Has Stanford University found a cure for Alzheimer’s disease? – Telegraph.co.uk


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Has Stanford University found a cure for Alzheimer's disease?
Telegraph.co.uk
By 2015 there will be 850,000 people with dementia in the UK, with Alzheimer's disease being the most common type. The disease kills at least 60,000 people each year. Microglial cells make up around 10 to 15 per cent of cells in the brain. They act as ...
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Fargo facility offers services to people with Alzheimer’s, dementia – Prairie Business


Fargo facility offers services to people with Alzheimer's, dementia
Prairie Business
... memory care facilities in the region to offer Montessori-based dementia programming, which Haider described as being focused on what a resident can do. It offers individuals challenging, yet failure-free, activities based on their backgrounds and ...

Choir of Alzheimer’s patients sings tunes from memory – W*USA 9


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Choir of Alzheimer's patients sings tunes from memory
W*USA 9
... made up of Alzheimer's patients. "That's where the magic comes in," says Mary Lenard, who founded the Giving Voice Chorus earlier this year with her longtime friend Marge Ostroushko. Once a week, since September, roughly 30 Alzheimer's and dementia ...
It's a Choir Made Up of Some Very Special People. When You Hear What They ...TheBlaze.com

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Making holidays special for those with Alzheimer’s – Knoxville News Sentinel


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Making holidays special for those with Alzheimer's
Knoxville News Sentinel
According to Gary Hughes, general manager of Lexus of Knoxville, when Santa makes deliveries to the seniors he will be clad in the signature color purple of Alzheimer's Tennessee, in an effort to raise awareness for dementia and Alzheimer's disease.

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