UPMatters.com | Virtual Dementia Tour: Understanding Dementia and Alzheimer's UPMatters.com Right now, there are about 9,000 people with Dementia and Alzheimer's disease in the Upper Peninsula. That is above the national average. There is no cure, but advocates say the best way to help people who are affected is to try and understand what ... Event demonstrates effects of Alzheimer's and dementia Dementia demonstration sheds light on aging |
Day: April 21, 2015
Event demonstrates effects of Alzheimer’s and dementia – UpperMichigansSource.com
UpperMichigansSource.com | Event demonstrates effects of Alzheimer's and dementia UpperMichigansSource.com The event simulated various effects of Alzheimer's and dementia by having people perform usually mundane tasks with limited vision, hearing and some sensory deprivation. The event coordinator says the purpose of the tour is to help those who assist or ... |
Dementia 101: Alzheimer’s Might Not Be the Disease We Think It Is! – Huffington Post
The Globe and Mail | Dementia 101: Alzheimer's Might Not Be the Disease We Think It Is! Huffington Post In my first post in this series we looked at how the field of psychology diagnoses dementia (which they now call neurocognitive disorder). From that post we can see the markings of dementia (including Alzheimer's), while descriptive of symptoms, do not ... Follow the MIND diet to stave off Alzheimer's Alzheimer's breakthrough gives new hope Alzheimer's 'cured' in mice trial |
Alzheimer’s ‘breakthrough’: Addenbrooke’s Hospital recruits first humans for … – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk | Alzheimer's 'breakthrough': Addenbrooke's Hospital recruits first humans for ... Telegraph.co.uk Dr Edison said that the brains of patients with diabetes appeared to share some mechanisms with those of patients with Alzheimer's disease. Animal tests in the laboratory found that giving the diabetes drug to patients with dementia led to “a ... Clinical trial into groundbreaking Alzheimer's treatment starts in Cambridge Diabetes drug could help Alzheimers patients if clinical trial proves a success |