Failure of Immunotherapy in Alzheimer’s Clinical Trials May Be Due to Presence of Another Form of Dementia – Alzheimer’s News Today


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Failure of Immunotherapy in Alzheimer's Clinical Trials May Be Due to Presence of Another Form of Dementia
Alzheimer’s News Today
VCID is the second most common form of dementia behind Alzheimer's disease, and it is estimated that 40 percent of Alzheimer's patients also have some form of VCID. The main hallmark of Alzheimer's disease is the accumulation of aggregates of the Aβ …

Shining light on dementia at new conference – Swindon Advertiser


Swindon Advertiser

Shining light on dementia at new conference
Swindon Advertiser
The key note speaker was James Ashwell, the founder of unforgettable.org, a website which sells innovative gadgets to help people with dementia or Alzheimer's stay in their own homes. Sara Ross, CIT team manager, said the event aimed to share …

Tidal wave of dementia is coming – Coeur d’Alene Press: Local News – Coeur d’Alene Press


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Tidal wave of dementia is coming – Coeur d'Alene Press: Local News
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COEUR d'ALENE — When Dr. Tom Trail was 4 years old, his grandfather taught him how to carve a whistle out of a willow twig.

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Science|Allen Roses, Who Upset Common Wisdom on Cause of Alzheimer’s, Dies at 73 – New York Times


New York Times

Science|Allen Roses, Who Upset Common Wisdom on Cause of Alzheimer's, Dies at 73
New York Times
In countering the amyloid theory, which had become the conventional wisdom and the basis for most research funding, Dr. Roses maintained that dementia in Alzheimer's patients resulted from a gene variation that inhibits mitochondria, or mini-organs

Alzheimer’s Society statement on younger onset dementia – Alzheimer’s Society

Alzheimer's Society statement on younger onset dementia
Alzheimer’s Society
“We will continue to ensure all of our work takes into account the specific needs of people with young onset dementia, as we work to get a better deal for them from the health and social care sectors. Our expert leads from our knowledge and policy

Light shone on dementia with new conference – Swindon Advertiser

Light shone on dementia with new conference
Swindon Advertiser
The key note speaker was James Ashwell, the founder of unforgettable.org, a website which sells innovative gadgets to help people with dementia or Alzheimer's stay in their own homes. Sara Ross, CIT team manager, said the event aimed to share …

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Caffeine may help prevent dementia in older women, study finds – BT.com


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Caffeine may help prevent dementia in older women, study finds
BT.com
In 2015 it was reported a tenth of all recorded deaths are due to dementia and Alzheimer's disease, while two-thirds of such deaths (over 34,000) were women. The scientists say the evidence cannot yet be described as a direct cause-and-effect link

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Alzheimer’s Disease, A Humanitarian Crisis That Leaves Patients … – Forbes


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Alzheimer's Disease, A Humanitarian Crisis That Leaves Patients …
Forbes
Over the past few decades, we've developed a meme about being a patient with severe stage dementia. Signs such as wanting to “go home” when in fact the …
Dementia could become leading cause of death – Aged Care GuideTalking Aged Care

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New study by Alzheimer’s Research UK highlights lack of dementia prevention research – News-Medical.net

New study by Alzheimer's Research UK highlights lack of dementia prevention research
News-Medical.net
A new study by Alzheimer's Research UK has highlighted the lack of research into dementia prevention and called for changes to the way risk reduction studies are funded and carried out, in a bid to boost evidence on dementia risk factors. The

Alzheimer’s Society relaunches Dementia Cafés in Crewe and Nantwich – Crewe Guardian


Crewe Guardian

Alzheimer's Society relaunches Dementia Cafés in Crewe and Nantwich
Crewe Guardian
Alzheimer's Society Cheshire East is relaunching its Dementia Café in Crewe on Tuesday, October 11, at a new venue. Poppies Café at the Cheshire Academy of Integrated Sports and Arts, in Broad Street, will be the new home for the popular group, with
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