AgeWise: Is it normal aging or onset of dementia? – Winston-Salem Journal

AgeWise: Is it normal aging or onset of dementia?
Winston-Salem Journal
Dementia and Alzheimer's are often used interchangeably. Dementia is a general term used to describe a decline in cognitive functioning and Alzheimer's disease has emerged as the most common form of dementia. Alzheimer's is becoming more prevalent …

Residents with Dementia and Alzheimer’s Create Art – Your Houston News

Residents with Dementia and Alzheimer's Create Art
Your Houston News
Residents of the Silverado Cypresswood Memory Care community are currently taking weekly art classes and preparing to auction off their work to benefit the Houston Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association. The pre-auction viewing is scheduled to be held

Alzheimer’s Disease: Study finds existing drug may cure dementia – Digital Journal


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Alzheimer's Disease: Study finds existing drug may cure dementia
Digital Journal
There have been many encouraging studies on Alzheimer's Disease and other dementia in recent years but a new study out of the U.K. could be the most promising yet. It looked at an existing drug and found it may be applied to Alzheimer's, to great effect.
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Alzheimer’s, other dementia push more men into role – Appleton Post Crescent


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Alzheimer's, other dementia push more men into role
Appleton Post Crescent
Originally published Nov. 4, 2012: Walt Zerrenner always has been self-sufficient. "I was single and lived by myself before I got married," says the 71-year-old …

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NIA award will advance Alzheimer’s disease, dementia research at Penn – Healio

NIA award will advance Alzheimer's disease, dementia research at Penn
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“We are pleased to renew our support for the Penn [Alzheimer's Disease Core Center] so that it may continue contributing to our national effort to end the devastation wrought by Alzheimer's and related dementias,” Nina Silverberg, PhD, a program

SF Police handling of Alzheimer’s patient debated – San Francisco Chronicle


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SF Police handling of Alzheimer's patient debated
San Francisco Chronicle
The decision last month to place 72-year-old Carol King, who suffers from dementia, under an involuntary “5150” psychiatric hold alarmed the facility and the woman's son — and raises questions about the role police often play in situations that

Grandparents who babysit are less likely to develop dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease – 10News


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Grandparents who babysit are less likely to develop dementia and Alzheimer's Disease
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Outside of their pure cuteness, they also are very beneficial to the grandparents. Research published in the journal of the North American Menopause Society found that grandmothers who babysat once a week scored higher on cognitive tests versus those …

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Acupuncture May Be Effective in Treating Alzheimer’s, Memory Loss, Pre-Dementia, Chinese Researchers Say – Christian Post


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Acupuncture May Be Effective in Treating Alzheimer's, Memory Loss, Pre-Dementia, Chinese Researchers Say
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Acupuncture may help slow down the memory loss that precedes Alzheimer's disease and pre-dementia. Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese practice that uses needles to target specific points in the body, treating a variety of not only just physical, but
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Well | Alzheimer’s Patients Keep the Spark Alive By Sharing Stories – New York Times (blog)


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Well | Alzheimer's Patients Keep the Spark Alive By Sharing Stories
New York Times (blog)
The Tompkinses participated in an unusual eight-week storytelling workshop at Northwestern University that is helping to keep the spark of love alive in couples coping with the challenges of encroaching dementia. Every week participants are given a

Acupuncture Found To Slow Alzheimer’s And Dementia Symptoms – The Inquisitr


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Acupuncture Found To Slow Alzheimer's And Dementia Symptoms
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Acupuncture can be useful in slowing the side effects of Alzheimer's Disease and other types of dementia claims a new study out of China. The study was …
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