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Hope Dementia & Alzheimer's Services Receives Grant
CapeNews.net Hope Dementia & Alzheimer's Services has received $29,250 in funding, enabling the organization to launch a new Family Education Series to expand upon existing free caregiver support services. The series, open to the community without charge, includes … |
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Dave and Ruth in dressage bidfor Alzheimer’s – The Press, York
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Dave and Ruth in dressage bidfor Alzheimer's
The Press, York HORSE riders from York and North Yorkshire will be competing in a national dressage competition to support a dementia research charity. Dave Brackpool and Ruth Snowden are taking part in the My Quest National Dressage Championships to raise money … |
USC researcher targets blood-brain barrier in Alzheimer’s study – ScienceBlog.com (blog)
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USC researcher targets blood-brain barrier in Alzheimer's study
ScienceBlog.com (blog) “If there is a leak along this vascular tube and the pothole is, for example, near the hippocampus — the center of learning and memory — that can contribute to the development of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. We can delay the onset or slow the … Should A Person Be Told The Diagnosis When It's Alzheimer's? Scientific study develops new strategies to prevent Alzheimer's Treatment approach used in cancer holds promise for Alzheimer's disease |
Network can help locate Alzheimer’s patients – North Platte Telegraph
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Network can help locate Alzheimer's patients
North Platte Telegraph Anyone with dementia is at risk of wandering. This behavior can affect individuals in all stages as long as that person is mobile. Trouble navigating familiar places; A desire to get to a certain place could prompt individuals with Alzheimer's to go in … |
Alzheimer’s program set – Pontiac Daily Leader
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Alzheimer's program set
Pontiac Daily Leader A program on the basics of memory loss, dementia and Alzheimer's disease will be held from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, at Spoon River Towers, 401 N. Illinois, Lewistown. The program will provide information on detection, causes and risk factors; … |
New strategy to prevent Alzheimer’s disease – Science Daily
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New strategy to prevent Alzheimer's disease
Science Daily "Common diseases like Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and dementia are caused in part by abnormal accumulation of certain proteins in the brain," said senior author Dr. Huda Zoghbi, professor of molecular and human genetics and of pediatrics — neurology and … USC researcher targets blood-brain barrier in Alzheimer's study Should A Person Be Told The Diagnosis When It's Alzheimer's? How to lower your risk for Alzheimer's |
Nonprofit Gathering Place provides conviviality, relief for dementia victims and their families – Houston Chronicle
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Nonprofit Gathering Place provides conviviality, relief for dementia victims and their families
Houston Chronicle Working with Houston nonprofit Interfaith Care Partners, Lakewood is one of almost 60 area churches and synagogues hosting the sessions for people with Alzheimer's or other diseases that ravage the mind. The free sessions provide companionship and a … |
Alzheimer’s program set – Canton Daily Ledger
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Alzheimer's program set
Canton Daily Ledger Alzheimer's program set. Saturday. Oct 22, 2016 at 10:45 AM. A program on the basics of memory loss, dementia and Alzheimer's disease will be held from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, at Spoon River Towers, 401 N. Illinois, Lewistown. A program on … |
Bermuda caregivers course goes global – Royal Gazette
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Bermuda caregivers course goes global
Royal Gazette A successful Bermudian-designed course to train potential dementia and Alzheimer caregivers is set to return after being adopted internationally. Carol Everson, of the Bermuda Legion, said that while 100 people went through the course locally to become … |
A Yakima family deals with the heartbreaking effects of Alzheimer’s – Yakima Herald-Republic
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A Yakima family deals with the heartbreaking effects of Alzheimer's
Yakima Herald-Republic They've faced misunderstanding from others who've said he is “too young” to have Alzheimer's, who have never seen how the disease erases memories, dismantles personalities and steals the most mundane of physical abilities, such as chewing and … |