Alzheimer's Disease

Indiana Bill Would Require Alzheimer's Training for Police

Associated Press — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 20:48:48 +0000

An Indiana lawmaker dismayed by a police officer's decision to use a stun gun on a nursing home patient is pushing for police to get training on how to interact with people with Alzheimer's disease.

Republican state Rep. Bill Friend of Macy says his bill is in response to last year's incident in which a Peru police officer used a stun gun five times on a 64-year-old nursing home resident with advanced Alzheimer's.

He tells The Kokomo Tribune the man's family asked him to create specific legislation for officers dealing with Alzheimer's patients.

Promising Alzheimer's Drug Being Developed At UK

Brenna Angel, Kentucky Public Radio — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 18:00:00 +0000

A class of drugs developed by researchers at Northwestern University and the University of Kentucky could help reduce symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. Dr. Linda Van Eldik of UK’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging says the drug targets inflammation in the brain.

“So we administered the drug early in the course of the disease, just when these pro-inflammatory molecules are beginning to develop. And by doing that, we reduced the inflammation back down to normal and we prevented the nerve cell damage and the behavioral deficits,” she said.