Alzheimer Disease History

Until a few years ago, Jerry Parks had a successful career with a construction company in Minnesota. But, while still in his early 50s, Jerry had to retire because he was experiencing short-term memory loss.

WESTWOOD—On September 11, prominent artist, distinguished UCLA alum and champion of Mexican modern art Shifra Goldman died in Los Angeles of Alzheimer’s disease at the age of 85, her son Eric Garcia confirmed.

Staff at Midland Memorial Hospital say there has been an increase in the number of patients coming in for PET/CT scans that detect early stages of Alzheimer's disease since the hospital acquired the equipment in 2007.

Last year 493,242 Britons died of various causes. The majority were due to heart disease and more than a quarter were as a result of various forms of cancer.

Tony Knap, who as UNLV's football coach guided one of the most exciting periods in the program's history, died Saturday night, one of his daughters said Monday. Knap, 96, suffered from Alzheimer's disease and was living in a retirement home in Pullman,