Alzheimer's

Proposal Would Extend Medicaid Coverage For Alzheimer's And Dementia

Will Michaels — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:44:00 +0000

A committee in the state House is considering a measure to extend Medicaid coverage for people who have Alzheimer's and dementia.

Lawmakers Pass Group Home Fix

Jessica Jones — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:00:00 +0000

State lawmakers have passed a bill that would provide emergency funding to maintain care for group home residents across the state.

Legislators in the Senate voted unanimously to approve House Bill 5 yesterday. It will allow group home residents and patients in special dementia units to remain where they are for now. The bill specifies that a 40 million dollar pot of money that's already being used for adult care home residents can also be used to help group home residents.

Study Sheds Light on Alzheimer's Diagnosis

Eric Hodge — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 13:26:00 +0000

There may be new hope for people threatened by Alzheimer's. A Duke University study released today outlines better ways to diagnose the disease early when treatments are more effective. A combination of three imaging and bio-markers were used on patients to see which one provided the most useful information to help in diagnosis. Doctor Jeffrey Petrella is an associate professor of radiology at Duke University Medical Center and a lead author of the study.

UNC-Duke Study Finds Cellular Process Linked to Cancer

Will Michaels — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:00:00 +0000

A team of researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke have taken a step forward in targeting diseases like cancer and Alzheimer's. Scientists studied parts of human cells called mitochondria, which produce a cell's energy. The study found a protein linked to cancer causes mitochondria to divide. Duke Medicine doctor David Kashatus says that division can cause cancer cells to form under the right conditions.