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Skin biopsies from people with Parkinsons and Alzheimers could help diagnose …
Daily Mail A skin test could help detect and research conditions including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, a new study has suggested. Doctors from the Central Hospital at the University of San Luis Potosi, Mexico, studied 53 volunteers with forms of … Skin may help spot Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease A Simple Skin Test May Detect Alzheimer's Alzheimer's, Parkinson's Skin Test: Early Promise |
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Alzheimer’s patient kills dementia ward roommate: cops – New York Daily News
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Alzheimer's patient kills dementia ward roommate: cops
New York Daily News Homer Castro, 87, faces a homicide charge in the beating death of his roommate 9 News Colorado Homer Castro, 87, faces a homicide charge in the beating death of his roommate in a dementia ward at an assisted living center in Colorado, police said. Alzheimer's patient, 87, killed fellow nursing home resident, police say Police: Alzheimer's patient, 87, kills roommate at facility Expert: Alzheimer's Beating In Lakewood Shows Disease's Unpredictability |
National Assembly for Wales commits to become a dementia-friendly organisation – Alzheimer’s Society
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National Assembly for Wales commits to become a dementia-friendly organisation
Alzheimer’s Society Make certain that staff who have caring responsibilities for people living with dementia are directed to support available through Alzheimer's Society; and provide Dementia Friends information sessions for Assembly Members, their staff, Assembly … West Lindsey Police Officers Sign Up To Dementia Action Alliance |
Isobel Mackenzie, seniors advocate, cautious over new policies for Alzheimer’s … – CBC.ca
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Isobel Mackenzie, seniors advocate, cautious over new policies for Alzheimer's …
CBC.ca B.C.'s Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie said it's important to exercise caution when creating policies around patients with dementia in the aftermath of a CBC Go Public story that shared the stories of two families dealing with financial decisions … |
Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s Skin Test: Early Promise – WebMD
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Alzheimer's, Parkinson's Skin Test: Early Promise
WebMD Compared to healthy people and those with non-Alzheimer's dementia, the Alzheimer's and Parkinson's patients had seven times higher levels of a protein called tau. The researchers also found that Parkinson's patients had eight times higher levels of a … Skin may help spot Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease A Simple Skin Test May Detect Alzheimer's Skin Test May Soon Be Used To Detect Early Signs Of Dementia |
Police: Alzheimer’s patient, 87, kills roommate at facility – CBS News
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Police: Alzheimer's patient, 87, kills roommate at facility
CBS News DENVER – In a case that sheds light on the difficulty of caring for sufferers of an unpredictable disease, an 87-year-old Alzheimer's patient faces a homicide charge after the deadly beating of a fellow resident at an assisted living facility in … Expert: Alzheimer's beating shows disease's unpredictability Colorado man, 87, arrested in slaying of fellow nursing home resident |
Skin may help spot Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease – BBC News
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Skin may help spot Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease
BBC News To test if the same was true in life as after death, the researchers recruited 65 volunteers – 12 who were healthy controls and the remaining 53 who had either Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's or another type of dementia. They took a small skin biopsy … A Simple Skin Test May Detect Alzheimer's Alzheimer's, Parkinson's Skin Test: Early Promise Skin test 'could detect dementia' |