November is National Caregiver's Month, and in this issue's In the News article we give some helpful information on how caregivers can reduce stress during the holidays this year.
The Future of Diagnosing and Evaluating Alzheimer’s Disease is our Featured Article in this issue. Also, Dr. Mindy addresses a reader’s question about the validity of a home based test for Alzheimer’s disease.
We conclude with some helpful information to get you through those first steps after diagnosis. Our Caregiver Tips focus on what to do after someone has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease. Please visit us at: LightBridgeHealthcare.com
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Holiday Tips The holiday season is a time to be enjoyed with family and friends, but for the ten million people caring for someone with Alzheimer’s, this time of the year can be stressful and difficult. Many people are already balancing the responsibility of caregiving with everyday life and now have to change their routine and worry about decorating, baking, entertaining and shopping. The added pressure of this time of the year can be very overwhelming.
To help ease the strain, LightBridge Healthcare Research Inc. offers the following tips for enjoying and surviving the holidays:
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The Future of Diagnosing and Evaluating Alzheimer’s Disease Mindy J. Kim-Miller, MD, PhD
Different forms of dementia have different pathologies (causes, processes, development, and consequences) and respond to different medications. Even within one type of dementia, there may be differences in pathologies that make one subtype more responsive to certain treatments than another. Correctly diagnosing the type of dementia and identifying individual differences in disease expression are very important for improving dementia care and refining treatment regimens to each individual. Additionally, it is important to detect dementia early in the disease process when symptoms are mild or not yet evident, with the hope of delaying or preventing disease progression. So how does one detect a disease before symptoms develop?
Advances in the detection of biomarkers (characteristics that can be measured and evaluated as indicators of biologic or disease processes or responses to treatment) can help with the early diagnosis and characterization of dementias... read more
"I believe LightBridge is designed to meet the needs of the daily caregiver by offering quality information they can use to enhance the lives of those they care for." Karen Kauffman, PhD, CRNP, BC, is a board certified Gerontological Nurse Practicioner and an Associate Professor at the University of Maryland School of Nursing.
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Question: Some of my relatives have Alzheimer’s disease, and I am worried that I might get it too. I want a way to check for the early signs of dementia. Somebody told me that it might be possible to test myself at home using a smell test. Is that true? --Anonymous, 52, Newport Beach
Answer: At-Home Screening Test A new test is available for detecting one of the potential, early signs of AD that can be performed at home. This test, called Early Alert, checks a person’s sense of smell or odor recognition. The test consists of twelve cards, each containing a specific odor, which the user must scratch and sniff and identify. If the user cannot correctly identify four or more of the odors, the manufacturer recommends that the user seek medical advice from a physician. The test should not be conducted if you have congestion, sinusitis, or respiratory problems, because such conditions can alter one’s sense of smell. The manufacturer recommends testing for those over 50 years of age... read more
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