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In The NoCo

Doctors have long known about the connection between diabetes and cognitive diseases like Alzheimer's. But a new study published out of the University of Colorado shows just how early that connection can be traced. Today on In the NoCo we hear about new research showing the potential for Alzheimer's can be found in the bodies of youth with diabetes.

Health

With Dementia Comes Tough Decisions, Including What To Do About Guns. A New Website Could Help.

Rae Ellen Bichell

Colorado researchers launched a website Tuesday to help people make difficult decisions about living with dementia. An estimated 5 million people in the鈥�

Phil Gutis with his dog, Abe, who died last year. Gutis, who has Alzheimer's, hoped an experimental drug could help preserve his memories.

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After A Big Failure, Scientists And Patients Hunt For A New Type Of Alzheimer's Drug

Jon Hamilton

Now that so many experimental drugs targeting amyloid-beta have bombed, scientists are looking for different approaches for treating Alzheimer's, including a drug that failed as a cancer treatment.

Various forms of dementia can take very different courses, so it's important to get the right diagnosis.

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Is It Alzheimer's Or Another Dementia? The Right Answer Matters

Jon Hamilton

Many older people diagnosed with Alzheimer's actually have dementia caused by something else. Without the right diagnosis, these people are less likely to get the best care.

A screening test for signs of Alzheimer's disease takes only a few minutes, but many doctors don't perform one during older people's annual wellness visits.

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Alzheimer's Screenings Often Left Out Of Seniors' Wellness Exams

Jon Hamilton

A brief cognitive test can detect signs of Alzheimer's in older patients. Only half of primary care doctors routinely give one, despite coverage by Medicare as part of annual wellness visits.

Arts & Life

Backed By Fort Collins' Symphony, 'B Sharp' Hopes Music Can Help Alzheimer's Patients

Stacy Nick

A lifetime of memories can disappear in an instant for those with Alzheimer's and dementia. One study is looking at whether music can help keep that spark鈥�

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One Way To Ease Dementia? Try Bringing Nature Into The Nursing Home

Stephanie Paige Ogburn

Inside a small, plain-looking room at the Northglenn Heights memory care facility, volunteer Dale Jones walks slowly around a circle of older adults. Some鈥�

Teresa Valko and her mother, Evelyn Wilson, in 2011.

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Conversations Turn Into Monologues As Alzheimer's Robs Family Of Memories

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Teresa Valko's family has been battling Alzheimer's disease for generations. She remembers when her mother's memory faded: "I've essentially lost my mother, although she's still living," Valko says.

Vitamin E has been associated with increased risk of death in some studies, but it may also delay cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease.

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Vitamin E Might Help Slow Alzheimer's Early On

Nancy Shute

Vitamin E has gotten a bad rap because of studies finding it increases risk of death. But people with early-stage Alzheimer's disease might be able to fend off symptoms for a while, a study finds. That could mean more a little more time to live independently, and less burden on caregivers.

Priya Morganstern (left) and Bhavani Jaroff visited a StoryCorps booth with their father, Ken Morganstern, in 2006. He passed away a year later.

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For A Father With Alzheimer's, Life 'Came Down To Love'

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In commemoration of the 10th anniversary of StoryCorps, we hear again from Ken Morganstern, who shared some of his last memories with his daughters during a 2006 interview.