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People on the Move – DR. AND MRS. HARMEET SINGH OPEN A NEW DOOR IN HOME HEALTH CARE
06/04/2015 Read moreLeesburg, Virginia June 3, 2015. Acti-Kare Responsive In-Home Care Agency comes to Fairfax and Loudoun Counties. Acti-Kare will fill a niche in the home health care industry by providing services that are otherwise overlooked by other agencies. Acti-Kare will not…
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People on the Move – DR. AND MRS. HARMEET SINGH OPEN A NEW DOOR IN HOME HEALTH CARE
06/04/2015 Read moreLeesburg, Virginia June 3, 2015. Acti-Kare Responsive In-Home Care Agency comes to Fairfax and Loudoun Counties. Acti-Kare will fill a niche in the home health care industry by providing services that are otherwise overlooked by other agencies. Acti-Kare will not…
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Top Tips for Your Loved Ones Let’s make 2015 the year where our resolutions finally stick. Here are some valuable tips from Matrix Medical Network, providing free health assessments by Nurse Practitioners for eligible seniors, on how to have a…
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Top Tips for Your Loved Ones Let’s make 2015 the year where our resolutions finally stick. Here are some valuable tips from Matrix Medical Network, providing free health assessments by Nurse Practitioners for eligible seniors, on how to have a…
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Seniors Hit Hard By the Flu
01/16/2015 Read moreTips to Help You and Your Loved Ones Avoid the Flu This Season Even though it’s felt like winter for a while, the flu has yet to reach its seasonal peak. The seasonal flu, which can start taking effect in…
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Seniors Hit Hard By the Flu
01/16/2015 Read moreTips to Help You and Your Loved Ones Avoid the Flu This Season Even though it’s felt like winter for a while, the flu has yet to reach its seasonal peak. The seasonal flu, which can start taking effect in…
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by Susan Piette Are you getting older? Are your parents? Do you and/or they have a plan? Consider Joe and Helen. They met just after he was discharged from the Army. They married, raised two boys and a girl, worked…
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Tom’s days are busy. And they certainly aren’t easy. But, thanks to the help of a team of expert caregivers, his days are filled with small rewards and major accomplishments. Tom Guenthner is a C3-4 quadriplegic who receives round-the-clock care…
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All Inclusive–Forest Hills of D.C.
08/21/2014 Read moreConsumers often associate the words “all inclusive” with resort hotels and cruise ships. However, some local innovators are applying the term inclusive more broadly and offering inclusive senior living. Inclusive senior living is certainly all inclusive. It is a principle…
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ChatGPT's AI Could Help Catch Alzheimer's Early
The AI everyone’s talking about identified Alzheimer’s 80% of the time by analyzing people’s speech. Source: NEW FEED
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6 Minutes of Exercise May Help Shield Your Brain From Alzheimer's
A new, small study suggests six minutes of high-intensity exercise might prolong the lifespan of a healthy brain, perhaps delaying the start of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. Source: NEW FEED
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What to Know About Newly Approved Alzheimer's Drug
It’s not a cure, but the drug, given intravenously every 2 weeks, has shown moderate positive effects in clinical trials in slowing early-stage disease. Source: NEW FEED
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Time Spent in Nature Appears to Slow Parkinson's, Alzheimer's
Living in an area with easy access to parks and rivers appears to slow the progression of devastating neurological diseases, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Source: NEW FEED
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Why Do Women Get Alzheimer's More Than Men? Study Offers Clue
A gene on the X chromosome may explain why two-thirds of Alzheimer’s patients are women. Researchers found the gene can be safely inhibited in mice. Are humans next? Source: NEW FEED
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Mutant Gene Stops At-Risk People From Getting Alzheimer's
Learning more about this gene may lead to future treatments. Source: NEW FEED
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Holistic Program May Help People With Alzheimer's, Dementia
Those who enroll are assigned to groups that meet virtually twice a week for 1-hour sessions. The sessions are livestreamed, so participants are engaging with each other and with the instructors in real time. Source: NEW FEED
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Certain Rheumatoid Arthritis Meds May Help Lower Alzheimer's Risk
Early research suggests a type of RA drug known as TNF inhibitors may lower dementia risk in people who have RA and heart disease. Source: NEW FEED
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Medicare Will Only Cover New Alzheimer’s Drug in Trials
Federal officials have made their final decision: Medicare will only pay for patients to get the new Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab (Aduhelm) if the patients are participating in clinical trials. Source: NEW FEED
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Vision Rehab Helps People With Low Vision Navigate the World
How vision rehabilitation services help people with low vision navigate the world. Source: NEW FEED