12:12 AM from Democratic Underground Read more »

• Aussies admired Hazel Hawke's courage: PM

  Prime Minister Julia Gillard says. Australia's former first lady died on Thursday aged 83, after a long battle with the disease. Ms Gillard said Australians held Mrs Hawke in high esteem. "Hazel Hawke has been a figure of real affection and I believe everybody 5/23/13 from The Courier Mail Read more »

• Alzheimer’s breakthrough ‘may be too good to be true’

  drug may be 'too good to be true'. Picture: Contributed A “WONDER drug” hailed as a breakthrough treatment for Alzheimer’s disease may be ineffective, experts have warned. The cancer drug bexarotene, marketed as Targretin, was said to reverse the build-up 5/23/13 from The Scotsman Read more »