Found: Couple Suffering From Alzheimer’s Reported Missing – CBS Local


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Found: Couple Suffering From Alzheimer's Reported Missing
CBS Local
PEMBROKE PINES (CBSMiami) — A Pembroke Pines couple, suffering from Alzheimer's, missing for more than a day has been found, according to the couple's son. Roy Roden said his parents were found at a gas station in Miami Gardens late Thursday …
Missing Elderly Couple, Both With Alzheimer's, Dementia, Found: PoliceNBC 6 South Florida
Silver Alert issued for couple missing from Pembroke PinesSun Sentinel
Police searching for elderly couple7Online WSVN-TV

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Alzheimer’s Australia warns of dementia boom in Maitland – The Maitland Mercury


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Alzheimer's Australia warns of dementia boom in Maitland
The Maitland Mercury
According to Alzheimer's Australia NSW, the Maitland electorate will be one of the worst hit by the state's rapidly growing dementia epidemic, with rates predicted to reach 1200 by 2020 and 3100 by 2050. “These latest figures show, based on population

Drug-Induced Dementia isn’t Alzheimer’s – Center for Research on Globalization


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Drug-Induced Dementia isn't Alzheimer's
Center for Research on Globalization
“More than 50 conditions can cause or mimic the symptoms of dementia.” and “Alzheimer's (can only be) distinguished from other dementias at autopsy.” – from a Harvard University Health Publication entitled What's Causing Your Memory Loss? It Isn't …

2.3 million under 18s know someone with dementia but lack understanding – Alzheimer’s Society


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2.3 million under 18s know someone with dementia but lack understanding
Alzheimer’s Society
With over two million people expected to develop dementia in the next ten years, it is likely the majority of today's under-18s will experience the condition in their lifetime. Today (Thursday 26 February) Alzheimer's Society and Public Health England
Dementia workshop offers strategiesOceanside Star
Shoppers will be able to pick up dementia informationChampion Newspapers

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Skin biopsies from people with Parkinsons and Alzheimers could help diagnose … – Daily Mail


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Skin biopsies from people with Parkinsons and Alzheimers could help diagnose
Daily Mail
A skin test could help detect and research conditions including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, a new study has suggested. Doctors from the Central Hospital at the University of San Luis Potosi, Mexico, studied 53 volunteers with forms of
Skin may help spot Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseaseBBC News
A Simple Skin Test May Detect Alzheimer'sTIME
Alzheimer's, Parkinson's Skin Test: Early PromiseWebMD
Tech Times –Yahoo News UK
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Alzheimer’s patient kills dementia ward roommate: cops – New York Daily News


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Alzheimer's patient kills dementia ward roommate: cops
New York Daily News
Homer Castro, 87, faces a homicide charge in the beating death of his roommate 9 News Colorado Homer Castro, 87, faces a homicide charge in the beating death of his roommate in a dementia ward at an assisted living center in Colorado, police said.
Alzheimer's patient, 87, killed fellow nursing home resident, police sayLos Angeles Times
Police: Alzheimer's patient, 87, kills roommate at facilityCBS News
Expert: Alzheimer's Beating In Lakewood Shows Disease's UnpredictabilityCBS Local
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National Assembly for Wales commits to become a dementia-friendly organisation – Alzheimer’s Society

National Assembly for Wales commits to become a dementia-friendly organisation
Alzheimer’s Society
Make certain that staff who have caring responsibilities for people living with dementia are directed to support available through Alzheimer's Society; and provide Dementia Friends information sessions for Assembly Members, their staff, Assembly
West Lindsey Police Officers Sign Up To Dementia Action AllianceLincolnshire Police (press release)

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Isobel Mackenzie, seniors advocate, cautious over new policies for Alzheimer’s … – CBC.ca


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Isobel Mackenzie, seniors advocate, cautious over new policies for Alzheimer's
CBC.ca
B.C.'s Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie said it's important to exercise caution when creating policies around patients with dementia in the aftermath of a CBC Go Public story that shared the stories of two families dealing with financial decisions

Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s Skin Test: Early Promise – WebMD


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Alzheimer's, Parkinson's Skin Test: Early Promise
WebMD
Compared to healthy people and those with non-Alzheimer's dementia, the Alzheimer's and Parkinson's patients had seven times higher levels of a protein called tau. The researchers also found that Parkinson's patients had eight times higher levels of a …
Skin may help spot Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseaseBBC News
A Simple Skin Test May Detect Alzheimer'sTIME
Skin Test May Soon Be Used To Detect Early Signs Of DementiaTech Times
Huffington Post –Medical Xpress
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Police: Alzheimer’s patient, 87, kills roommate at facility – CBS News


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Police: Alzheimer's patient, 87, kills roommate at facility
CBS News
DENVER – In a case that sheds light on the difficulty of caring for sufferers of an unpredictable disease, an 87-year-old Alzheimer's patient faces a homicide charge after the deadly beating of a fellow resident at an assisted living facility in
Expert: Alzheimer's beating shows disease's unpredictabilityChico Enterprise-Record
Colorado man, 87, arrested in slaying of fellow nursing home residentYahoo News

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