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The pioneering work going on in Wales in the fight against dementia
WalesOnline One in three people over 65 will die with a form of dementia, according to the Alzheimer's Society. As well as causing a massive personal cost to both those with the condition and their loved ones, dementia also takes a huge toll on our health and care … Memory Cafe helps Alzheimer's, dementia patients Calls for more support in fight against dementia |
The long, difficult search for a drug to treat Alzheimer’s and dementia – The Guardian
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The long, difficult search for a drug to treat Alzheimer's and dementia
The Guardian But dementia, of which Alzheimer's is the commonest form, has finally begun to get the attention it deserves. In December 2013, the G8 countries, meeting in London, agreed to set an ambition to cure or come up with a significant treatment for Alzheimer … Dementia Update: Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, prostate cancer … Memory Cafe helps Alzheimer's, dementia patients California's right-to-die law: Should it… |
Father Christmas gets dementia and forgets about Christmas in Alzheimer’s Research UK Christmas advert – The Independent
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Father Christmas gets dementia and forgets about Christmas in Alzheimer's Research UK Christmas advert
The Independent "Dementia is one of our most feared conditions, but misunderstanding persists that it is an inevitable part of ageing. Santa Forgot, like previous campaigns from Alzheimer's Research UK, makes the simple point that physical diseases drive dementia … |
These simple lifestyle changes can prevent or slow Alzheimer’s – MarketWatch
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These simple lifestyle changes can prevent or slow Alzheimer's
MarketWatch Alzheimer's is a type of dementia that causes problems with memory, thinking, and behavior. As a scientist who works to better understand this and other neurodegenerative disorders, I know the personal toll these incurable diseases take on families. Minot observes Alzheimer's Awareness Month US Reps. Smith, Waters Mark National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month |
“Doesn’t feel right:” Elderly patients with dementia handcuffed after caregivers call 911 – fox6now.com
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“Doesn't feel right:” Elderly patients with dementia handcuffed after caregivers call 911
fox6now.com MILWAUKEE — There's an estimated 48,000 people living with Alzheimer's in southeastern Wisconsin. Half of those people don't know it yet, because they haven't been diagnosed. But nearly all of them will eventually need care. "There can be a three … |
Music & Memory program helps people with Alzheimer’s, dementia – SW News Media
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Music & Memory program helps people with Alzheimer's, dementia
SW News Media Music & Memory is a nonprofit that trains elder care professionals on how to provide individualized music to clients or residents with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia, or who suffer from other mental, physical or social challenges. Cohen, the … |
Shocking reality of dementia homecare hidden behind closed doors – Alzheimer’s Society
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Shocking reality of dementia homecare hidden behind closed doors
Alzheimer’s Society An Alzheimer's Society investigation has exposed a vicious cycle where a lack of dementia training for homecare workers results in intolerable stress for people with dementia, families and carers – and for the homecare workers themselves. Poor quality … |
Dementia sufferers left to starve or live on biscuits, in harrowing cases – Telegraph.co.uk
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Dementia sufferers left to starve or live on biscuits, in harrowing cases
Telegraph.co.uk The Alzheimer's Society report warns that one in three care workers looking after those with dementia has no training in it, resulting in “harrowing” levels of distress being caused. The charity said scandalous failings in care were going on “behind … Alzheimer's Society say that neglect of dementia patients is 'happening behind closed doors' Dementia and Alzheimer's now Britain's biggest killer | Barchester … Alzheimer's Society puts Dementia on the NI School Curriculum … |
Missing 90-year-old Detroit man with Alzheimer’s… – WDIV Detroit
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Missing 90-year-old Detroit man with Alzheimer's…
WDIV Detroit DETROIT – Detroit police have found a 90-year-old man who went missing at 4 p.m. Wednesday in the 14400 block of West McNichols Road. Davell Collins is 6 feet 1 inch tall, weighs 175 pounds and has brown eyes, gray hair and a mustache. He was last … |
Dementia game ‘shows lifelong navigational decline’ – BBC News
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Dementia game 'shows lifelong navigational decline'
BBC News Dr Spiers added: "The value of a future test built from Sea Hero Quest is that we will be able to provide a diagnostic for Alzheimer's dementia and a tool that allows us to monitor performance in drug trials." Hilary Evans, the chief executive of … Sea Hero Quest can diagnose Alzheimer's in MINUTES by testing navigation skills Sea Hero Quest game aims to diagnose dementia by testing navigation skills Sea Hero Quest: the mobile phone game helping fight dementia |
