Study shows dementia patients recognize ‘elderspeak’

Study shows dementia patients recognize ‘elderspeak’: They may not be as sharp as they once were. Their memory may be failing. But people with Alzheimer’s can still sense when someone is talking down to them.
(Via McClatchy.)
When I was a teenager, I worked at a nursing home with an Alzheimer’s care wing. Quit a lot [...]

HIV strikes fast, Duke study finds: results point to need for prompt diagnosis

newsobserver.com | HIV strikes fast, study finds: “HIV infects and attacks the body within days — much faster than previously thought — drastically narrowing the window of time when intervention is possible, Duke University researchers have found.”
Not good news, especially given this:
“We can narrow that window down, but we’re never going to be able to [...]