by Gary Chandler | May 3, 2019 | Alzheimer's Disease Caregivers
Prion Disease Is Highly Contagious Neurodegenerative disease is the fastest-growing cause of death in the world. Because of the Alzheimer’s disease epidemic alone, it will soon be the leading cause of death. The epidemiology has indicated that...
by Gary Chandler | Jan 23, 2019 | Alzheimer's Disease Research
Test Reflects Risks From Blood Transfusions A simple blood test reliably detects signs of brain damage in people on the path to developing Alzheimer’s disease – even before they show signs of confusion and memory loss, according to a new study from Washington...
by Gary Chandler | Jun 9, 2018 | Alzheimer's Disease Research
Infectious Proteins Cause Brain Disease Prion research is still unfolding, but researchers have successfully created a synthetic version, which could help solve some riddles. Neurodegenerative disease , including Alzheimer’s disease, is the...
by Gary Chandler | Mar 20, 2015 | Prion Disease
Infectious Waste Spreading Prion Disease Approximately 50 million people around the world already have Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. It’s the fastest-growing cause of death in the world. Thanks to misdiagnoses, misinformation, and millions of...
by Gary Chandler | Sep 3, 2007 | Alzheimer's Disease Caregivers
Prion Contamination Threatens Caregivers There might not be a difference between Alzheimer’s disease and the more-feared Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) at all. That is very bad news for millions of caregivers and community members around the world....