Bexar County among top 10 counties in Texas for Alzheimerโs prevalence, new data shows
When it comes to the highest prevalence of Alzheimer's and dementia across the state Bexar county comes in seventh. This brand new information comes from the Alzheimer's Association, in the first ever report that lists numbers by county instead of by state.
Leading SA: Region leader for Alzheimerโs Association discusses research, funding and medical advancements for disease
Greg Sciuto, the leader and executive director of the Alzheimerโs Associationโs San Antonio & South Texas chapter, joined Leading SA to talk about Alzheimerโs & Brain Awareness Month in June.
Some tips on how to care for someone with Alzheimerโs during COVID-19
ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) โ 5.8 million Americans are living with Alzheimerโs, and more than 16 million Americans provide unpaid care -- husbands, wives, daughters and sons, often working around the clock to keep their loved ones safe. 45-year-old Usha Tewari rarely leaves her apartment. Dama Melendez, Program Manager for Alzheimerโs Association, Central & North Florida Chapter, works with Alzheimerโs families. Use security cameras to monitor doors, so loved ones donโt wander out. Usha Tewari said she also found help through the Rosalynn Carter institute at www.rosalynncarter.org.
Women more likely to suffer from Alzheimerโs disease, experts say
Two-thirds of Alzheimerโs cases in the United States are in women. Researchers used to think that more women got Alzheimerโs because they lived longer. Scientists scanned the brains of women and men and found declines in estrogen were involved in Alzheimerโs abnormalities. Another brain scan showed women metabolized sugar better, which may help them compensate for dementia damage better, causing a delayed diagnosis. Specifically, one of the genes was linked to Alzheimerโs risk in women and three were linked to risk in men.