Alzheimer’s charity makes call for dementia champions – The Northern Echo


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Alzheimer's charity makes call for dementia champions
The Northern Echo
The Alzheimer's Society runs a national Dementia Friends Champions scheme, trained volunteers encourage their family, friends and local community to learn more about dementia, and inspire them to help people with dementia live well. The scheme is part ...

Can Head Injury Lead To Alzheimer’s? Scans Show Brain Develops Plaque … – Medical Daily


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Can Head Injury Lead To Alzheimer's? Scans Show Brain Develops Plaque ...
Medical Daily
It also notes that several studies have linked such brain injuries to an “elevated risk” of dementia and Alzheimer's. A 2012 study published in the Journal of Neuroscience stated that traumatic brain injury (TBI) “is one of the most robust ...
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New cognitive model ‘could detect early-stage dementia’ – Medical News Today


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New cognitive model 'could detect early-stage dementia'
Medical News Today
According to the Alzheimer's Association, there are more than 5 million people in the US living with Alzheimer's disease. But researchers say they have developed a new model that could improve early detection of dementia, allowing better treatment ...

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Alzheimer’s & Dementia Explained – Event For Patients & Caregivers – KTEN


Alzheimer's & Dementia Explained - Event For Patients & Caregivers
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The Texoma area is fortunate to have an expert in the care of dementia and Alzheimer available to help with education and treatment. Dr. Vanessa Ohnes is a Geriatric Medicine Doctor in Denison, Texas. She specializes in the aging process and the elderly.

Singing boosts brain activity in Alzheimer’s patients, scientists say – The Independent


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Singing boosts brain activity in Alzheimer's patients, scientists say
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The UK Alzheimer's Society said it regularly holds group singing sessions nationwide. “There is much anecdotal evidence that the groups have real benefits for people with dementia,” a spokesperson told the newspaper. “Even when many memories are hard ...
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Alzheimer’s patients’ brains boosted by belting out Sound of Music – The Guardian


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Alzheimer's patients' brains boosted by belting out Sound of Music
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Flinn's colleague Linda Maguire worked with the residents of a care home on the US east coast. Some of the residents with moderate dementia were assigned to an assisted living group. Others, who had more severe Alzheimer's and were kept on a secure ...
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SENIOR POWER: Alzheimers, Part 1 – Berkeley Daily Planet


SENIOR POWER: Alzheimers, Part 1
Berkeley Daily Planet
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia. It is also called Alzheimer disease, senile dementia of the Alzheimer type, primary degenerative dementia of the Alzheimer's type, or simply Alzheimer's. This incurable, degenerative, and ...

Alzheimer’s & Dementia Society Walk to support local grandparents – Dixie Press Online


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Alzheimer's & Dementia Society Walk to support local grandparents
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ST. GEORGE - The Alzheimer's & Dementia Society is inviting Southern Utah residents to unite in a movement to support services to local seniors who are caring for someone with dementia by participating in the Alzheimer's & Dementia Society's Fun Walk ...

Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Support Group in Mason – Mason County News


Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Support Group in Mason
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The Wesley Nurse at First United Methodist Church invites you to take part in an Alzheimer's disease and dementia support group open to all citizens in the Mason area. The purpose of this support group is to provide an open forum wherein caregivers and ...

Will Watching Television Cause Dementia

The short answer is maybe. It’s a generally accepted principle that watching excessive amounts of television is an unhealthy way to live and probably indicative of other underlying lifestyle issues.

The longer answer involves the comparison between active and passive television-watching. Passive watching requires little attention on the viewer’s part. It would possibly involve sitting on a sofa for hours on end, probably eating (and increasing the weight-category risk factor), with the TV content centered around fictional/humourous storylines that are probably neither educational nor practical to real life.  Active watching, on the other hand, would be an exercise in focused attention, with programmes such as documentaries or video-recorded lectures. In the passive scenario, the brain isn’t exerting much effort to comprehend or apply the information that is simply there. In the active scenario, the brain must exert at least some effort to confirm any old information, and often as a prerequisite to acquire the new information. It wouldn’t be so different from reading a book, or a similar exercise in cognition.

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