LA bill to bring nursing homes into managed care dies in committee … Seniors with ‘packed’ schedules less likely to have memory issues … Doctors’, families’ expectations...
Computer use boosts brain power for tech-savvy seniors
Mar 30, 2009
Whether it’s checking e-mail, playing games or downloading music, using computer programs appears to keep the aging mind nimble, suggests new research.
Jasmon moves to The LaSalle Group
Mar 21, 2014
Joseph E. Jasmon has been named The LaSalle Group’s first chief operating officer.
Provider tip leads to seizure of black-market flu vaccines
By
Haymarket Media
Nov 29, 2004
Federal agents seized 8,000 smuggled doses of flu vaccine at Kennedy Airport in New York, federal officials announced late last week. The vaccines were made in France and not approved for U.S. use.
A researcher’s perspective on brain health programs
By
Roscoe Nicholson
Aug 10, 2015
Which brain health programs and initiatives are you offering the older adults in your community, and how effective are they?
Also in the News for Thursday, October 13
Oct 13, 2016
Study on racial disparities in nursing homes expanding … Researchers find way to reverse memory loss in mice, paving way for potential human treatment … Inhaled version of popular drug shows...
Memory-loss protein could lead to early detection of Alzheimer’s
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Haymarket Media
Mar 20, 2006
The identification of a specific protein in the brain could improve the detection and prevention of Alzheimer’s disease in the future, researchers say.
Taking the final steps
By
Dave Surico
Sep 01, 2014
Ashby Ponds opens all levels of care as it realizes the vision for a fully operating continuing care retirement community in Virginia
Familiar songs ease Alzheimer’s: study
By
Stephanie H. Kim
Sep 01, 2014
Singing familiar songs may encourage conversation among people with Alzheimer’s disease, a small study shows.
Brain shrinkage halved by taking B vitamins, Alzheimer’s researchers say
Sep 10, 2010
In a possible breakthrough in the treatment of seniors with memory problems, British researchers say they have discovered that very large daily doses of B vitamins can cut the rate of brain shrinkage in...