CH&R begins Alzheimer’s caregiver support group – Carthage Press


CH&R begins Alzheimer's caregiver support group
Carthage Press
Every third Wednesday of the month, Carthage Health and Rehab is hosting educational and supportive group meetings for those taking care of loved ones with Alzheimer's or dementia. The meetings are facilitated by Terri Milsop and Melissa James, BSW ...

‘A terrible time’: Daughter recounts mother’s dementia battle – BBC News


BBC News

'A terrible time': Daughter recounts mother's dementia battle
BBC News
Peggy Walton was 81 when she was diagnosed with vascular dementia in 1997. shortly after going to live with her daughter's family in Ewhurst Green, East Sussex. The condition, the UK's second most common type of dementia after Alzheimer's disease, ...

Some people are immune to Alzheimer’s symptoms, scientists find – Telegraph.co.uk


Telegraph.co.uk

Some people are immune to Alzheimer's symptoms, scientists find
Telegraph.co.uk
If scientists can find a protective factor, it could help the normal elderly and those with the Alzheimer's pathology to avoid the devastating symptoms. The post-mortems showed that despite having dementia the area of the brain responsible for memory ...

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Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease is now the leading cause of death in England and Wales – Norfolk Eastern Daily Press


Dementia and Alzheimer's disease is now the leading cause of death in England and Wales
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press
“In 2015, dementia and Alzheimer's disease became the leading cause of death in part because people are simply living longer but also because of improved detection and diagnosis,” said Elizabeth McLaren, head of life event statistics at the ONS.

Dementia becomes Britain’s biggest killer – Telegraph.co.uk


Telegraph.co.uk

Dementia becomes Britain's biggest killer
Telegraph.co.uk
Dementia and Alzheimer's are now the biggest cause of death in England and Wales after jumping by a fifth in a single year, official figures show. They overtook heart disease as Britain's biggest killer, accounting for almost one in eight deaths ...

Alzheimer Society makes urgent plea for improved services – Regina Leader-Post


Regina Leader-Post

Alzheimer Society makes urgent plea for improved services
Regina Leader-Post
As an alarming number of Saskatchewan residents are being diagnosed with dementia, it's increasingly urgent for the provincial government to support a Dementia Action Plan, says Joanne Bracken, CEO of the Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan (ASOS).

‘Ignorance is not bliss’: Dementia diagnoses should come early – Regina Leader-Post


Regina Leader-Post

'Ignorance is not bliss': Dementia diagnoses should come early
Regina Leader-Post
Joanne Bracken, CEO of the Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan, noted a survey done last year for the society asked respondents if they thought they had Alzheimer's disease or another dementia, would they want to get the diagnosis — 96 per cent answered ...

Dementia is now the leading cause of death says ONS – Daily Mail


Daily Mail

Dementia is now the leading cause of death says ONS
Daily Mail
Elizabeth McLaren, head of life event statistics at ONS, said: 'In 2015, dementia and Alzheimer's disease became the leading cause of death in part because people are simply living longer but also because of improved detection and diagnosis.' ONS uses ...

Dementia and Alzheimer’s are leading cause of death: Conditions overtake heart disease – Express.co.uk


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Dementia and Alzheimer's are leading cause of death: Conditions overtake heart disease
Express.co.uk
For females, the leading cause of death was dementia and Alzheimer's disease accounting for 15.2 per cent of all female deaths, up from 13.4 per cent in 2014. Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia, affecting an estimated 850,000 ...

Dementia now leading cause of death – BBC News


BBC News

Dementia now leading cause of death
BBC News
Dementia, including Alzheimer's Disease, has overtaken heart disease as the leading cause of death in England and Wales, latest figures reveal. The Office for National Statistics says the change is due to people living for longer and better detection ...