Close caregiver relationship may slow Alzheimer's decline
Wednesday, July 22, 2009 - 17:21
in Health & Medicine
A study led by Johns Hopkins and Utah State University researchers suggests that a particularly close relationship with caregivers may give people with Alzheimer's disease a marked edge over those without one in retaining mind and brain function over time. The beneficial effect of emotional intimacy that the researchers saw among participants was on par with some drugs used to treat the disease.