DH reviews dementia prevalence estimates after study suggests drop in cases – Pulse


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DH reviews dementia prevalence estimates after study suggests drop in cases
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She said: 'To get the clearest picture of dementia prevalence, it's important to look at all the best available evidence and for this reason, Alzheimer's Research UK is in full support of a Delphi technique to arrive at a reasonable and consensus view ...
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Speaking Two Languages May Delay Dementia Symptoms – WebMD


Speaking Two Languages May Delay Dementia Symptoms
WebMD
Researchers found that people who were bilingual did not show the signs of three types of dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, for more than four years longer than those who spoke only one language. The report was published online Nov. 6 in the ...

Angela Rippon wins National Dementia Care Ambassador Award – Alzheimer’s Society


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Angela Rippon wins National Dementia Care Ambassador Award
Alzheimer's Society
Angela actively seeks to raise awareness about the condition and currently co-chairs the Dementia Friendly Communities Champions Group alongside Alzheimer's Society Chief Executive, Jeremy Hughes. The programme is designed to improve the lives of ...
DH reviews dementia prevalence estimates after study suggests drop in casesPulse

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Being bilingual could slow down dementia and have a better effect that strong … – Daily Mail


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Being bilingual could slow down dementia and have a better effect that strong ...
Daily Mail
The delay ranged from three years for Alzheimer's disease to six years for frontotemporal dementia. Bilingual patients tended to develop dementia at age 65, compared with 61 for the monolingual. Illiterate bilingual people saw the same advantage ...
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Speaking more than one language delays the onset of dementia – Alzheimer’s Society


Speaking more than one language delays the onset of dementia
Alzheimer's Society
'Previous studies have shown that fluency in two languages can delay the onset of Alzheimer's disease. This development shows that being bilingual could delay symptoms for those with other forms of dementia too, and highlights that a person's level of ...

Rotary’s goal: Alzheimer’s dementia support – Ponte Vedra Recorder


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Rotary's goal: Alzheimer's dementia support
Ponte Vedra Recorder
Ponte Vedra Beach Rotarians have a dream: a convenient community day care center affordably serving senior citizens afflicted with dementia and Alzheimer's disease, and their families. To make this dream come true, the Rotary club today announced that ...

Speaking a second language delays dementias, even in the illiterate, study finds – NBCNews.com


Speaking a second language delays dementias, even in the illiterate, study finds
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Conducted in Hyderabad, India, the largest study of its kind so far found that speaking two languages slowed the start of three types of dementia — including Alzheimer's disease — by an average of 4.5 years. “Being bilingual is a particularly ...

Being bilingual pushes back dementia by nearly 5 years: study – New York Daily News


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Being bilingual pushes back dementia by nearly 5 years: study
New York Daily News
Dementia refers to symptoms such as memory and attention loss, communication difficulty, and decreased visual perception that result from damage to brain cells. Alzheimer's, the most common type of dementia, is the fifth leading cause of death for ...

Alzheimer’s, dementia linked to eating habits – VOXXI


Alzheimer's, dementia linked to eating habits
VOXXI
... poor nutrition to memory loss. However, new research is changing the way we think about memory disorders such as dementia and Alzheimer's disease, as it shows that a poor diet can drastically increase your risk of developing these disorders later ...

Alzheimer’s Society response to call for national dementia database – Alzheimer’s Society


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Alzheimer's Society response to call for national dementia database
Alzheimer's Society
'If the police and social services were to simply share existing information more effectively, this could go a significant way towards aiding the police and enabling people with dementia to live independently in their own homes. It is also vital that ...
Call for national dementia databaseBBC News

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