Free Alzheimer’s/Dementia Support Group set for July 24 in Westfield – NJ.com


Free Alzheimer's/Dementia Support Group set for July 24 in Westfield
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Jewish Family Service of Central NJ, a non-sectarian health and social service agency, will be hosting an Alzheimer's/Dementia Caregiver Support Group on Friday, July 24, at the Presbyterian Church, 140 Mountain Ave., Westfield, from 10 a.m. to noon.

Bristol University | News | July: Dementia research event – University of Bristol – University of Bristol


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Bristol University | News | July: Dementia research event - University of Bristol
University of Bristol
Alzheimer's Research UK is the UK's leading dementia research charity, funding research into the causes of dementia, diagnosis, preventions and treatments. They fund more than £26 million of dementia research across the UK, including pioneering work ...

Dementia carers must look after their own needs too, warns Alzheimer’s Society – BT.com


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Dementia carers must look after their own needs too, warns Alzheimer's Society
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“Recent research by Alzheimer's Society revealed that most GPs believe their patients with dementia have to rely on families and unpaid carers,” says George McNamara, head of policy and public affairs at Alzheimer's Society. “While there are positive ...

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Baby boomers will be brain scanned to unlock secrets of dementia – Telegraph.co.uk


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Baby boomers will be brain scanned to unlock secrets of dementia
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More than 800,000 people in the UK have a form of dementia — most commonly Alzheimer's disease – but a rapidly ageing population means the numbers are forecast to double within two decades. Prof Diana Kuh, from the MRC's Unit for Lifelong Health ...
Scientists believe these brains can unlock secrets of dementiaTheHealthSite

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Hundreds walk in South Cambridgeshire to defeat dementia for Alzheimer’s … – Cambridge News


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Hundreds walk in South Cambridgeshire to defeat dementia for Alzheimer's ...
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The Defeat Dementia Walk, run by Alzheimer's Research UK, took participants through South Cambridgeshire and along the River Granta today (Sunday, July 12). Opened by JJ Hamblett, of Union J, it is hoped that the walk will raise more than £50,000 for ...
Soham man James Hope raises over £1200 for Alzheimer's Research UK by ...Ely News

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New Dementia Friendly Community guidance is published – Alzheimer’s Society


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New Dementia Friendly Community guidance is published
Alzheimer's Society
Guidance for communities to become Dementia Friendly has been published today (Thursday 9 July) by BSI, the UK's National Standards Body, in conjunction with Alzheimer's Society and the Department of Health. Currently there are 108 communities ...
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Tyler Morning Telegraph – New Center Assists With Alzheimer’s, Dementia Patients – Tyler Morning Telegraph


Tyler Morning Telegraph - New Center Assists With Alzheimer's, Dementia Patients
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Dr. Andrew Schmitt intended to study seizure disorders and psychiatric trauma, but his plans changed toward geriatrics when he was chosen by a professor at The University of Texas at Tyler to work on a project in the area of dementia. “I fell in love ...

The Alzheimer’s Society launches Walk for World Without Dementia campaign … – Media Week (registration)


The Alzheimer's Society launches Walk for World Without Dementia campaign ...
Media Week (registration)
Central to the campaign is a 40-second direct response TV spot, which features a plea from a woman living with dementia for people to walk for her devoted husband and carer. The ad was written by the couple's granddaughter, Lida's Fiona Brown-Hovelt, ...

Alzheimer’s Disease and Cardiovascular Health – HCPLive – MD Magazine


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Alzheimer's Disease and Cardiovascular Health - HCPLive
MD Magazine
Additionally, the researchers compared apolipoprotein E4 status related cardiac MRI assessed cardiac index to incident all cause dementia and Alzheimer's disease diagnosis. “Heart function could prove to be a major risk factor for dementia and ...
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Why scientists believe dementia ‘could be reversed’ after discovering new protein – Mirror.co.uk


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Why scientists believe dementia 'could be reversed' after discovering new protein
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In the study published in journal Nature Medicine, the authors wrote: “Ageing remains the most dominant risk factor for dementia-related neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease .” They say it is crucial to understand what causes ageing ...
Memory loss protein identifiedNewsweek
Memory loss in old age breakthrough offers dementia hope, say researchersThe Guardian
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