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I’m amazed at how much this patch is changing my mom. I called her today and asked, “I only have two questions for you. Who are you and what have you done with my mother?”

www.alzheimers.org.uk This film looks at some of the rarer causes of dementia, including Down’s syndrome and Korsakoff’s syndrome. TRANSCRIPT “There are a number of rarer diseases and syndromes that cause dementia. People with Down’s Syndrome are particularly at risk of developing dementia, and they are particularly likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease early in life. This is because some of the genes that are linked to Alzheimer’s are found on chromosome 21. People with Down’s Syndrome have an extra copy of this chromosome and therefore an extra copy of the Alzheimer’s gene. Dementia can also be caused by a condition called Binswanger’s disease, which is a rare type of vascular dementia. Damage to blood vessels very deep in the brain causes problems with thinking and memory. Dementia also sometimes develops in people with HIV, Huntington’s disease and Korsakoff’s Syndrome, which is due to excessive alcohol consumption. The biology of these dementias is very poorly understood and for most cases treatment is very limited.” Please watch our other videos to see how brain cells function, hear what dementia is, and to hear more about Alzheimer’s disease, Posterior Cortical Atrophy, vascular dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies, fronto-temporal dementia and other rarer causes of dementia. Alzheimer’s Society is dedicated to defeating dementia through research. Our unique research programme funds research into the cause, cure, care and prevention of dementia to improve treatment …

www.alzheimers.org.uk This film looks at fronto-temporal dementia – a term that describes a range of conditions that affect the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain. This is a fairly rare form of dementia, which often affects younger people. TRANSCRIPT “Fronto-temporal dementia covers a range of conditions that affect the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain. These areas control behaviour, emotional responses and language. This means that people with this type of dementia often experience changes in personality and mood, and struggle with language, for example, in finding the right word. This is a fairly rare form of dementia, which is more likely to affect younger people. One of the diseases that causes fronto-temporal dementia includes Pick’s disease. Pick’s disease occurs when a protein called tau, which is also involved in Alzheimer’s disease, starts to accumulate in nerve cells. It forms spherical ‘blobs’ of protein which are thought to be linked to nerve cell death. Unlike most other causes of dementia, there is often a strong family link with fronto-temporal dementia. Scientists have identified genes that are linked to fronto-temporal dementia but our understanding of it is still very limited.” Please watch our other videos to see how brain cells function, hear what dementia is, and to hear more about Alzheimer’s disease, Posterior Cortical Atrophy, vascular dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies, fronto-temporal dementia and other rarer causes of dementia …

www.alzheimers.org.uk This film explains and defines what dementia is, and how it affects the brain. To download a transcript of the film, please click here http Please watch our other videos to see how brain cells function, hear what dementia is, and to hear more about Alzheimer’s disease, Posterior Cortical Atrophy, vascular dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies, fronto-temporal dementia and other rarer causes of dementia. Alzheimer’s Society is dedicated to defeating dementia through research. Our unique research programme funds research into the cause, cure, care and prevention of dementia to improve treatment for people today and to search for a cure for tomorrow. We are the only organisation to work with leading scientists and people affected by dementia to ensure our research influences practice and transforms lives. With the right investment, dementia can be defeated. www.alzheimers.org.uk If you have found this tool useful please consider donating to our research programme by following this link www.alzheimers.org.ukThere are more than 750000 people in the UK affected by dementia with numbers set to rise to 1 million by 2021. More than half of these have Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s Society is the UK’s leading care and research charity for people with dementia and those who care for them. Support the fight against dementia www.alzheimers.org.uk

www.alzheimers.org.uk This film looks at what happens to a brain with Alzheimer’s disease, including the development of amyloid plaques and tau tangles. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia. To download a transcript of the film, please click here http Please watch our other videos to see how brain cells function, hear what dementia is, and to hear more about Alzheimer’s disease, Posterior Cortical Atrophy, vascular dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies, fronto-temporal dementia and other rarer causes of dementia. Alzheimer’s Society is dedicated to defeating dementia through research. Our unique research programme funds research into the cause, cure, care and prevention of dementia to improve treatment for people today and to search for a cure for tomorrow. We are the only organisation to work with leading scientists and people affected by dementia to ensure our research influences practice and transforms lives. With the right investment, dementia can be defeated. www.alzheimers.org.uk If you have found this tool useful please consider donating to our research programme by following this link www.alzheimers.org.ukThere are more than 750000 people in the UK affected by dementia with numbers set to rise to 1 million by 2021. More than half of these have Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s Society is the UK’s leading care and research charity for people with dementia and those who care for them. Support the fight against dementia www.alzheimers.org.uk

A study has uncovered how Alzheimer’s spreads in the brain

www.alzheimers.org.uk This film gives a overview of the structure and function of the brain. Please watch our other videos to see how brain cells function, hear what dementia is, and to hear more about Alzheimer’s disease, Posterior Cortical Atrophy, vascular dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies, fronto-temporal dementia and other rarer causes of dementia. Alzheimer’s Society is dedicated to defeating dementia through research. Our unique research programme funds research into the cause, cure, care and prevention of dementia to improve treatment for people today and to search for a cure for tomorrow. We are the only organisation to work with leading scientists and people affected by dementia to ensure our research influences practice and transforms lives. With the right investment, dementia can be defeated. http If you have found this tool useful please consider donating to our research programme by following this link www.alzheimers.org.ukThere are more than 750000 people in the UK affected by dementia with numbers set to rise to 1 million by 2021. More than half of these have Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s Society is the UK’s leading care and research charity for people with dementia and those who care for them. Support the fight against dementia www.alzheimers.org.uk

Alzheimer’s Australia Ambassadors, Sir Michael Parkinson, Ita Buttrose, Sophie Pieters-Hawke and Professor Henry Brodaty join everday Australians to raise awareness about the need to fight dementia now before 2050 when Australia will face an epidemic. For more information visit: www.fightdementia.org.au www.facebook.com/fightdementia www.twitter.com/AlzheimersAus

Jimmy Moore from www.livinlavidalowcarb.com met up with Bill & Nita Scoggan in small Indiana town called Bedford to capture this remarkable story of overcoming Alzheimer’s disease on video. After being told there was no hope for Bill who was diagnosed with an advanced stage of Alzheimer’s, Nita used the research analyst skills she obtained while working at the Pentagon for many years to do some investigating of her own. In Part 1, get to know this amazing couple who both used to work in very high levels of the federal government at the Pentagon and White House under Reagan, Bush, and Clinton before retiring to Bedford, Indiana. You’ll find out about the Bible study they were privileged to lead with the White House staff until their work was finished in Washington, DC. It was near the twilight of their careers that Nita started noticing some peculiar behavior on the part of Bill that led them to see a doctor who gave the the grim news. Although it was devastating, Nita was not about to give up on the man she married. Don’t miss Parts 2-4 where you’ll hear the rest of this unbelievable story of triumph over Alzheimer’s through the use of diet and supplements and no prescription medications. Learn more about the work Nita Scoggan is doing to share this miracle that worked for Bill with others at her web site www.nitascoggan.com where she has lots of books, DVDs and CDs to help your loved one dealing with Alzheimer’s disease to beat it too!