Alzheimer's Disease

Long-time Y101 morning host Dennis Oliver, who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's, will throw out the opening pitch to the Big Dog prior to the game's start.

A new Alzheimer's fundraising opportunity recently was made available to Illinois drivers through the purchase of their license plates.

March 11 has always brought memories and good times for me.  My father was born on March 11 and every year we would celebrate his birthday and every year he would get the same birthday gift from me. That gift was two tickets to opening day of the baseball season. I haven't been able to give him tickets for 29 years now. He passed away in 1985 from Alzheimer's or dementia as it was known then. Read

There is some potentially great news in the research in the fight against Alzheimer's Disease.  In a new study, British researchers say they have developed a drug that stopped degenerative brain diseases in lab mice. The drug prevents brain cells from dying by targeting how the brain reacts to abnormally shaped proteins that are generated by the disease...

The Project Lifesaver Fundraiser Kickoff will be held today at the Quincy Senior Center at 639 York Street in Quincy at 1pm. Project Lifesaver is a program that assists families with Autism, Alzheimer's Down Syndrome and other related diseases