NWCN.com | Local Alzheimer's patient helps others battling disease NWCN.com SPOKANE, Wash. – Twice a week, Randy Bjorkland is a guiding hand and a reassuring presence for patients at Providence Adult Day Health. He is a volunteer, helping men and women who face challenges, and deal with dementia and Alzheimer's. |
Month: September 2016
Online advice for preventing Alzheimer’s disease often problematic: UBC research University of British Columbia – EurekAlert (press release)
Online advice for preventing Alzheimer's disease often problematic: UBC research University of British Columbia EurekAlert (press release) Today, 564,000 Canadians are living with dementia but the number is expected to grow to nearly one million in the next 15 years as the population ages. Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia but there is a lot of uncertainty about what ... |
Denmark’s ‘House Of Memories’ Re-Creates 1950s For Alzheimer’s Patients – NPR
NPR | Denmark's 'House Of Memories' Re-Creates 1950s For Alzheimer's Patients NPR Rather, this exhibit is intended for visitors living with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. And the history they've come to experience is their own. On one recent visit, a small group of residents from the nearby Kløvervang nursing home was ... |
Crouch End Picturehouse to screen old films for World Alzheimer’s Day – Enfield Independent
Enfield Independent | Crouch End Picturehouse to screen old films for World Alzheimer's Day Enfield Independent To mark this year's World Alzheimer's Day, there will be a special dementia-friendly screening and Dementia Friends session by the Haringey Dementia Action Alliance at the Crouch End Picturehouse next Wednesday. The cinema will hold a special ... Lancashire's healthcare specialists back World Alzheimer's Month campaign 5 tips on how to talk to a person with dementia |
Alzheimer Society of Perth County Coffee Break to raise funds for local programs – The Beacon Herald
The Beacon Herald | Alzheimer Society of Perth County Coffee Break to raise funds for local programs The Beacon Herald The Alzheimer Society of Perth County is counting on the community to take that caffeine energy and host a Coffee Break with family, friends or colleagues to raise money for local programming for dementia patients and caregivers. Coffee Break has been ... |
Drug-Induced Dementia IS NOT Alzheimer’s Disease – Center for Research on Globalization
Center for Research on Globalization | Drug-Induced Dementia IS NOT Alzheimer's Disease Center for Research on Globalization It is so tempting for us physicians to use the popularized, but rather squishy label of Alzheimer's dementia rather than to educate ourselves about the possibility of drug-induced, vaccine-induced or malnutrition-related dementia. But what is so ... FDA Facilitates Research on Earlier Stages of Alzheimer's Disease |
ALZHEIMER’S JOURNEY: Early detection can make a difference – Wicked Local Hingham
Wicked Local Hingham | ALZHEIMER'S JOURNEY: Early detection can make a difference Wicked Local Hingham The sad reality is that Alzheimer's or another form of dementia might well become a problem for someone you love. But through vigilance, you can help your loved one avoid becoming one of the millions of Americans living with undiagnosed dementia. Diagnosis with a cost: How dementia strains families and finances TV actress urges fundraisers to sign up for memory walk Care Home Walks For A World Without Dementia |
TV actress urges fundraisers to sign up for memory walk – Herald Series
Herald Series | TV actress urges fundraisers to sign up for memory walk Herald Series The Alzheimer's Society provides a wide range of support services across Oxfordshire for people affected by dementia, including Dementia Support Workers, Singing for the Brain music sessions and Dementia Cafés. The charity hopes to raise £180,000 from ... |
$40M NIH Award Expands Groundbreaking Alzheimer’s Study; Recruitment to Begin Soon – Alzheimer’s News Today
Alzheimer's News Today | $40M NIH Award Expands Groundbreaking Alzheimer's Study; Recruitment to Begin Soon Alzheimer's News Today The multi-site, longitudinal study assesses clinical, imaging, genetic, and biospecimen biomarkers through the process of normal aging to early mild cognitive impairment (EMCI), to late mild cognitive impairment (LMCI), to dementia or Alzheimer's. NIH supported study on brain & fluid biomarkers of disease enters new phase of discovery with launch of ADNI3 |
World Alzheimer’s Month – Recognize the Signs of Alzheimer’s – WISN Milwaukee
WISN Milwaukee | World Alzheimer's Month – Recognize the Signs of Alzheimer's WISN Milwaukee World Alzheimer's Awareness Month occurs each September. It seeks to help fight the stigma surrounding Alzheimer's disease, as well as educate others about this debilitating form of dementia. The theme for World Alzheimer's Month 2016 is Remember Me, ... You're not alone with dementia Dementia workshop set for Tuesday in Pembroke |