alzheimer's

This Saturday, October 28th you don’t want to miss the 2017 Walk to End Alzheimer’s Walk at the Victoria College Campus. It’s only a one mile walk and lots of fun. Bring your family, friends, co-workers & pets out. Registration starts at 7:30 am, opening ceremony at 8:30, with the Walk starting at 9:00. It...

Make plans to attend 4th Annual Saddle Up Friday, August 19th gates open at 4:00 pm there will be Barrel Racing, Goat Roping, IBCA State Championship BBQ Cook-Off and Kids Q and DJ DRAY providing musical entertainment. Saturday, August 20th all day event gates open at 8:30 am – Team Roping, Ironman Cowhand, Ranch Rodeo, Mutton Bustin, Kids Dummy Roping Contest, IBCA State Championship BBQ Cook-Off

A company best known for its brain training software is being fined $2 million for its allegedly deceptive advertising.

Encouraging new research may show that it’s possible to reverse the memory loss associated with Alzheimer’s disease—if it’s caught early.

Funny man Seth Rogen recently testified before the Senate on the serious matter of Alzheimer's disease.

What is your snack of choice at the movie theater? Please don’t say popcorn. It is? It’s popcorn? Ok, well, you certainly don’t ask the concession stand employees to douse your corn with gallons of artificial butter spray, right? Oh, you do? Well, you might want to read on. We apologize in advance.

Researchers have narrowed down the task of warding off Alzheimer’s disease into a simple one — eating more fish. In a new study, 260 people with an average age of 71 were followed to see how much fish they ate and how it was prepared. The results showed those who ate baked or broiled fish on at least a weekly basis were much less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease or mild mental impairment. Re

Actor Peter Falk, who for decades played the titular character on the detective telepic series ‘Columbo,’ died Thursday night at his home in Beverly Hills, CA. He was 83. Falk had been suffering from dementia and Alzheimer’s, which was first made public in December 2008, according to the AP. The actor “died peacefully,” his family said in a statement.

Mild, Moderate, and Severe. These are the three stages of Alzheimer’s. And it affect millions, many right here in the Crossroads area, with memory loss, problems with familiar tasks, disorientation to time and place, changes in personality and more...