Alzheimer – Jewish Review

Reviewing ‘Now You Are Here’ by Sarah Goldstein

April 6, 2024April 17, 2024Arsen Mayer

Sarah Goldstein’s mother, Leah Krupit, lived with Alzheimer’s disease for a quarter of a century. She survived more than twice as long, in some cases five times longer, than most people who are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia. Bringing her mother to Israel and caring for her during her final years […]

Israeli and Italian researchers suggest treatment for early Alzheimer’s

March 20, 2024March 22, 2024Arsen Mayer

A new approach, developed at Bar-Ilan University (BIU) in collaboration with Italian researchers, offers a potential way to intervene in an early stage of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) that could potentially transform how doctors deal with this debilitating dementia. Effective and accessible treatments for this disease are urgently needed. Recent studies have revealed a paradigm shift in […]

US, Israeli scientists collaborate on Alzheimer’s conference in Tel Aviv

February 8, 2024February 9, 2024Arsen Mayer

Two professors at Rutgers University in New Jersey – both of them leading researchers in the field of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) – have partnered with Tel Aviv University (TAU) and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) to organize the US-Israel Alzheimer’s Disease Conference in Tel Aviv in September. The brainchild of neuroscience Prof. Mark Gluck […]

Study reveals connection between gut bacteria and Alzheimer’s

January 29, 2024January 30, 2024Arsen Mayer

Alzheimer’s disease, an incurable condition afflicting approximately 40 million people globally, poses severe challenges to healthcare professionals. As a progressive brain disorder, it leads to memory, cognitive, and behavioral impairments that worsen over time. To tackle this disease, researchers worldwide have been conducting numerous studies to identify its causes and potential treatments. A recent groundbreaking […]

Can a new drug prevent hearing loss?

January 11, 2024January 11, 2024Arsen Mayer

A person’s hearing can be damaged by loud noise, aging, and even certain medications, leaving victims with little choice except to get a hearing aid or undergo a surgical cochlear implant.  A famous case is former US president Bill Clinton who lost much of his hearing from playing the saxophone. He loved to play the […]

If you can’t do this while showering, it could be a sign of dementia

December 25, 2023December 25, 2023Arsen Mayer

Dementia is an incurable disease, but early detection can significantly impact treatment and care. Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia, leads to a progressive decline in mental function. Patients experience a deterioration in learning and thinking skills, short-term memory, spatial orientation, visual perception, attention, information processing, and judgment. In advanced stages, individuals require […]