'All Lined Up Before You Need It': Alzheimer's Association Shares Steps For Estate Planning
Talks about money and long-term care wishes can be tough enough, but when a loved one is suffering from memory loss, advocates say there is no time to waste.
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Talks about money and long-term care wishes can be tough enough, but when a loved one is suffering from memory loss, advocates say there is no time to waste.
Just as they have for years, the Quinns escaped most of the Minnesota winter in Florida. Only this time, there were very few beach walks Paul would take alone.
Doctors at Health Partners in the Twin Cities are growing increasingly optimistic about a new Alzheimer's treatment. It's a nasal spray they say is greatly helping with memory loss in patients taking part in a clinical trial.
It's a magical season, usually filled with family and tradition. But for loved ones with memory loss and their caregivers, it can be a difficult time of year.
Minnesota lawmakers legalized medical marijuana in 2014. It's currently approved for such conditions as cancer, glaucoma, HIV/AIDS and intractable pain.
Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, says she has the beginning stages of dementia and "probably Alzheimer's disease."
A medical marijuana advocate group is petitioning the state government to expand Minnesota's medical pot program to include those who struggle with opioid addiction.
Lowering blood pressure more than usually recommended not only helps prevent heart problems, it also cuts the risk of mental decline that often leads to Alzheimer's disease, a major study finds.
Taking the keys from a loved one with memory loss can be one of the hardest moves to make in the difficult journey.
On this longest day of the year, a Minnesota man shined light on a disease that robbed him of his father.
A provocative new study says viruses that sneak into the brain just might play a role in Alzheimer's.
Every 65 seconds, someone in the United States develops Alzheimer's disease. And there is a local group of middle school students doing something about that.
Scientists found that apoE4 is only slightly different from the gene apoE3 however, the protein it produces within the body is much more damaging to human brain cells.
A scary turn in 79-year-old Paul Quinn's condition ended with a trip to the wrong house and a call to police.
It's estimated that half of children with autism will wander away at some point in their lives.
They include poor judgement, swings in mood, and difficulty completing daily tasks.
Bill Gates says he's giving $50 million to help fight Alzheimer's disease.
Those who experience it discover how just a small room and a table of tasks can quickly lead to frustration and heartbreak.
For nearly two years, WCCO has been documenting a retired Stillwater doctor's diagnosis of the earliest detectable stages of Alzheimer's.
With the season of giving almost here, many of us will be shopping for our loved ones while also supporting our favorite charities. A new store at the Mall of America allows you to do both at the same time.
A White Bear Lake man was charged Tuesday with stealing thousands of dollars from his grandmother after relatives contacted police with suspicions of fraud. The Minnesota Department of Commerce says Dennis Lee Olson, 42, is charged with theft by swindle from Betty Jane Braun between 2008 and 2013, when she passed away.
Some 10,000 people took part in this year's Walk to End Alzheimer's at Target Field. Teams raised more than $1 million, the most of the 600 walks held across the country.
It's a disease with no cure and limited treatment – Alzheimer's. This week the Mayo Clinic announced the findings of a major study that is giving researchers new hope.
More than 80,000 Minnesotans are living with Alzheimer's disease, according to Alzheimer's Association Minnesota-North Dakota. It's the most common form of dementia and sixth-leading cause of death in the U.S.
Authorities in Maplewood say an 84-year-old man who went missing on Tuesday has been found and is safe. Arthur Robert Arnold, Jr., of Maplewood, left his home at about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday to go to a St. Paul barbershop, but never got there.
