BBC News | 'A terrible time': Daughter recounts mother's dementia battle BBC News Peggy Walton was 81 when she was diagnosed with vascular dementia in 1997. shortly after going to live with her daughter's family in Ewhurst Green, East Sussex. The condition, the UK's second most common type of dementia after Alzheimer's disease, ... |
Month: November 2016
Some people are immune to Alzheimer’s symptoms, scientists find – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk | Some people are immune to Alzheimer's symptoms, scientists find Telegraph.co.uk If scientists can find a protective factor, it could help the normal elderly and those with the Alzheimer's pathology to avoid the devastating symptoms. The post-mortems showed that despite having dementia the area of the brain responsible for memory ... |
Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease is now the leading cause of death in England and Wales – Norfolk Eastern Daily Press
Dementia and Alzheimer's disease is now the leading cause of death in England and Wales Norfolk Eastern Daily Press “In 2015, dementia and Alzheimer's disease became the leading cause of death in part because people are simply living longer but also because of improved detection and diagnosis,” said Elizabeth McLaren, head of life event statistics at the ONS. |
Dementia becomes Britain’s biggest killer – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk | Dementia becomes Britain's biggest killer Telegraph.co.uk Dementia and Alzheimer's are now the biggest cause of death in England and Wales after jumping by a fifth in a single year, official figures show. They overtook heart disease as Britain's biggest killer, accounting for almost one in eight deaths ... |
‘Ignorance is not bliss’: Dementia diagnoses should come early – Regina Leader-Post
Regina Leader-Post | 'Ignorance is not bliss': Dementia diagnoses should come early Regina Leader-Post Joanne Bracken, CEO of the Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan, noted a survey done last year for the society asked respondents if they thought they had Alzheimer's disease or another dementia, would they want to get the diagnosis — 96 per cent answered ... |
Alzheimer Society makes urgent plea for improved services – Regina Leader-Post
Regina Leader-Post | Alzheimer Society makes urgent plea for improved services Regina Leader-Post As an alarming number of Saskatchewan residents are being diagnosed with dementia, it's increasingly urgent for the provincial government to support a Dementia Action Plan, says Joanne Bracken, CEO of the Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan (ASOS). |
Dementia is now the leading cause of death says ONS – Daily Mail
Daily Mail | Dementia is now the leading cause of death says ONS Daily Mail Elizabeth McLaren, head of life event statistics at ONS, said: 'In 2015, dementia and Alzheimer's disease became the leading cause of death in part because people are simply living longer but also because of improved detection and diagnosis.' ONS uses ... |
Dementia and Alzheimer’s are leading cause of death: Conditions overtake heart disease – Express.co.uk
Express.co.uk | Dementia and Alzheimer's are leading cause of death: Conditions overtake heart disease Express.co.uk For females, the leading cause of death was dementia and Alzheimer's disease accounting for 15.2 per cent of all female deaths, up from 13.4 per cent in 2014. Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia, affecting an estimated 850,000 ... |
Dementia now leading cause of death – BBC News
BBC News | Dementia now leading cause of death BBC News Dementia, including Alzheimer's Disease, has overtaken heart disease as the leading cause of death in England and Wales, latest figures reveal. The Office for National Statistics says the change is due to people living for longer and better detection ... |
Brain training can help people at high risk of dementia – Alzheimer’s Society
Brain training can help people at high risk of dementia Alzheimer's Society However, when the results of trials involving people with dementia were included, the same effects were not seen. People with MCI have problems with memory, thinking, attention and learning that are worse than would normally be expected for their age ... |