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October 10, 2018
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A family unites in the fight to end Alzheimer's
Mariaelena Aguiliar is a promotora (community health worker) who helps implement Alzheimer's disease education programs in Hispanic/Latino communities. These programs have also helped her family navigate their personal Alzheimer's experience with her father, who's living with the disease.

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Studies in healthy older people aim to prevent Alzheimer's
Science has yet to discover a drug that can stop the progression of Alzheimer's, but there's growing excitement in the field about prevention. New research, funded in part by the Alzheimer's Association, is targeting early brain changes while memory and thinking skills are still intact, with the hope of preventing the devastation of Alzheimer's and other dementias.
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Caregivers may have to assist with dental care
An individual living with Alzheimer's disease or another dementia may forget how to brush his or her teeth or forget why it's important. As a caregiver, you may have to take a more hands-on approach. Proper oral care is necessary to prevent eating difficulties, digestive problems and infections.
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