Great News:  A California biotech company has come up with a blood test that is about 90% accurate in detecting Alzheimer's 2-6 years before the onset of symptoms. They found that particular change in blood proteins can  signal the potential for the disease.

 Not So Great News:  The use of this blood test as a diagnostic tool for patients will take a few years -- waiting for appropriate approvals and validations. It's believed that those suffering memory loss or who have a close relative with the disease would be offered the blood test.

 Good News  After That: Those who receive a positive test result could then begin reviewing their diet/exercise/meds to use natural and medically-prescribed methods for slowing the progress of the Alzheimer's.

Read more by Margaret Priddy, R.N., who focuses on disease prevention.

The medical and research minds of the world meet every other year to discuss, evaluate and network on all the aspects of this disease. Now, at the end of July, they have come together in Chicago. Find out what new information is coming out of this conference.

Poster Presentations.
Much valuable information is also available to conference participants via poster presentations -- hundreds of new ones each day of the conference. You can view this information here.

Christine Baum Van Ryzin was invited to present such a presentation on the Patient Registry she is helping to organize through formemory.org. Find out more about it and register.

I subscribe to updates from realage.com and found these game on today's e-mail. Thought you might have some fun exploring them.

I particularly like Dance of the Fireflies

You can set the game to level of difficulty desired. It will also ask for your educatioan level, year of birth and sex before beginning the game.

You bet, so says the live-longer Web site, RealAge.com. Power walking and all exercise increase the cerebral blood flow which helps ward off dementia and a host of other health problems.

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Early Alzheimer's Disease is devastating. But when you're diagnosed at age 40 and die by age 43, it's an absolute tragedy. Most younger EOA patients suffer the same frustrations of this Florida woman and her family.

That's why this Web site is here -- to provide information, options, choices -- and success stories of people who have found their way through the frustration to become survivors. Read this woman's story; then start looking for the options that just might be the key to your survival.