Dementia Rate Declines But Aging America May Halt The Trend – CBS Local


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Dementia Rate Declines But Aging America May Halt The Trend
CBS Local
The study released Monday shows the rate of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias in adults aged 65 and up dropped to about 9 percent in 2012 from nearly 12 percent in 2000, continuing a decline noted in earlier research. Older adults with the most ...
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Groups spread Alzheimer’s awarenessKingwood area businesses, organizations spread Alzheimer’s awareness – Chron.com


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Groups spread Alzheimer's awarenessKingwood area businesses, organizations spread Alzheimer's awareness
Chron.com
The Kingwood Memory Café is an initiative created to help families living with early stages of dementia and Alzheimer's in Kingwood and surrounding areas. The group meets on the first Tuesday of each month from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Christopher's ...
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Baby Boomers, Relax. It Probably Isn’t Dementia – Wall Street Journal


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Baby Boomers, Relax. It Probably Isn't Dementia
Wall Street Journal
Memory loss, a possible symptom of dementia such as Alzheimer's disease, is usually associated with old age. But as a geriatric psychiatrist and head of a memory center, I am seeing more patients age 50 to 65 who complain of increasing memory lapses ...
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The Alzheimer’s Laboratory – CBS News


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The Alzheimer's Laboratory
CBS News
Pierre Tariot: One percent of us 60 or older will have a dementia like Alzheimer's disease. But by the time you hit 85—. Lesley Stahl: What percent? Pierre Tariot: --that-- that percentage is approaching 40ish percent. Norm: That's a Dogan and these ...
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Alzheimer’s disease projected to be more common than ever, experts disagree on details – Greeley Tribune


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Alzheimer's disease projected to be more common than ever, experts disagree on details
Greeley Tribune
But it's hard for doctors to know whether it is dementia or Alzheimer's, and experts disagree on whether that matters. Some doctors, McIntosh included, said a definitive diagnosis may not make that much of a difference. But others, including the ...
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Dementia risk declines: Big news for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, stroke – PLoS Blogs (blog)


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Dementia risk declines: Big news for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, stroke
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Alzheimer's disease is probably the highest-profile disorder manifesting dementia. But dementia can be a feature of other brain conditions, such as Parkinson's disease. An estimated 1 out of 3 cases of dementia are due to blood vessel diseases.
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The case for prioritising Alzheimer’s research – Financial Times


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The case for prioritising Alzheimer's research
Financial Times
Dementia, of which Alzheimer's is the most common form, is now the leading cause of death in England and Wales. Yet other diseases such as cancer receive a disproportionately greater share of government, charitable and private financing and attention, ...
Dementia rate declines but aging America may halt the trendWashington Post
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Dementia rate declines but aging America may halt the trend – Washington Post


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Dementia rate declines but aging America may halt the trend
Washington Post
New research documents another decline in dementia rates, but experts say the rising numbers of older Americans may halt that trend unless better ways are found to keep brains healthy. The study shows the rate of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias ...

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Pools Take Steps To Become Dementia Friendly – Alzheimer’s Society


Pools Take Steps To Become Dementia Friendly
Alzheimer's Society
The session was part of the Team Dementia Friends campaign which aims to help football clubs across England and Wales ensure they are better able to support fans who have dementia. H'Angus the Monkey – played by Michael Evans – was given special ...

Grandfather with Alzheimer’s, 69, who vanished during a final family holiday to Cyprus was found in the desert ten … – Daily Mail


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Grandfather with Alzheimer's, 69, who vanished during a final family holiday to Cyprus was found in the desert ten ...
Daily Mail
The 69-year-old and wife Janet had both been diagnosed with Alzheimer's and dementia and their children, Adam and Natalie, planned a family holiday which was booked in 2014, believing it was likely to be the last they enjoyed before their parents ...