Alzheimer’s Education

As a condition that significantly reduces a patient’s quality of life, dementia is one of the most worrying pathologies affecting the older adult population today. Research into the prevalence of unrecognized dementia is still in its early stages.

With the system of healthcare in the United States and the rapid aging of the baby boomer generation, there will be an increasing difficulty for medical professionals to meet the healthcare demands of a disproportionate population of elderly citizens. New methodologies that utilize technology are necessary in order to address and meet these demands. An…

THE TOP TEN RECOMMENDATIONS A DEVELOPING PLAN TO PREVENT DEMENTIA AND ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE J. Wesson Ashford, M.D., Ph.D. Stanford / VA Aging Clinical Research Center 2/23/08 Maximize and continue your education and mental exercise: Learn about your brain and how to care for it. Develop habits to maintain your brain. Take classes in subjects that…