National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month
November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month and National Family Caregivers Month. According to the Alzheimer’s Association 2009 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report, there are more than 5 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s and as many as 10 million family caregivers.
In 1983 President Reagan helped to launch a national campaign against Alzheimer’s disease calling members of the Alzheimer’s Association to the White House for the signing of a proclamation declaring National Alzheimer’s Disease Month.
The Alzheimer’s Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer care, support and research. Their mission is to eliminate Alzheimer's disease through the advancement of research; to provide and enhance care and support for all affected; and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health. Check out their site for more info on Alzheimer's disease prevention, care, and research, also click here for a list of some great Alzheimer's related articles.
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A number of professors I work with focus much of their research on disease like Alzheimer's. Brain degeneration is a sad, horrible, process. I hope that one of these days soon research will come up with treatment options and diagnosis tools that will help alleviate, or even solve, this disease.