Colonie conference to focus on Alzheimer’s caregivers – Albany Times Union


Colonie conference to focus on Alzheimer's caregivers
Albany Times Union
Colonie. A conference addressing the concerns of family and friends who care for people with Alzheimer's disease and dementia will take place Thursday at the Albany Marriott Hotel on Wolf Road. The Alzheimer's Association of Northeastern New York's ...
Alzheimer's caregivers conference set ThursdayThe Albany Herald

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Mentally Demanding Jobs Help Offset Dementia After Retirement – Guardian Liberty Voice


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Mentally Demanding Jobs Help Offset Dementia After Retirement
Guardian Liberty Voice
While their are many contributing factors to the development of dementia and Alzheimer's, the study shows how critical it is for individuals to use their brain, and continue to challenge it throughout their lives. Not everyone has to become a doctor or ...
Why Your Mentally Stimulating Job May Help Keep You Sharp in RetirementHealth.com
Your Mentally Stimulating Job May Help Keep You Sharp in RetirementHealthDay

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Leonard: Group hopes guild flies to fight Alzheimer’s – Florida Today


Leonard: Group hopes guild flies to fight Alzheimer's
Florida Today
Wilson Simms recommends using humor when caring for someone with Alzheimer's disease or dementia. If you don't laugh, you'll cry. For example, if a loved one needs to be moved into an assisted-living facility, find the best possible place, and move the ...

Programs explain difference between dementia, Alzheimer’s – Palladium-Item


Programs explain difference between dementia, Alzheimer's
Palladium-Item
Two programs — one in Connersville and one in Richmond — are being offered to help area residents recognize and differentiate memory loss, dementia and Alzheimer's disease. The programs are being provided by the Area 9 In-Home and Community ...
Home News Early diagnosis of dementia vital: Mackenzie...YorkRegion.com

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Open house for Alzheimer’s, dementia care building – Elko Daily Free Press


Open house for Alzheimer's, dementia care building
Elko Daily Free Press
ELKO — An open house celebration will take place at Highland Village from noon to 3 p.m. Thursday for the new Garden Court building dedicated to Alzheimer's, dementia care. The event is free and open to the public. Highland Manor is located at 2850 ...

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Alzheimer’s Association offers caregiving classes – Logan Daily News


Alzheimer's Association offers caregiving classes
Logan Daily News
Session topics for the three sessions include understanding dementia and Alzheimer's disease, communication and safety, and community resources. Caregiving 101 is designed to assist families and caregivers in understanding the diagnosis and planning ...
Advocates urge action on Alzheimer's in Washington campaign (Your letters)The Post-Standard
Alzheimer's Support Group MeetsVoices News

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Alzheimer’s patients benefit from creative art – DesMoinesRegister.com


Alzheimer's patients benefit from creative art
DesMoinesRegister.com
"Even though the brain is damaged in some ways, their creativity still remains, as well as their wisdom," said Lucas, who has led the Memory Minders support group, made up of folks with early-stage and younger-onset dementia, on a group outing to ...

Alzheimers: FDA approval of dementia drug based on biomarkers? – MedPage Today


Alzheimers: FDA approval of dementia drug based on biomarkers?
MedPage Today
Are biomarker-based endpoints adequate to prove efficacy in Alzheimer's drug trials? We asked two prominent experts: Eric Reiman, MD, executive director of the Banner Alzheimer's Institute in Phoenix, and Mary Sano, PhD, professor of psychiatry at the ...

Iceland Foods raises £3.1m for Alzheimer’s Research UK – Huddersfield Examiner


Huddersfield Examiner

Iceland Foods raises £3.1m for Alzheimer's Research UK
Huddersfield Examiner
All the money raised is making a major contribution to dementia research, supporting studies into early-onset Alzheimer's, which can affect people under the age of 65. The research is focusing on improving diagnosis and understanding the risk factors ...
Iceland hands £3m to dementia causeNewmarket Journal

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A Dozen Things You Didn’t Know About Alzheimer’s – Huffington Post (blog)


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A Dozen Things You Didn't Know About Alzheimer's
Huffington Post (blog)
Alzheimer's is endlessly destructive. Most people think that Alzheimer's destroys people's ability to remember. But it's far worse than that. The dementia struggles of legendary UNC basketball coach Dean Smith, which have recently gone public ...
Ground-breaking global study into Alzheimer's disease to be led by Cardiff ...WalesOnline
Alzheimer's researchers may take age into accountThe Star-Ledger
Researchers seek simple Alzheimer's testWaterbury Republican American
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