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Alzheimer's disease, dementia risk increases with weaker heart function
Bel Marra Health Data collected from 1,000 people was used to uncover the findings. The study followed the participants for 11 years. The results, which were published in Circulation, revealed that among the group 32 participants developed dementia, and 26 developed … |
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Alzheimer Scotland’s dementia gardens are beginning to blossom – The Sunday Post
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Alzheimer Scotland's dementia gardens are beginning to blossom
The Sunday Post IN a picturesque corner of Ayrshire, a man tends to a vegetable patch as the sun beats down on his back. An elderly gent in the allotment looks on, wiping his brow with a handkerchief as he offers advice on the best way to gain a greater yield from the … |
Alzheimer’s Association to Host Free Workshop Addressing Dementia-Related Behaviors – GoLocal Worcester
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Alzheimer's Association to Host Free Workshop Addressing Dementia-Related Behaviors
GoLocal Worcester The Alzheimer's Association, with headquarters in Watertown, has regional offices in Springfield, Raynham, and Worcester, MA and Bedford, NH. The Alzheimer Association provides services and programs for those with Alzheimer's, family and professional … Treating Alzheimer's patients: Tips for dental hygienists TFN Live at Alzheimer Scotland conference 2016 How to fight off Alzheimer's, other brain problems |
Alzheimer’s Research UK creates virtual reality app to simulate dementia – The Drum
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Alzheimer's Research UK creates virtual reality app to simulate dementia
The Drum Alzheimer's Research UK has turned to virtual reality (VR) for its latest awareness campaign, which aims to provide a poignant experience of what life is like for people with dementia. VR's seemingly limitless potential has generated huge excitement … Yoga for Alzheimer's initiative aims to raise vital funds for Alzheimer's research |
Treating Alzheimer’s patients: Tips for dental hygienists – Dentistry IQ
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Treating Alzheimer's patients: Tips for dental hygienists
Dentistry IQ You may know that June is Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month. As hygienists, we are coming in contact with more and more dementia patients. Unless some close to us has suffered dementia, we may not really understand the whole spectrum of the … Clinical trials offer new hope in battling Alzheimer's, researcher says |
Seminar on Alzheimer’s and Dementia to feature Gary Garland, Elder Law Attorney – TAPinto.net
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Seminar on Alzheimer's and Dementia to feature Gary Garland, Elder Law Attorney
TAPinto.net The number of individuals with Alzheimer's disease and dementia is increasing and so is the number of caregivers. Often, caregivers become overwhelmed and lack the knowledge about this disease and ways in which to better care for their loved ones. |
Housing association gets dementia-friendly status – Third Force News
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Housing association gets dementia-friendly status
Third Force News A housing association based in Bathgate is going the extra mile to help vulnerable customers by becoming dementia-friendly. Staff at West Lothian Housing Partnership (WLHP) have been working closely with Alzheimer Scotland's Dementia Friendly … Dementia friendly home unveiled at BRE Innovation Park Conference highlights growing problem in ageing population |
‘I assumed he was being scatty’: My husband was diagnosed with dementia at 50 – Telegraph.co.uk
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'I assumed he was being scatty': My husband was diagnosed with dementia at 50
Telegraph.co.uk The family had understandable reservations about being filmed, but their main motivation – driven by Chris, who became an ambassador for the Alzheimer's Society shortly after his diagnosis and still gives talks in front of hundreds of people – has been … Family captures the reality of dementia on camera 55-year-old reveals struggles with dementia on Panorama documentary Living With Dementia |
Cambridgeshire charity Alzheimer’s Research UK launches new dementia app – Cambridge News
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Cambridgeshire charity Alzheimer's Research UK launches new dementia app
Cambridge News The Android-exclusive app, available from the Google Play Store, was developed by Great Abington-based charity Alzheimer's Research UK and virtual reality specialists VISYON. Jon Snow provides an introduction to A Walk Through Dementia. Alzheimer's sufferer who took on 16000-mile cycle challenge |
Head Turning Sign May Help Identify Alzheimer’s – Medscape
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Head Turning Sign May Help Identify Alzheimer's
Medscape COPENHAGEN — A simple, rapid test called the Head Turning Sign (HTS) may help to assess the presence of Alzheimer's disease (AD) dementia. Patients who turn their head toward their caregiver for assistance or cues to help them answer simple … |