Kotatv | More than Alzheimer's linked with dementia Kotatv November is Alzheimer's Awareness Month and it is important to spread awareness about the disease and similar diseases. Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia, but it isn't the only one. Lewy body dementia: unrecognized and misdiagnosed Robin Williams' Death Laid to Underdiagnosed Form of Dementia The rare disease that led to Robin Williams' death |
Day: November 6, 2015
Estrogen Drug May Not Benefit Women with Alzheimer’s Dementia – HealthCanal.com (press release) (blog)
Estrogen Drug May Not Benefit Women with Alzheimer's Dementia HealthCanal.com (press release) (blog) MINNEAPOLIS – An estrogen-like drug, raloxifene, has no demonstrated benefit on memory and thinking skills for women with dementia due to Alzheimer's disease, according to a study published in the November 4, 2015, online issue of Neurology®, the ... |
Alzheimer’s Society launches guide for arts venues on how to be dementia-friendly – The Stage
Alzheimer's Society launches guide for arts venues on how to be dementia-friendly The Stage The document, called Becoming a dementia-friendly arts venue: A practical guide, has been produced by the Alzheimer's Society and has been created in collaboration with 19 arts organisations, including West Yorkshire Playhouse, the Society of London ... |
Frequent Dancing Provides Protection against Dementia and Alzheimer’s – KRWG
KRWG | Frequent Dancing Provides Protection against Dementia and Alzheimer's KRWG The Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City conducted a 21-year study of senior citizens and found that “the only physical activity to offer 76% protection against dementia and Alzheimer's was frequent dancing.” Cole says we are all ... |
Robin Williams had a disease that mimics Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and … – PBS NewsHour
PBS NewsHour | Robin Williams had a disease that mimics Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and ... PBS NewsHour According to Robin Williams' widow, an autopsy has revealed that the comedian suffered from Lewy body dementia before he committed suicide. Susan Schneider Williams described the battle to treat and understand her late husband's symptoms as a game ... Robin Williams, depression and dementia: the clinical picture Robin Williams and the Brain Disorder That Drove Him to Suicide: What Is Lewy ... Lewy body dementia, the disease that Robin Williams' widow blames for his death |