Alzheimer's /tags/alzheimers Alzheimer's en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:30:00 GMT A CU researcher finds a troubling link between youth diabetes and Alzheimer’s /podcast/inthenoco/2024-06-04/a-cu-researcher-finds-a-troubling-link-between-youth-diabetes-and-alzheimers 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. Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:30:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-06-04/a-cu-researcher-finds-a-troubling-link-between-youth-diabetes-and-alzheimers In The NoCo, Ariel Lavery, Erin O'Toole With Dementia Comes Tough Decisions, Including What To Do About Guns. A New Website Could Help. /health/2019-11-05/with-dementia-comes-tough-decisions-including-what-to-do-about-guns-a-new-website-could-help Colorado researchers launched a website Tuesday to help people make difficult decisions about living with dementia. An estimated 5 million people in the… Tue, 05 Nov 2019 23:36:29 GMT /health/2019-11-05/with-dementia-comes-tough-decisions-including-what-to-do-about-guns-a-new-website-could-help Rae Ellen Bichell After A Big Failure, Scientists And Patients Hunt For A New Type Of Alzheimer's Drug /npr-news/2019-05-03/after-a-big-failure-scientists-and-patients-hunt-for-a-new-type-of-alzheimers-drug 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. Fri, 03 May 2019 18:46:00 GMT /npr-news/2019-05-03/after-a-big-failure-scientists-and-patients-hunt-for-a-new-type-of-alzheimers-drug Jon Hamilton Is It Alzheimer's Or Another Dementia? The Right Answer Matters /npr-news/2019-03-18/is-it-alzheimers-or-another-dementia-the-right-answer-matters 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. Mon, 18 Mar 2019 09:08:00 GMT /npr-news/2019-03-18/is-it-alzheimers-or-another-dementia-the-right-answer-matters Jon Hamilton Alzheimer's Screenings Often Left Out Of Seniors' Wellness Exams /npr-news/2019-03-05/alzheimers-screenings-often-left-out-of-seniors-wellness-exams 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. Tue, 05 Mar 2019 22:04:00 GMT /npr-news/2019-03-05/alzheimers-screenings-often-left-out-of-seniors-wellness-exams Jon Hamilton Backed By Fort Collins' Symphony, 'B Sharp' Hopes Music Can Help Alzheimer's Patients /arts-life/2015-12-03/backed-by-fort-collins-symphony-b-sharp-hopes-music-can-help-alzheimers-patients 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… Thu, 03 Dec 2015 12:00:00 GMT /arts-life/2015-12-03/backed-by-fort-collins-symphony-b-sharp-hopes-music-can-help-alzheimers-patients Stacy Nick One Way To Ease Dementia? Try Bringing Nature Into The Nursing Home /health/2015-12-02/one-way-to-ease-dementia-try-bringing-nature-into-the-nursing-home 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… Wed, 02 Dec 2015 12:00:00 GMT /health/2015-12-02/one-way-to-ease-dementia-try-bringing-nature-into-the-nursing-home Stephanie Paige Ogburn Conversations Turn Into Monologues As Alzheimer's Robs Family Of Memories /npr-news/2015-11-13/conversations-turn-into-monologues-as-alzheimers-robs-family-of-memories 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. Fri, 13 Nov 2015 09:40:00 GMT /npr-news/2015-11-13/conversations-turn-into-monologues-as-alzheimers-robs-family-of-memories NPR Staff Vitamin E Might Help Slow Alzheimer's Early On /npr-news/2013-12-31/vitamin-e-might-help-slow-alzheimers-early-on 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. Tue, 31 Dec 2013 22:45:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-12-31/vitamin-e-might-help-slow-alzheimers-early-on Nancy Shute For A Father With Alzheimer's, Life 'Came Down To Love' /npr-news/2013-10-22/for-a-father-with-alzheimers-life-came-down-to-love 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. Tue, 22 Oct 2013 07:24:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-10-22/for-a-father-with-alzheimers-life-came-down-to-love NPR Staff