Winter Garden Art Association holds painting class for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia patients – West Orange Times


West Orange Times

Winter Garden Art Association holds painting class for Alzheimer's disease and dementia patients
West Orange Times
Soothing music filled the silence at SoBo Gallery while the men carefully swirled blue, yellow, brown and green paint onto a canvas. All five of them suffer from some form of Alzheimer's disease or dementia, but the painting session required no memory ...

As Andrew Sachs loses his four-year battle with vascular dementia, this is how the disease can kill – The Sun


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As Andrew Sachs loses his four-year battle with vascular dementia, this is how the disease can kill
The Sun
Typically, the average life expectancy for someone with dementia or Alzheimer's is ten years from diagnosis, but this depends on physical health at the time of detection. Although it's not clear what Sachs' official cause of death was, the leading ...

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Gatwick wins at Alzheimer’s Society awards – Crawley Observer


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Gatwick wins at Alzheimer's Society awards
Crawley Observer
Alzheimer's Society's chief executive, Jeremy Hughes, said: “Dementia is the biggest health and social care issue facing our society and there's no question that it has a profound and devastating impact for many – but the actions of Gatwick and the OCS ...
Journalist whose mother had dementia honoured for reporting on conditionHoldTheFrontPage.co.uk
Author talk on Alzheimer's, dementia careCourier-Gazette & Camden Herald (subscription)
Group has vision to make Norwich a dementia-friendly city as 35pc growth in prevalence beckonsNorfolk Eastern Daily Press
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Alzheimer’s Society win official charity partnership with Tour de Yorkshire 2017 – Alzheimer’s Society


Alzheimer's Society win official charity partnership with Tour de Yorkshire 2017
Alzheimer's Society
'Alzheimer's Society are thrilled to have been selected to be the official charity partner of Tour de Yorkshire 2017. This fantastic event will give us the opportunity to raise awareness of dementia across Yorkshire and the whole of the UK, where over ...

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Journalist whose mother had dementia honoured for reporting on condition – HoldTheFrontPage.co.uk


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Journalist whose mother had dementia honoured for reporting on condition
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Emma Clayton, leisure and lifestyle editor at the Bradford Telegraph & Argus, has won the Dementia Journalism of the Year accolade for regional print journalists at the Dementia Friendly Awards. The awards, held by the Alzheimer's Society, recognise ...
Author talk on Alzheimer's, dementia careCourier-Gazette & Camden Herald (subscription)
Top award for dental teamKeighley News

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Free dementia caregiver seminar offered in Geneseo – Geneseo Republic


Geneseo Republic

Free dementia caregiver seminar offered in Geneseo
Geneseo Republic
“We are willing to speak to almost any audience that wants to learn about memory problems including the various dementias and Alzheimer's disease,” she said. “We have often presented for church groups and other community organizations, especially on ...
Attending The Symphony Reverses Cognitive Decline, Study FindsHuffington Post
Ruidoso hosts Alzheimer's “Safety” presentationRuidoso News
Google's Walk Through DementiaA Place for Mom Senior Living News and Trends (blog)
TAPinto.net -Medical Xpress -Newsday
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National screening programme for Alzheimer’s disease on horizon as drugs due by 2025 – Telegraph.co.uk


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National screening programme for Alzheimer's disease on horizon as drugs due by 2025
Telegraph.co.uk
A national screening programme to pick up Alzheimer's disease is on the horizon, experts have said, after insisting that drugs to fight dementia will be ready within 10 years. Scientists who are working on treatments said medicine would be available in ...
USC neurologist Paul Aisen works to stop Alzheimer's before it startsUSC News
Here Are 3 Things We Need to Do as Another Alzheimer's Drug FailsThe Fiscal Times
Ronald Petersen, M.D., Ph.D., Discusses Future of Alzheimer's Research After Drug Trial FailsNewswise (press release)

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Outstanding achievements for people with dementia recognised – Alzheimer’s Society


Outstanding achievements for people with dementia recognised
Alzheimer's Society
The ceremony took place in Westminster, London on Wednesday 30 November and was hosted by Alzheimer's Society ambassador Angela Rippon. Winners include Gatwick Airport for their work as a dementia friendly airport and the East of England Co-Op, ...
Gatwick airport and OCS win Dementia Friendly Innovation Award 2016Reduced Mobility Rights

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Missing Detroit man suffers from Alzheimer’s & dementia – WXYZ


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Missing Detroit man suffers from Alzheimer's & dementia
WXYZ
DETROIT (WXYZ) - Detroit police are asking for your help locating a missing 58-year-old who suffers from Alzheimer's and dementia. According to police, Jodie McEray was last seen on Nov. 30 around 2 a.m. at his home in the 16000 block of Tracy.

Gatwick airport and OCS win Dementia Friendly Innovation Award 2016 – Reduced Mobility Rights


Gatwick airport and OCS win Dementia Friendly Innovation Award 2016
Reduced Mobility Rights
"However, there were some Gatwick airport and OCS win Dementia Friendly Innovation 2016 impressive examples of good practice too," Mr. Goodwill said. "At Gatwick, for instance, more than 80% of frontline staff have received Dementia Champions and ...