Alzheimer’s experts to offer advice during roadshow visit to Darlington – The Northern Echo (registration)


The Northern Echo (registration)

Alzheimer's experts to offer advice during roadshow visit to Darlington
The Northern Echo (registration)
QUESTIONS and queries over dementia and how to spot signs of the condition as early as possible will be answered by experts visiting Darlington. The Alzheimer's Society Dementia Community Roadshow will roll into the town centre later this week as part
Study: Dementia healthcare services need to be redesignedEurActiv

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Knowing the Person, Not the Disease – Harrisburgmagazine


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Knowing the Person, Not the Disease
Harrisburgmagazine
t's not easy watching a loved one grow older, but that process is exacerbated when that family member has dementia. There are often misconceptions about dementia and its close relative, Alzheimer's disease. Knowing the facts facilitates the transition

Dementia versus Alzheimer’s: What’s the difference? – NAIJ.COM


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Dementia versus Alzheimer's: What's the difference?
NAIJ.COM
Many people don't clearly understand the differences between Alzheimer's disease and dementia. Dementia is the general term that describes a set of symptoms that may be present in various conditions and diseases. Alzheimer's disease is a progressive …

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Teen volunteers to raise awareness of Alzheimer’s – Cambrian News – Aberystwyth


Cambrian News – Aberystwyth

Teen volunteers to raise awareness of Alzheimer's
Cambrian News – Aberystwyth
Elin Roberts, a sixth form student studying at Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor, is a support services volunteer for the Alzheimer's Society. Last week, Cllr Linda Morgan visited the Alzheimers Society Dementia Red Project at the Dolgellau Surgery where she met

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Alzheimer’s is eroding his memory, but not his determination to vote – STAT


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Alzheimer's is eroding his memory, but not his determination to vote
STAT
Whether someone with Alzheimer's can vote is almost never a legal question. Across the country, states allow people with disabilities or conditions like dementia to bring a helper into the voting booth with them. In practice, whether they cast a vote

Emmerdale announces special dementia episode – Alzheimer’s Society


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Emmerdale announces special dementia episode
Alzheimer’s Society
The episode has been conceived and produced with support from both the Alzheimer's Society and MHA (Methodists Homes) who have been working closely with the Emmerdale production team from the start of this storyline to give the most realistic …
Emmerdale to screen special episode from viewpoint of dementia sufferer Ashley ThomasITV News
Emmerdale to film special dementia episodeYorkshire Evening Post
Emmerdale announce special one-off episode dedicated to Ashley Thomas' battle with dementiaOK! Magazine
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Teen volunteers to raise awareness of Alzheimer’s – Cambrian News


Cambrian News

Teen volunteers to raise awareness of Alzheimer's
Cambrian News
Elin Roberts, a sixth form student studying at Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor, is a support services volunteer for the Alzheimer's Society. Last week, Cllr Linda Morgan visited the Alzheimers Society Dementia Red Project at the Dolgellau Surgery where she met

What you should really be eating to protect yourself against dementia – Telegraph.co.uk


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What you should really be eating to protect yourself against dementia
Telegraph.co.uk
… other: dementia robs a person of not only their memory, but also their identity and independence. Two thirds of Britons believe a diagnosis with dementia would mean life was over, according to a study published earlier this year by the Alzheimer's

West Yorkshire professor tells how dementia took her adored Irene – Yorkshire Evening Post

West Yorkshire professor tells how dementia took her adored Irene
Yorkshire Evening Post
“It does that, drives you and the love of your life apart, going your separate ways because you cannot follow.” So writes Rachael Dixey in the prologue to her book, Our Dementia Diary: Irene, Alzheimer's and Me.

Dance therapy healing for dementia, Alzheimer’s disease – The News Journal


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Dance therapy healing for dementia, Alzheimer's disease
The News Journal
Clinicians and therapists say they would like to learn more about how the therapy can complement traditional care for adults with dementia and Alzheimer's as more adults age in the community. Alzheimer's is the sixth-leading cause of death in the