Robotic Pets Show Benefits For Alzheimer’s, Dementia Patients – CBS Local


CBS Local

Robotic Pets Show Benefits For Alzheimer's, Dementia Patients
CBS Local
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Robots are increasingly replicating more and more lifelike human behavior, but can they imitate animals? As CBS2's Dr. Max Gomez reports, robotic pets are being used to soothe the anxiety that Alzheimer's and dementia ...

Facing up to the realities of living with dementia – Yorkshire Post


Facing up to the realities of living with dementia
Yorkshire Post
But I didn't know what that meant so I had to go and look it up, and it was the same when I was told about the dementia.” Vascular dementia is the second most common type of dementia (after Alzheimer's disease) and affects around 150,000 people in the UK.

Frequent sauna seems to protect from dementia and Alzheimer’s, new study shows – ZME Science


ZME Science

Frequent sauna seems to protect from dementia and Alzheimer's, new study shows
ZME Science
What they found is that the more the men went to the sauna, the less likely it was that they would develop dementia. The same was reported for Alzheimer's. Among those taking a sauna 4-7 times a week, the risk of any form of dementia was 66% lower and ...

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Dementia disorders like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease identified examining brushstrokes – Bel Marra Health


Dementia disorders like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease identified examining brushstrokes
Bel Marra Health
dementia-disorders-painting-brushstrokes Dementia disorders like Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease may be identified with brushstrokes. In the study, researchers analyzed 2,092 paintings from seven famous artists who experienced both normal ...

Free Alzheimer’s Programs Across Northwoods In January – WXPR


Free Alzheimer's Programs Across Northwoods In January
WXPR
More than five million persons today are living with Alzheimer's Disease, 1 in 3 seniors dies of Alzheimer's Disease or another dementia, and last year, the disease cost the nation $236 billion dollars. Those figures are a back drop for a series of ...

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The latest in memory care? Minnesota creatives use art to connect with dementia patients – Minneapolis Star Tribune


Minneapolis Star Tribune

The latest in memory care? Minnesota creatives use art to connect with dementia patients
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Almost unintentionally, he tapped into a national trend: using art as therapy for people with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. There are now art workshops for Alzheimer's patients. Painting, poetry and pottery classes are tailored to ...