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Key Facts about Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementias
Wawa-news.com A 2013 Nanos survey reports that 74 per cent of Canadians know someone with dementia or Alzheimer's disease, and 60 per cent of Canadians said it would be harder to admit if they or someone close to them had Alzheimer's disease. Aging baby boomers … SENIOR SCENE: Dispelling Alzheimer myths New alzheimer resource centre brings relief to families Alzheimer's Caregiver's Support Group |
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Fact Sheet: Cognitive Health, Dementia, and Alzheimer’s Disease are Major … – Newswise (press release)
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Fact Sheet: Cognitive Health, Dementia, and Alzheimer's Disease are Major …
Newswise (press release) Newswise — City of Industry, CA – January 20, 2013 – Whether one reads news alerts from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), science reporting from The Washington Post or stays in touch with wellness developments by perusing The Natural Food … SENIOR SCENE: Dispelling Alzheimer myths |
EDITOR – TODD LIHOU: Alzheimer disease touches us all, regardless of age – Seaway News
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EDITOR – TODD LIHOU: Alzheimer disease touches us all, regardless of age
Seaway News Which would you prefer – to be sick yet blissfully unaware there is a problem, or to face a daily reminder of an ailment that has consumed your life? When it comes to dementia and Alzheimer disease you get a little bit of both, which makes the dreaded … Editorial: It's a good time to step up the fight against Alzheimer's Alzheimer Society First Link program expands to Southwest 'Dementia is the illness we refuse to acknowledge' |
The Alzheimer Conundrum: Entanglements of Dementia and Aging, by Margaret … – Times Higher Education
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The Alzheimer Conundrum: Entanglements of Dementia and Aging, by Margaret …
Times Higher Education Despite billions being spent on research into Alzheimer's disease over the past 50 years, we are no closer to a cure. The ethnographic account Margaret Lock supplies in The Alzheimer Conundrum furnishes a comprehensive description of the events leading … |
Walking together to fight Alzheimer’s disease – www.norfolknews.ca/
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Walking together to fight Alzheimer's disease
www.norfolknews.ca/ “It affects the whole community and as our baby boomers age the numbers of people diagnosed with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia are only going to rise,” Alzheimer Society of Haldimand-Norfolk counselor Maria Leitao said. The Alzheimer Society … EDITOR – TODD LIHOU: Alzheimer disease touches us all, regardless of age Editorial: It's a good time to step up the fight against Alzheimer's Alzheimer's Society fears thousands of people in Derbyshire have undiagnosed … |
Home News Increased funding for Alzheimer/dementia support… – InsideHalton.com
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Home News Increased funding for Alzheimer/dementia support…
InsideHalton.com A funding increase to one of its programs for people with Alzheimer disease or a related dementia is enabling a regional health service provider to offer more of the service to Halton residents. Acclaim Health's Seniors Day Program has received a 20 … |
Alzheimer’s online test crashes university site – CBC.ca
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Alzheimer's online test crashes university site
CBC.ca A new website that helps determine whether someone might have Alzheimer's disease or dementia is so popular that the site crashed temporarily. Ohio State University's website says its Self-Administered Gerocognitive Exam (SAGE) is a test that can be … |
Can ‘science-inspired’ BrainWave soft drink REALLY help prevent Alzheimer’s? – Daily Mail
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Can 'science-inspired' BrainWave soft drink REALLY help prevent Alzheimer's?
Daily Mail The company pledges to help contribute to the fight against Dementia and Alzheimer's and is donating 25 per cent of profits to fund further research and projects helping those already living with these conditions. The 2.5 calorie drink is sold in a … |
Welsh volunteers needed for Alzheimer’s Society Research Network as charity … – Alzheimer’s Society
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Welsh volunteers needed for Alzheimer's Society Research Network as charity …
Alzheimer’s Society The call follows the G8 dementia summit last month when Alzheimer's Society Chief Executive, Jeremy Hughes, pledged to spend at least £100 million on dementia research in the next decade. Research Network volunteers use their personal experiences of … |
DIY dementia test that takes just 15 minutes may help catch condition early – Vancouver Sun
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DIY dementia test that takes just 15 minutes may help catch condition early
Vancouver Sun American researchers have developed a simple, self-administered, 15-minute test that they claim will help identify the early signs of dementia, including Alzheimer's disease. The exam, which can be completed at home, by hand or online, tests language … Alzheimer's online test crashes university site |