|
Dementia app may help those with Alzheimer's
McKnight’s Long Term Care News Remember Me!, a new smartphone app designed by Cornell University students, debuted at the 123rd Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education St. Lawrence Conference. The app can be installed on the phones of the patient … |
Tag: Alzheimer’s disease
Breakthrough blood test could predict onset of Alzheimer’s disease – Express.co.uk
Express.co.uk |
Breakthrough blood test could predict onset of Alzheimer's disease
Express.co.uk "We hope to build on this in order to develop a simple blood test that can predict the likelihood of developing Alzheimer's disease in older people with mild, and possibly innocent, memory impairment." The team, including scientists from Cardiff, King … Gene Wilder's Death: How Do People Die from Alzheimer's? Multi-purpose protein may offer clues for successful treatment of Alzheimer's disease |
Norley woman puts better dementia care on the national agenda – ChesterChronicle.co.uk
ChesterChronicle.co.uk |
Norley woman puts better dementia care on the national agenda
ChesterChronicle.co.uk A wife who has seen her husband suffer through Alzheimer's has put dementia care on the national agenda. Gladys Archer, from Norley, is campaigning for better hospital support for those living with the disease. Husband Les will never return home after … |
What Gene Wilder’s Death Could Do For Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness – Huffington Post
Huffington Post |
What Gene Wilder's Death Could Do For Alzheimer's Disease Awareness
Huffington Post Alzheimer's disease causes memory loss and problems with thinking and behavior. It causes 60 to 80 percent of all dementia cases, according to the Alzheimer's Association, and while age is the best known risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, it is not a … Gene Wilder died of Alzheimer's. His family explains why they didn't disclose his diagnosis Gene Wilder's Family Releases Statement, Explains Why Alzheimer's Diagnosis Was Kept Secret Why Did Cancer Advocate Gene Wilder Keep Alzheimer's Private? |
Alzheimer’s platform wins young Belfast entrepreneur top prize – Siliconrepublic.com
Siliconrepublic.com |
Alzheimer's platform wins young Belfast entrepreneur top prize
Siliconrepublic.com A young entrepreneur from east Belfast was awarded £5,000 in Catalyst funding after his dementia and Alzheimer's digital platform took top prize at the Connect Young Founders competition. A new tool to help both patients and carers living with … Belfast teen awarded £5000 to launch dementia app idea |
Gene Wilder’s Death: How Do People Die from Alzheimer’s? – Live Science
Live Science |
Gene Wilder's Death: How Do People Die from Alzheimer's?
Live Science Although Alzheimer's disease shortens people's life spans, it is usually not the direct cause of a person's death, according to the Alzheimer's Society, a charity in the United Kingdom for people with dementia. Rather, people die from complications … Business leaders learn how to deal with dementia We're closer than ever to finding effective treatments for Alzheimer's disease |
Dementia risk lowered with exercise – Bel Marra Health
Bel Marra Health |
Dementia risk lowered with exercise
Bel Marra Health Dementia risk lowered with exercise The new report suggests that people who live a sedentary lifestyle are at a higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. The findings unveiled that sedentary seniors have a 50 percent higher risk of developing … Even a little exercise may help prevent dementia Seniors who rarely exercise have 50% higher risk of dementia Exercise Lowers Risk Of Dementia, Improves Memory |
Alzheimer’s Association offers support – The Post-Crescent – Appleton Post Crescent
Appleton Post Crescent |
Alzheimer's Association offers support – The Post-Crescent
Appleton Post Crescent The Alzheimer's Association offers several education programs for those who have questions about Alzheimer's disease or related dementias. There is no … Griffin to host talk on dementia – Connecticut Post What should you do if you or a family member has dementia? Here's … Not all memory problems are signs of dementia – Entertainment … |
Briefs: Alzheimer’s workshop, ABCmouse at library – Galesburg Register-Mail
Oswego Daily News |
Briefs: Alzheimer's workshop, ABCmouse at library
Galesburg Register-Mail GALESBURG — The Alzheimer's Association, Central Illinois Chapter, is presenting “The Basics: Memory Loss, Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease,” a free workshop meant to provide information on diagnosis, risk factors, disease stages, treatment options … St. Francis Commons To Host Alzheimer's Association Workshop |
Western diet increases Alzheimer’s risk – Science Daily
|
Western diet increases Alzheimer's risk
Science Daily Globally, about 42 million people now have dementia, with Alzheimer's disease as the most common type of dementia. Rates of Alzheimer's disease are rising worldwide. The most important risk factors seem to be linked to diet, especially the consumption … |