Study: Dementia-Related Changes in Reagan's Speech while President

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us Study: Dementia-Related Changes in Reagan's Speech while President Word-finding ability can often decline a little as we age. So how do we know that it's a problem? One recent study that looked at the changes in President Ronald Reagan's communication patterns while he was in office may be able to help answer that question.   Alzheimer's/Dementia Expert Study: Dementia-like Changes in Reagan's Speech while President Six years after Ronald Reagan concluded his presidency, he announced that he had Alzheimer's disease. Recently, researchers published a study of his communication patterns while in office, and what they found could change how we evaluate for early signs of dementia... Read more     READ NOW Share How Does Being Outside Benefit People Living with Dementia? As the weather warms up outside, consider how you can help a patient or a loved one spend some time outdoors. By doing so, you may be providing a whole host of benefits, including improved memory, better sleep and a happier mood... Read more   READ NOW Share Food for Thought: 11 Tasty Foods that Reduce Your Dementia Risk Hungry? Choose one of these delicious foods that will please your taste buds and boost your brain. These 11 foods have been chosen from the hundreds of research studies I've reviewed... Read more   READ NOW Share How Does Dementia Affect Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)? Does your loved one or patient with dementia struggle with performing basic ADLs or resist your help? Activities of daily living include things like bathing and getting dressed, and they can become difficult to accomplish in dementia. Try these practical tips for success... Read more READ NOW Share MORE FROM ABOUT.COM • Effects of Dementia on Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Advertisement About Health   |   Follow Us: You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Alzheimer's/Dementia newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com - All rights reserved