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Parkinson's Disease Information Added To NIHSeniorHealth Web Site
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 03:00:00 -0700
More than half a million Americans suffer from Parkinson's disease, a brain disorder that leads to tremor and difficulty with walking, movement, and coordination. Although not a normal part of aging, Parkinson's occurs most often among people 60 and older, and the risk increases with age. Older adults now can visit the NIHSeniorHealth Web site to learn more about Parkinson's disease here.
Grants To Expand Disease-Focused Stem Cell Research Received By Einstein And Montefiore
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700
The Empire State Stem Cell Board has awarded research planning grants to Albert Einstein College of Medicine and to Montefiore Medical Center. The grants, totaling $238,000, are part of $2 million in grants announced by State Health Commissioner Richard F. Daines, M.D.
Fluorescent Proteins In The Brain Light Up During Individual Action Potentials Making It Possible To Track Nerve Cell Communication
Sun, 05 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0700
Thought processes made visible: An international team of scientists headed by Mazahir Hasan of the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg has succeeded in optically detecting individual action potentials in the brains of living animals.
AMT Obtains License To Amgen's GDNF Gene To Develop Treatment For Parkinson's Disease With AMT's Proprietary Gene Therapy Platform
Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics (Euronext: AMT), a leader in the field of human gene therapy, announced that it obtained a license from Amgen to use their GDNF gene for the development of a gene therapy treatment for Parkinson's disease. The combination of this gene with AMT's proprietary adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy platform could potentially allow the development of an effective, long-term treatment for this progressive and crippling disease.
Novel Mechanism To Reduce Nervous System Inflammation Identified By Researchers
Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:00:00 -0700
Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center have discovered a new way to limit inflammation caused by the activation of microglia - key immune cells in the brain. Although the role of such cells is to "clean up damage" after injury, they often worsen the damage by releasing toxic inflammatory factors.
Pitt Researchers Identify An Underlying Cause Of Pneumonia Common In Parkinson's Disease Patients
Thu, 18 Sep 2008 06:00:00 -0700
Impaired coordination between breathing and swallowing may be the underlying cause of aspiration pneumonia in patients with Parkinson's disease, report researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in a recent issue of the journal Dysphagia. At least half of all Parkinson's patients report having difficulty swallowing, and a higher percentage show swallowing abnormalities on X-ray tests.
Harvard Medical Research: Aging
Modifiable Factors Associated With Long Life
Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:00:01 -0500
A healthy lifestyle during the early elderly years—including weight management, exercising regularly and not smoking—may be associated with a greater probability of living to age 90 in men, as well as good health and physical function. Additional topics at Aging More consumer-oriented research news at Consumer information
Coverage Improves Health and Reduces Heart Complications
Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:41:02 -0500
A 12-year study of over 7,000 Americans shows that individuals without health insurance experience a dramatic improvement in their subsequent health trends when they become eligible for Medicare at age 65. Additional topics at Aging More consumer-oriented research news at Consumer information
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Parkinson's Disease Information Added To NIHSeniorHealth Web Site
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 03:00:00 -0700
More than half a million Americans suffer from Parkinson's disease, a brain disorder that leads to tremor and difficulty with walking, movement, and coordination. Although not a normal part of aging, Parkinson's occurs most often among people 60 and older, and the risk increases with age. Older adults now can visit the NIHSeniorHealth Web site to learn more about Parkinson's disease here.
Grants To Expand Disease-Focused Stem Cell Research Received By Einstein And Montefiore
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700
The Empire State Stem Cell Board has awarded research planning grants to Albert Einstein College of Medicine and to Montefiore Medical Center. The grants, totaling $238,000, are part of $2 million in grants announced by State Health Commissioner Richard F. Daines, M.D.
Fluorescent Proteins In The Brain Light Up During Individual Action Potentials Making It Possible To Track Nerve Cell Communication
Sun, 05 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0700
Thought processes made visible: An international team of scientists headed by Mazahir Hasan of the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg has succeeded in optically detecting individual action potentials in the brains of living animals.
AMT Obtains License To Amgen's GDNF Gene To Develop Treatment For Parkinson's Disease With AMT's Proprietary Gene Therapy Platform
Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics (Euronext: AMT), a leader in the field of human gene therapy, announced that it obtained a license from Amgen to use their GDNF gene for the development of a gene therapy treatment for Parkinson's disease. The combination of this gene with AMT's proprietary adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy platform could potentially allow the development of an effective, long-term treatment for this progressive and crippling disease.
Novel Mechanism To Reduce Nervous System Inflammation Identified By Researchers
Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:00:00 -0700
Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center have discovered a new way to limit inflammation caused by the activation of microglia - key immune cells in the brain. Although the role of such cells is to "clean up damage" after injury, they often worsen the damage by releasing toxic inflammatory factors.
Pitt Researchers Identify An Underlying Cause Of Pneumonia Common In Parkinson's Disease Patients
Thu, 18 Sep 2008 06:00:00 -0700
Impaired coordination between breathing and swallowing may be the underlying cause of aspiration pneumonia in patients with Parkinson's disease, report researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in a recent issue of the journal Dysphagia. At least half of all Parkinson's patients report having difficulty swallowing, and a higher percentage show swallowing abnormalities on X-ray tests.
Harvard Medical Research: Aging
Modifiable Factors Associated With Long Life
Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:00:01 -0500
A healthy lifestyle during the early elderly years—including weight management, exercising regularly and not smoking—may be associated with a greater probability of living to age 90 in men, as well as good health and physical function. Additional topics at Aging More consumer-oriented research news at Consumer information
Coverage Improves Health and Reduces Heart Complications
Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:41:02 -0500
A 12-year study of over 7,000 Americans shows that individuals without health insurance experience a dramatic improvement in their subsequent health trends when they become eligible for Medicare at age 65. Additional topics at Aging More consumer-oriented research news at Consumer information
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Hospice Care: Geriatrics and Hospice Care for Patients, Caregivers and Health ProfessionalsManagement: Personalized elder care for your loved one. A caregiver specializing in geriatric healthcare, serving Tucson and southern Arizona. Se habla Español.
Advanced Senior Asset Preservation: Professionals dedicated to supporting and protecting elders from the financial devastation of catastrophic illness.
Advanced Senior Solutions, Inc.: What is geriatric care management? A care manager is a professional who manages affairs of the elderly. Services include crisis intervention, needs evaluation, elder care planning and supervision for aging seniors and elderly adults.
Aid For Seniors: Aid for Seniors. Managed Care Supportive Services for the Elderly.
AngelWatch: I am best defined as an advocate for those whose voice is frail, aged or dismissed as unimportant. I believe that every voice should be heard. It is my goal to change the present sub-standard and illogical system of elder care in this nation. this book was written to begin the dialog. I have cr...
Barton Home Care: Colorado based Barton Home Care, LLC, is dedicated to helping seniors and the chronically disabled who aren't ready to leave home for an institutional setting. This Denver, CO, elderly home healthcare company offers affordable assistance to seniors an opportunity to continue living at home and ea...
Best Caregiver Info: On-line information resource for all issues related to caregiving including local resources, employee background screening programs for families.
Canada's Thecareguide.com: Welcome to The Care Guide, a free and comprehensive resource to help you make informed decisions about senior housing, care services and related matters for you or a loved one including retirement homes, assisted living, independent supportive living, long-term care, home care services, home supp...
Care for Life: Offers older adults, family caregivers and physicians a single source for providing information and referrals and locating and arranging services and supports for seniors in the Capital Region in New York.
Care For You, Inc.: Companion and home health care services for Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C.
Care on Call (UK) Ltd: Care on Call UK Ltd - Care when it Counts. A Care Agency covering Wiltshire, Swindon and Gloucestershire who provide home care from half an hour to 24 hours. Visit our website for more information on care and nursing or career opportunities.
Care Resources: Florida Senior Care Resources: Home Health Care for elderly seniors. A leading provider of geriatric care services.
Caregiver Consortium: Arizonacaregivers.org is a website for family caregivers and professionals in health, aging and caregiving that features regional information and feature articles on caregiver issues and concerns, community resources and assistance (resource guide with phone numbers and website links), a regional...
Caregiver Network: a resource centre dedicated to making caregivers' lives easier
Caregiver Survival Resources: CareGiver.com is a leading provider of support and information for those caring for the elderly, heart attack survivors, diabetes care, people with disabilities, Alzheimer’s sufferers, multiple sclerosis sufferers, those in need of long term care due to stroke, degenerative diseases, chronic il...
Caregiver.com: CareGiver.com is a leading provider of support and information for those caring for the elderly, heart attack survivors, diabetes care, people with disabilities, Alzheimer’s sufferers, multiple sclerosis sufferers, those in need of long term care due to stroke, degenerative diseases, chronic il...
Caregivers in the San Fernando Valley: We provide quality caregiving service to the Elderly of the Los Angeles area. Hesed Caregivers can cater to your need within your budget. search from our site or check out our freebies.
Caregiving Online: Offers access to support, information, and resources for caring for and aged relative.
Caring Angels Home Care: Caring Angels is a people oriented organization dedicated to enriching the quality of life by helping our clients maintain their independence and self-worth through non-medical support services. Bringing a quality of life through caring relationships.
Caring for the Terminally Ill, HYG-5315-98: Dying persons have the same physical, emotional, and spiritual needs as everyone else. In addition to the typical needs,
Caring Workplace: Caring Workplace The Resource for Working People Caring for an Older Adult.
CaringSupport.com: Discussion, support, resources, shopping and links aimed at an audience of non-professional home caregivers.
Children of Aging Parents: A site to help caregivers cope and provide support and information
Comfort Keepers: ComfortKeepers is your online source for home health care and assisted living solutions. ComfortKeepers provides one-on-one assistance and in home care.
Compassionate Companions Inc.: Elderly care services in Central and South Florida. Includes a list of services and contact information.
Daytona Senior Services: daytona senior services helps the elderly with a variety of programs such as home care, meals on wheels, emergency assistance and more, Daytona elderly care of seniors
Direct Care Alliance: A coalition of long-term care consumers, providers, and workers, who seek to improve the quality of long-term care through a focus on improving the quality of jobs for frontline caregivers.
Eden Alternative Midwest Headquarters: A reform movement dedicated to fostering culture change and transforming nursing homes into vibrant environments where elders go to live, not institutions where they go to die.
Elder Care Advisors: Elder Care Planning Home Care Management Long-Term Care Management
Elder Service Inc.: Offer information and services to seniors, caregivers, family and professionals.
Elderberry Institute: Assists in establishing and maintaining local living at home/block nurse programs for elders in the United States. Includes a list of programs and information about helping.
Eldercare at Home: From the Foundation for Health in Aging. A twenty eight chapter online resource for families and friends who are caring for older people at home.
ElderCare Connection: The ElderCare Connection provides care management services in Florida with a special emphasis on guardianships and daily money management ,offering special legal and financial services for the elderly, vulnersable and disabled
Eldercare Consultants of Memphis: Helping services for the elderly or homebound family member who needs special care.
Eldercare Consultants, PLLP: Provides nursing services, planning, referral, and service procurement for the geriatric community. Includes a list of services and contact information. Minnesota, USA.
Eldercare Locator: Local information, referral resources, and contact information for state and local agencies, from the United States' Health and Human Services Department.
ElderCare Online: information and support for caregivers to the elderly with alzheimer's disease
Eldercare Solutions: Helping the elderly reach the highest quality of life through planning and managing long term care needs throughout the Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, North Carolina region.
Empowering Caregivers: A rich, safe nurturing site for all caregivers focused on providing practical emotional and spiritual support with tools for self-empowerment and a strong sense of an interactive community with scheduled chats and forums. There is a wealth of offerings: expert columns, articles by top authors in ...
Faith in Action: Information from a national organization which offers grants to local groups of volunteers representing many faiths, who work together to care for their neighbors who are chronically ill, frail, elderly or disabled.
Family Assistance Network: Provides personalized care management to the frail elderly, their family and caregivers. This site provides advice from various professionals, and feedback from residents of nursing homes and assisted living.
Family Care America: FamilyCare America, named a leading site for caregivers by Kiplinger's, provides resources to assess, plan, manage, and monitor most care situations, from chronic illness to aging.
Family Caregiver Alliance: A clearinghouse on brain disorders, caregiver assistance and long-term care public policy.
Florida Geriatric Care Managers Association: The Florida Geriatric Care Managers Association (FGCMA) is a Chapter of the National Association of Professional Care Managers. a Geriatric Care Manager is a professional who manages the affairs of the elderly. Services may include elder care and healthcare counseling, crisis intervention, needs ...
Full Circle of Care: A comprehensive resource for caregivers of older adults to help them make informed decisions and access personalized assistance and respite.
Gardens Professional Care Management, Inc.: Palm Beach Florida geriatric care management assisting seniors maintain independence, coordinate and arrange for services, link for families out of the area, advocate for health, safety,quality of life.
Geriatric Home Care Specialists: Your personalized care management company, making your life at home more independent. Custodial services in your private home provided on an hourly, overnight and live-in basis.
GeriQuest - Quality of Life Issues for Seniors: Serves as a health education and information resource for the elderly, their caretakers and significant others.
GetCare Long-Term Care Assessment: Listing long-term and elder care options. Searchable database for services by area.
Healing Arts Communications: Presents the Home Care Companion video series. Instruction for the individual who cares for a loved one at home.
Help4Caregivers.org: Help4Caregivers.org provides information, resources and referral to people caring for loved ones who are aging or who have a debilitating/terminal disease.
HelpingCaregivers.com: HelpingCaregivers.com is Committed to Caring for Caregivers. HelpingCaregivers.com is an online resource guide designed to assist family caregivers in gaining information and insights during the Journey of Caregiving.
Home Health Solutions: Search firm that finds qualified caregivers and home health aides for elderly in-home care in New Jersey.
Home Helpers: Non-medical senior care and companionship services, serving the North Shore area of Massachusetts, USA. Includes description of services and contact information.
Home Instead Senior Care: Home Instead Senior Care provides non-medical services for seniors. America's trusted source for senior care.
I Care For You: Personal experience of informal caregiving of parents. Includes experiences with Alzheimer's and stroke. Included are several links about the health and needs of the elderly and their caregivers.
Illinois Association of Community Care Program Home Care Providers: Illinois in-home care services association for elderly home care providers. Community Care Program offers senior assistance with community services and household tasks as cleaning, laundry, shopping, errands, and planning and preparing meals.
Informal Care Giver Information Centre: Canadian site with information and resources on how to enhance the health and happiness of caregivers and their families.
International Council on Active Aging: Information, education, resources to promote wellness in aging.
Interventions Inc.: Think of Interventions Inc. as your own personal elder care manager helping assess your elder care needs in New York City, Westchester, County, or Connecticut;; design a plan of care; and access services such as home health care, adult day care, rehabilitation, insurance and Medicare.
Long Term Care Link: Provides a wide variety of information and referrals to assist, educate and support those responsible for arranging long-term care.
Midwest Geriatric Care Managers Association: National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers Midwest chapter. Providing care-planning assessments, referrals, placements, crisis intervention, care management, senior services and counseling, education, information, and support
Nancy Wexler, MA, MFCC: Presents articles on caregiving for the elderly, and offers care services in the Los Angeles, California, USA area.
National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA): NFCA: National Family Caregivers Association. Dedicated to making life better for America's family caregivers. Includes information on NFC Month, caregiving resources, and services for caregivers.
National Organization For Empowering Caregivers (NOFEC): Charitable organization providing caregivers with assistance, education, support, and referrals. Includes resources, an event list, and membership information.
Neighborly Senior Services: A nonprofit organization providing meals and other life-sustaining services to the frail, homebound, seniors and their families for 35 years in Pinellas County, Florida.
Nevada Eldercare: Free resources for caregivers and the elderly in the State of Nevada.
Parents to Our Parents: Caring for your aging, elderly parents, adult children and marriage. An e book guide to surviving the sandwich years, providing parent care, parenting adult children and nourishing your marriage.
Pathfinder Senior Care Consulting: Provides advocacy, support, and resource recommendations to Twin Cities seniors and their caregivers.
Resources For Aging, Inc.: The Caregiver Sourcebook empowers caregivers to be more effective and efficient in managing the caregiving process. Listed products and services are sorted by type and county to make it easy to find what you need.
Respectful Care Management, Inc.: A business in West Palm Beach Florida providing Geriatric Care Management services for the elderly.
Salt Lake County Aging Services: The Division of Aging Services is responsible for providing programs and services on behalf of the 97,293 residents of Salt Lake County's who are age 60 and over and their caregivers.
Senior Care Dallas: Senior Home Care In Dallas, We provide senior care assistants and home care aides to senior citizens in the dallas area. We offer senior citizens an alternative to nursing home, assisted living or retirement homes by providing one on one personalized care in the comfort of THE HOME. We also provi...
Senior Care Solutions: Senior care consultants, elder and certified geriatric managers to assist with aging adult needs, such as planning, nursing home referrals, long term insurance, senior financial planning.
Senior Solutions: Senior Solutions provides care for aging loved ones in Allentown, Easton, Reading and Bethlehem Pennsylvania and surrounding communities.
Senior Solutions of Pinellas County, Florida: Senior Solutions a geriatric care management service assisting the elderly and their caregivers in long term care needs and finding senior friendly services.
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SeniorCare Network: SeniorCare Network helps elders live independently in their own homes without costly nursing home care. Highly trained professionals support customized daily needs of seniors.
Seniorlink: Seniorlink - Solving Eldercare. One Senior At A Time., Seniorlink helps elders age with dignity and independence - elder care advice, care management, caregiver homes
Seniormag: Caregiver's Handbook: Caregiver's handbook for care givers covering health and lifestyles for seniors and caregivers, highlighted by a Caregiver's Handbook and compendium of resources
Seniors Action Service: Excellence in caregiving for Chicagoland.
Sentry Telecare: Medical Alert: Automatic telephone check-in service to support Caregiving, Independent Living and Elder Care. Economical, Reassuring, Easy-to-use. Sentry Telecare.
St. Andrew's Resources for Seniors (STARS): Serving the needs of older adults through senior housing and community services.
StopPain.org: NetofCare - Information and resources for family caregivers of the medically ill.
Stride Magazine: Quarterly publication offering information for caregivers. Current issue requires registration. Free archive.
Suite 101: Elderly Caregiving: ,Information for Caregivers caring for their elderly loved ones. An emphasis is placed on Caregivers caring for themselves. - dewey decimal 649.8362.6
The Caregiver's Handbook: An online guide assisting both the caregiver and the elderly care receiver.
The Eden Alternative, Region 16: A philosophy of care for seniors. A tool for improving quality of life for the elderly to eliminate boredome and loneliness.
The ElderCare Resource Center: Elder Care Resource Center for Seniors with Alzheimer's Disease or Dementia - West Palm Beach, Florida..
The Eldercare Team: Giving caregivers the tools and resources they need to navigate the eldercare maze.
The Family Caregiver Web: The Family Caregiver Web news information resources and help for people caring for disabled chronically ill or aging loved ones. - Disorders Caregiving
The Healthy Caregiver Magazine: Healthy Caregiver; Americaís Health Care Giver, Partner in Caregiving... Connecting Caregivers as one Community!
The Information Center, Inc.: The Information Center helps people to find solutions to address their individual problems and concerns by providing information and assistance in accessing public resources and community services.
Transitions Elder Care Consulting: On-line guide to elder caregiving, opinion column written by an older adult, caregiver's support forum, assessment tools, tips about working with older adults.
With a Little Help: Licensed senior home care agency with caregivers serving seniors in Greater Seattle, Eastside & King County. With a Little Help. Transportation, companionship, respite care, chores, meal preparation. Attentive, warm hearted services
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