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david hyde pierce here to talk about the devastating effects of alzheim alzheimer.ingest coach in college basketball history is stepping down today. she became a woman's basketball icon over the past four decades at the university of tennessee. >> less than a year ago, summitt i was diagnosed with early onset dementia. dean reynolds is at the campus in knoxville, tennessee. dean, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, charlie. well, as she takes her lead today, coach summitt says she'll devote a lot of time in the future to fighting the disease that has sidelined her. last month you could tell from her words that pat summitt seemed to know her coaching career was coming to an end. >> i love the game. and whether i'm here in -- you know, at ut, i may or may not coach. so, it is what it is. >> reporter: for 38 years she roamed courtside, racking up 1,098 wins against only 208 losses. along the way, there were eight national championships and 16 conference titles that put summitt and women's college basketball on the nation's sports map. shelly collier played for sum

it is the alzheimer's poetry project. people even in the late stages of dementia can remember words and lines from poetry from childhood >> building around that we have techniques to perform and create poems with them and we use a lot of humor. >> not a cracker, but it will have to do until lunchtime when they give us something real to chew. very good. >> uses movement and touched to help them feel the rhythm and the energy of the poetry. the effect is powerful >> they start to be more expressive, facial expressions are brighter, they're smiling and laughing and playing with you >> the program director says these are moments of pure joy and >> that magic that can happen still matter how compared a person is, they may not remember what they did earlier, but they sure have fun and it meant everything to them. >> and it means the world to the families as well, devastated by the loss of memories. >> all the issues that we have, it is worth it. to see my mother feeling happy and enjoying herself and having a smile, it is price

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hamer: alzheimer's disease is very common. we used to think that people just got dotty as they grew old, but we now understand that there's a specific disease with a specific sort of brain chemistry involved in the formation of tangles and other problems in the neurons of the brain. and we now know that there is, at least in part, a genetic basis for alzheimer's disease. dr. mosqueda: alzheimer's disease is actually a disease of middle age. we just don't really see it becoming apparent until people get older. there's treatment for it with two medications available; more that will soon be available. they don't reverse it, but they kind of ameliorate some of the symptoms. i think the important thing though, with alzheimer's disease and with other dementias, is there's always something we can do. sometimes in health care, we get so focused on treating it, curing it, that we forget about caring for somebody. some loss of memory-- of cognition-- may not be due to dementia. it may be a result of over-medication. over-medication, or

the medication country cure alzheimer alzheimer's. the progression of the some of the symptoms. the drugs work better for some people than others, but early detection is very important so you can make a treatment plan with your doctor. i think this speaks to something people were talking about before, you think of an ellerhe person in a wheelchair talking about world war ii. this is not always how this disease looks. i have spoken to plenty of people with alzheimer's who looked like her. who were starting to have some memory lapses, maybe some language problems. that does happen. >> does it help that she's young? does that help her in any way when you look to her future, that she might be able to remember more for a longer period of time? >> it's an interesting question. doctors we talked to said it's better if you are healthier when you're diagnosed. it makes you better able to face this disease and fight it. but there isn't any data that shows people who have early onset have an easier time with the disease. i mean, the disease stil

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she knows she will be in honored in two weeks from the alzheimer's association. >> i am so grateful. thank you. >> reporter: does she think football played a role in john's illness, yes. she let up the 88 plan to help other families affected by dementia. tonight at 11, you'll meet hour "dancing with the stars," our local couples who will be out on the dance floor at the memory ts association. >> wyatt everhart joining us with a look at a picture perfect day today. no complaints. >> went to the wrong side. all right. let's get into it. it's a beautiful sunny day. a little breeze on federal hill. you can see the flag flapping a bit. 70 at the airport. winds west, northwest at 8 miles an hour. the radar is absolutely clear. that's the deal. more sunshine on that through the day. conditions stay clear. look how many people were out on the harbor walk, taking in the sunshine. a little crisp and clear. on the whole, a nice, times scenario. how about ocean city, blue skies and some people on the beach getting to be that time of the year water temperatures warming up. light northwesterly win

now, back to you. >> an estimated 5 million people in the united states have alzheimer's disease. >>> a new state school superintendent is ready to take over in maryland. lily lowry is leaving her job as delaware secretary of education for maryland's top education spot. she is replacing long-time maryland superintendent, nancy grasmick, who retired after 20 years of service. lowry will begin july 1st. >>> bill cosby receives an honor from an historic catholic school. they named the center after the comedian and his wife camille to recognize them for their leadership in education. the couple previously donated $2 million to the academy, the largest gift in the school's 184-year history. >> and i love that they physically came here, right? >> yes. >> because the kids love to see them. >>> still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. >> we have probable cause to be here. >>> looking for aton. 30 years after he vanished. police hope a new tip will solve the case. >>> caught on camera, a passenger catches a plane striking birds. >>> walking to wipe out diabetes. why one naval officer is

they found the least active people were more than twice as likely to develop alzheimer's. doctors call it the fijit factor. just moving, even fijiting can make a difference in the long run. >> it doesn't matter what activity you do, as long as you are doing activity. >> for don, it's personal. both his mother and grandmother had symptoms of dementia. he believes it pays to be active mentally and physically. >> your body is the card given to you. if you don't take care of it in both ways, you can be in trouble. >> and doctors say keeping all the parts moving is a fine first step. cbs news, new york. >> doctors say a healthy diet that includes fish oil and antioxidants can also reduce the risk of alzheimer's and dementia. we have more in our health alert. for decades, doctors linked heart disease for gum disease. there's no proof one causes the other. they looked at hundreds of studies and researchers for the american heart association determined that treating heart disease does not seem to reduce the risk of cardiovascular problems. the new report from the heart association

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ever wonder what it's like to have alzheimer's disease?e people and getting in iowa experience, alomar and shows us what it's like to literally lose your mind to. >>> anyways is a funny way to look. a very serious degenerative disease. i and three volunteers from the strafford senior living facility put on baubles to simulate vision loss much like macular degeneration seven the two gloves and a stick into to simulate arthritis. putting plastic pad their shoes making it feel like a rocket the. did we might thus be hearing something? even though the room seemed quiet with headphones, and this constant quite nice. that's what they hear. and the headsets are more related to the dimension part of its alzheimer's in particular where they hear sounds of the time then with all these obstacles in place. >>> see you are all given different tasks to complete. and i think he put it on the table but that didn't mean we all heard and understood them. dry picture. >>> alan and think you had the first set of tasks and it was your first task was find a whi

for example we know plaques and tangles that show alzheimer. we also don't know exactly what causes it, though it's believed to be a combination of genetic and environmental factors. what is certain is that disease's devastating effects it is estimated that 1% of americans suffer from schizophrenia. it usually strikes in late adolescents or early adulthood without regard to class, race, gender or culture. everyone from the writer jack kerouac and brian wilson and john nash has fought the disease of schizophrenia, yet the lack of understanding about it has lead many to hide their diagnosis. more recently though some patients have begun to speak publicly about their experiences. danny hurley is one of them. he was diagnosed with schizophrenia while a student at georgia tech. he joins me this evening to share his story and his insights on the disease. also joining me tonight a remarkable group of scientists stephen paul, director of the arlz aldz disease research institute and a professor at cornell medical college, cornelia bargmann is a professo

go to www.abc2news.com, where the alzheimer's association will give you all the information you need and you can meet the stars of the memory ball to find out how they are helping the alzheimer's association of maryland. >> now, the forecast certified most accurate. >> clear sky and a night that sees the winds calming down but the temperatures dropping sharply. we are at 48 now at bwi after topping out above 60. it was a sun filed sky and windy conditions shaking the trees. on the chesapeake white caps on the water. you see them calming down a bit as winds let up in the afternoon. this is another direction from the bay bridge marina. you can see it lets up a little bit. it was windy at times. temperatures mild earlier, but dropping sharply under a clear sky. nothing on maryland's most powerful radar. this is our main concern. you have time to run cloth over the exposed plants if you planted early, that is, and again it is -- the highest concern will be carroll county west. we can get a deep freeze tomorrow. the rest of northeast and central maryland is a frost advisory. not enough to

. >>> new tonight, the alzheimer's association presents one of its major awards. group's profile and dignity award goes to coaching great pat summitt. >> it happened at the big awards dinner tonight. summit is the winningest coach in ncaa basketball history. she became head comb emeritus of the women's basketball team at the university of tennessee. she went public last year with her diagnosis of alzheimer's. >> i remember telling the doctors, you don't know me. no, you don't know me. and what i'm capable of doing. and finally, though -- [ cheers and applause ] >> summit and tyler, her son, have created a group to raise awareness of alzheimer's and its impact on sufferers and their caregivers. >>> still ahead on 9 news now, a renegade cow busts loose from its pen and ends up at a mcdonald's. we'll show you that next. >>> a confederate flag at prom? that controversy, coming up next. >>> 65 was the high today. here's your wakeup weather. a cold start, maybe a frosty start north and west. 36 to 42 at 7:00. mid-40s to mid-50s. it warms up by 9:00. under partly cloudy

last august she went public with her diagnosis of alzheimer's. >> i remember telling the doctors you don't know me. no, you don't know me and what i'm capable of doing. and finally, though-- >> summit and her son, tile letter, have create -- tyler, have create add nonprofit group that raises awareness of alzheimer's. >> that woman is a force. >> amazing. >>> it is time for the question of the morning. >> last year 10% of all american households removed this from their annual budget. is it a, the cable bill, b, land line phone service, or c, an automobile? >> remember, it's only 10% of households, however, so keep that in mind. log on to wusa9's facebook fan page and leave your response. we'll have the answer in our 6:00 hour. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back. 4:56. your weather first. it's chilly out there this morning. 30s and 40s. we're going to have a pretty good day with lots of sunshine. winds picking up out of the west at 10 to 15. at 3:00 67. looks like some wet weather will be here for thursday. more on that coming up. right now monika is in with time saver travel. >>> t

ential-onset alzheimer's. summit is just 59 years old. pat warren has more on the likelihood of younger people developing the disease. >> reporter: well, as awareness grows, so does detection in people younger than 60. >> reporter: tennessee coach, pat summit, age 59. >> three seconds. somebody killed. >> reporter: is retiring. >> you have to find the time that you think is the right time. >> reporter: but to be 59 years active and diagnosed with alzheimer's, sent shock waves through the middle-aged. chief of neurology at mercy medical center says genetics are a factor. >> if your parent has asheimer's disease, then you have an increased risk of having alzheimer's disease. >> the difficulty is distinguishing between normal forgetfulness and serious condition. >> they're worried that they have alzheimer's disease because they're forgetting things. and they want to know if they forgetting things is abnormal or normal for their age. and it causes a great deal of anxiety among many, many parents. >> reporter: summit's concerns proved to be co

with alzheimer's they have moments of clarity. they know what's going on.hey know they have alzheimer's they know they are declining what they want to feel is they can be comforted and they can be treated and safe. if they know that that allows them to go through the bad periods. >> we went through that with migrate grandmother. there were times she knew us other times she didn't. you come back two weeks later it's a different story. devastating to go through that as a family. you think of them as your loved ones your grandmother once things change quickly. the atmosphere set in the 1950s. why is that? >> i think it's the best aspect of the whole deal because these people they maintain the past memories until the end. this may be their best time in life. you are putting them when they are teens and 20s all of the great memories that sur p round that. i have to say if i ever get to that point i want to go to a village like that. i think it's going to redefine treatment of alzheimer's in america. >> are they saying it's successful? >> it is so successful righ

, las personas que hicieron más actividad física, tuvieron 10% menos de riesgo de desarrollo de alzheimerersonas que no son aptas para hacer ejercicio, pueden desarrollar otro tipo de actividades físicas. >>> cientos de jóvenes juegan a asfixiarse, según un informe, entre el 5 y 11% de niños y adolescentes han participado de esta práctica. >>> es hora de conocer qué historias hay en el noticiero univisión nacional. >>> ilia, qué tal. >>> gracias, buenas noches, hoy en el noticiero univisión edición nocturna, ruedan las primeras cabezas por el escándalo del servicio secreto, tenemos lo último de las renuncias y despidos, estas y otras noticias, en el noticiero univisión edición nocturna, inmediatamente después de su noticero local en el aeropuerto de portland en el estado de oregon, un hombre se >>> en el aeropuerto de portland, en el estado de oregon, un hombre se desnudó en protesta por las medidas de seguridad que se aplican, dice que solamente hizo uso de la libertad de expresión, fue acusado de conducta indebida e indecencia. >>> en el condado de san mateo planean prohibir el uso de b

daily physical activity from washing the dishes to routine exercise may reduce the of alzheimer's. after monitoring a group of people over 82, researchers found those who were least active were two or three times more likely to develop alzheimer's disease. >>> abc2 is continuing to work with the komen foundation. brittany is lear to tell us about the big walk coming up in ocean city. the first time we're doing this. when did you get the okay. >>> we went before council and got the approval for april 22nd on sunday. part of the course is on the boardwalk south of somerset street, 15th to baltimore and back to the parking lot. >> and the mayor will be there. i want to bring up the former mayor who lost his wife kathy and they came up with a bill, kathy's bill. >> correct. >> and this is a big, big thing for all of us in maryland. so that's great. how many runners and walkers do you have? >> we just hit 3,000 last flight. that was our goal. >> we have to talk about the elephant in the room. that's the weather. rain in ocean city is still a good thing. >> there's tons to do regardless

>> you're talking about alzheimer's, for example.want to understand whether your drug is having an impact on the development of alzheimer's disease, you need to know first whether the patients do have alzheimer's versus other kinds of dementia. a few years ago it was hard to tell that. now because of new imaging techniques and cognitive tests it's early to tell patients what neurodegenerative disease they have and target more drugs for those patients. there are plaques that appear in alzheimer's disease and other diseases have different ones. can you tell whether your drug is lessening the number and the size of those plaques or not. >> we had a show looking at the career of richard rainwater, it's a plasma p, a horrific disease, it's similar to alzheimer's but has a different, i guess -- it looks different than alzheimer's the way the plaques form. >> some sort of a palsy. i think it was a palsy they called it. it's more rare than palsy but sim lawyer because it involves the tao protein. this is all because of imaging -- aggressive

and all of us either have loved ones or friends or neighbors that have had alzheimer's. we see more and more of that coming. so the financing component of it is just incredibly difficult and a national issue moving to a national crisis. how are the private institutions that you have dealt with that are actually insuring long-term care on the private side, how are they actuarily doing? it seems to me it would be very difficult at this juncture knowing so many changes demographically, but also large occurrences of alzheimer's, obviously much larger costs, how in the world, how the private institutions fairing that are actually in the long-term care business? and are there concerns about their solvency down the road? any of you want? i know some i don't have you don't really like private. so i'll ask you some public questions. >> i think we've seen both some private failures where they have not adequately managed those risks. some people leave the long-term insurance market as a result. but we've also seen some of the institutions both understand the interaction was medicai

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she was on the eve of alzheimer's. she won a record eight championships, karen travers, every player that she coached graduated. >> tennessee pat summit is known as a coaching legend. now after 38 seasons action summit is stepping down. less than a year after finding she has early onset dementia. >> i have loved my work at the university of tennessee. its been great. >> reporter: she is the winneest coach, maleo female in college basketball history. >> we have managed to win some ball games and home championship banners. . >> reporter: that's a huge under statement. during her time at tennessee summit won 1, 98 games, she coached in 18 final fours and her team won eight national titles. >> we have grown the game. >> reporter: the final season of that was emotional. summit announced last august her devastating news. >> boy wake up in the morning and i would think where am i? >> reporter: she said she as the resulted losing her keys and forgetting her schedule, a specialist confirmed her worst fears. >> i hate to sound t

and these rate to reduce the risk of developing alzheimer's disease and towards doctor said that physical entities like washing dishes can reduce the risk of developing the disease the more than twice as likely to get the agnes of alzheimer's. even more than exercise. >>> doctors call it the frigid factor the idea that you don't have to run a marathon to protect your brain even small movements can make a difference. >>> close the plant is guys of at&t part tonight on not one to give away the score came as that but there areas that will warrant the,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, to 74 degrees in concord evening was taking a look at the status in the form of some fog tonight over relatively mild evening with numbers dropping off into the 40's and into the fifties. let cloud cover is ninth and to allow some areas of fog we can put the tomorrow that could be warm today. would be saturday and will be the warmest and a warming trend. the areas of low pressure and we would as a rainshowers currently in crescent city but it is cut out for the ukiah area is a problematic day in bad days for allergy sufferers

he died with alzheimers in july, sylvia remembers. >> i heard him say, my mom kicked over.t's street talk for just died can. i looked at him in shock and he is sitting there with the blank stare. >> the disease would take every penny out of his memory bank. sylvia was left to fill in the blanks. >> i had to preserve what we had. u had to make sure he was as  happy as he could be. >> he forget yesterday, she worried about tomorrow. like how she was going to get him in to adult diapers. >> i brought him home while he was lucid and said honey, look what the nfl sent. he opened the package and put them on and went over to the mirror, patted his stomach, front and back and said, hey, these are nice. >> he got the mail, mail -- she will be honored by the alzheimers association. >> i'm grateful. thank you. >> there are questions with this story for example, does she think football had a role in the illness, she said yes. that was jamie costello reporting. coming up, 100 years ago construction on the infamous ship that could not be sunk, was completed. >> we are expected to learn

the president's recognized her coaching achievements and courageous battle against alzheimer's. the most winning coach in college basketball history, men's or women's. pat summitt did more than win eight national titles, she impacted lives. every player who played for her for four years graduated from tennessee. a year after doctors diagnosed to her with early onset alzheimer's, she made a gracious transition today. >> i have loved my work at the university of tennessee. it has been awesome. and i can say for almost four decades, it has been a privilege to make an impact on the lives of 161 women wearing the orange. >> more than 1000 wins in her career and more achievements the numbers could ever make. stick around,, as the forecast straight ahead. --by >> it is still dark at night. >> id should be a lot lighter tomorrow, once the sun comes up. 74 degrees after the fog horns of -- burns off, and then into monday on the coastal areas, cool temperatures settle in. highs in the 50's and loews down in the 30's again. all within the space of five days. >> that is all for 11 news ton

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. >>> why a mop and garbage bag could be the key to preventing alzheimer's.dy that will have you doing more chores. [ mom ] to me, chex is not just a little bowl of cereal, it's kind of a big deal. to find nutritious and gluten-free cereals my whole family actually loves? well, the word "wow" comes to mind. and then a friend told me chex has five flavors that are gluten-free. even a cinnamon one the kids love. a nutritious cereal that makes everybody happy? like i said, wow. [ male announcer ] chex cereal. five flavors. good and gluten free. >>> welcome back. you can see showers along the oregon border that's where they are going to stay today. eureka 60 mostly cloudy 62 tahoe under a mostly sunny sky upper 70s chico, sacramento, 82 fresno. l.a. 78 morning clouds will keep san diego 69 palm springs 97° today. >>> 5:47 now. new this morning a series of deadly overnight blasts have several iraqi cities on high alert. over 90 minutes massive explosions were reported in kirkuk, bag good and three other northern iraqi -- baghdad and three other northern iraqi citi

currently alzheimer's can only be detected during an autopsy or after death a brain biopsy. >>> tomorrow morning we'll all be able to witness one of the most impressive aerial displays to ever fly over the nation's capital. at exactly 10:00 a.m., the space shuttle discovery is scheduled to make a low altitude flyover before landing at dulles international airport. >> from there it will be transported to its new home. kristin fisher has more on what we can expect to see when nasa and smithsonian do the shuttle shuffle. >> reporter: the shuttle carrier aircraft is called a ferry flight. tuesday discovery will be ferried from florida to dulles airport. >> it's something to see when it's -- when it flies over you. >> reporter: the flight path was scouted out by two nasa jets last week. the exact route is a secret due to security but weather permitting it will include d.c.'s most famous landmarks. >> it will fly know higher than 1500 feet above the ground and at some sometimes even lower than that. it will be hard to miss. >> reporter: 1500 feet off the ground. that's just three washington mo

the least active seniors were more than twice as likely to develop alzheimer's disease compared to theost active. for more information on this and other health stories, you can check out the health page at msnbc.com. >>> coming up, the celtics charm the magic, the brewers walk off an extra innings, plus the penguins net ten goals to avoid elimination from the stanley cup playoffs, your "first look" at sports is straight ahead, you're watching "first look" on msnbc. [ male announcer ] we asked real people if they'd help us with an experiment for febreze fabric refresher, they agreed. [ experimenter 1 ] relax, take some nice deep breaths. [ experimenter 2 ] at do you smell? lilac. clean. there's something that's really fresh. a little bit beach-y. like children's blankets. smells like home. [ experimenter 1 ] okay take your blindfolds off. ♪ hello? [ male announcer ] if febreze fabric refresher can freshen this couch, what can it do for yours? febreze fabric refresher -- breathe happy. febreze fabric refresher -- havi ng aebreze fabric refresher -- n irregular heartbeat havputs you at 5