Weightlifting improves brain power for pensioners with dementia – The Sun


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Weightlifting improves brain power for pensioners with dementia
The Sun
REGULARLY lifting weights can boost your brain power – and ward off dementia, experts have revealed. Increasing muscle strength was found to improve the brain function of adults suffering mild cognitive impairment – a precursor to Alzheimer's disease.
Exercise IS good for your brain: Boosting muscle strength can help stave off dementiaDaily Mail
Start lifting weights to fight onset of dementiaThe Times (subscription)
Lifting weights could make you more intelligent, study suggestsThe Independent
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Are YOU worried about dementia? The 6 proven ways to prevent memory loss – Daily Mail

Are YOU worried about dementia? The 6 proven ways to prevent memory loss
Daily Mail
'In the next ten years we're going to get more and more evidence about the things people can do to prevent Alzheimer's and dementia,' he explains. 'Our aim is to be able to take any given individual and say, "Well your risk is X per cent and here are

MRC funding boost to prepare for the UK Dementia Research Institute – Alzheimer’s Society

MRC funding boost to prepare for the UK Dementia Research Institute
Alzheimer’s Society
Six universities have been awarded a total of £4.3m by the Medical Research Council (MRC) to grow the UK's research base in dementia science in preparation for the UK Dementia Research Institute (DRI). Alzheimer's Society, a founding charity partner of …

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‘Our grandparents’ dementia didn’t matter to us as children’ – Irish Times

'Our grandparents' dementia didn't matter to us as children'
Irish Times
I was also fortunate to encounter the writings of a range of visionaries early in my career, particularly Stephen Post (The Moral Challenge of Alzheimer Disease, 1995) and Tom Kitwood (Dementia Reconsidered, 1997) who emphasised the wholeness of our …
Telemedicine Speech Therapy Helps People with DementiaPsychCentral.com

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Novel telemedicine speech therapy could improve dementia patient’s ability to recall words – News-Medical.net


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Novel telemedicine speech therapy could improve dementia patient's ability to recall words
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And a man restored his ability to issue commands to his border collie to herd the sheep on his farm and order his favorite meal from the drive-through at Steak 'n Shake. People with Alzheimer's dementia or primary progressive aphasia often have
How to Lower Your Risk for Alzheimer'sThe Epoch Times

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Tyler Morning Telegraph – Alzheimer’s Alliance of Smith County … – Tyler Morning Telegraph


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Tyler Morning Telegraph – Alzheimer's Alliance of Smith County …
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TYLER – The Alzheimer's Alliance of Smith County will be hosting a virtual dementia tour on Saturday, Oct. 29. The tour will be led by Kathleen Wilson, MSN, RN …
Virtual dementia tour offers a glimpse into the world of those with …Sacramento Bee
Alzheimer's caregivers workshop set for Thursday in Dubuque | Tri …Dubuque Telegraph Herald

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Brains ‘WRINKLE as we age’ offering hope of an earlier diagnosis of Alzheimer’s – Express.co.uk


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Brains 'WRINKLE as we age' offering hope of an earlier diagnosis of Alzheimer's
Express.co.uk
The phenomenon is linked to the tension on the cerebral cortex – the outer layer of neural tissue – which decreases as we age. Crucially the effect is more pronounced in individuals with dementia, reports Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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Early-onset dementia: ‘Life doesn’t end when dementia begins’ – Irish Times


Irish Times

Early-onset dementia: 'Life doesn't end when dementia begins'
Irish Times
Kathy Ryan: “A big gaping hole of nothingness” stared back at Kathy Ryan when she was first diagnosed with early-onset dementia at 53 years old. Kathy, who has two sons in their early 20s, says when she first found out she had Alzheimer's disease

‘Virtual tour’ offers a glimpse of how people live with Alzheimer’s – Sacramento Bee


Sacramento Bee

'Virtual tour' offers a glimpse of how people live with Alzheimer's
Sacramento Bee
What: A “virtual dementia tour” is designed to give family members and caregivers a glimpse of what it feels like to live with dementia or Alzheimer's disease. Participants wear gloves, headphones, sunglasses and shoe inserts that mimic symptoms of
Alzheimer's caregivers workshop set for Thursday in DubuqueDubuque Telegraph Herald

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New strategy may help prevent Alzheimer’s: Study – The Indian Express


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New strategy may help prevent Alzheimer's: Study
The Indian Express
alzheimers,dementia, dementia life, dementia life story, dementia patient, news, To find which enzymes affect tau accumulation, the scientists systematically inhibited enzymes called kinases. Taking a pill that stops the accumulation of toxic molecules
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