Experimental Alzheimer’s drug ‘reverses dementia triggers’ – Yorkshire Post


Yorkshire Post

Experimental Alzheimer's drug 'reverses dementia triggers'
Yorkshire Post
An experimental Alzheimer's drug reverses changes in the brain that can trigger dementia, according to new research. Ageing takes its toll on the brain, and the cells of the hippocampus – a region of the brain with circuitry crucial to learning and

Retirement community raises awareness about Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia – ABC2 News


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Retirement community raises awareness about Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia
ABC2 News
"It's hard for people to focus on what they're doing from day to day," said Stacy Buckley, a dementia care specialist. The facility opened its door Wednesday to educate the community about what living with Alzheimer's disease and dementia is really like.

Bristol’s Dementia Wellbeing Service celebrates first birthday – Alzheimer’s Society


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Bristol's Dementia Wellbeing Service celebrates first birthday
Alzheimer’s Society
The service is a partnership between Alzheimer's Society and Devon Partnership NHS Trust, creating the Bristol Dementia Partnership. Since April 2015 it has been responsible for delivering dementia services across the city. The service brings together
Province Announces $2.7 Million For Dementia Support604 Now (blog)

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Alzheimer’s Society warns GPs are refusing to visit dementia patients in care homes – Daily Mail


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Alzheimer's Society warns GPs are refusing to visit dementia patients in care homes
Daily Mail
GPs are treating thousands of dementia patients in care homes like second-class citizens, a damning report warns today. Some are refusing to visit vulnerable patients unless they are paid up to £36,000 a year, and will only prescribe drugs over the phone.
NHS double standard for people with dementia in care homesAlzheimer’s Society
Dementia sufferers unwittingly paying for free NHS services, claims damning reportThe Independent
Around 280000 people with dementia live in care homes and seven out of every 10 care home residents have been The Sun
HealthCanal.com (press release) (blog) –durhamregion.com
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NHS double standard for people with dementia in care homes – Alzheimer’s Society


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NHS double standard for people with dementia in care homes
Alzheimer’s Society
An Alzheimer's Society investigation has uncovered that almost half* of care home managers feel the NHS isn't providing residents with dementia adequate and timely access to vital services like physiotherapy, continence and mental health services. This
Dementia sufferers 'paying for free NHS services'BT.com
Around 280000 people with dementia live in care homes and seven out of every 10 care home residents have been The Sun
Dealing with dementia confusion frustrating for the whole familydurhamregion.com

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Skin condition Rosacea ‘could raise YOUR risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease’ – Daily Mail


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Skin condition Rosacea 'could raise YOUR risk of developing Alzheimer's disease'
Daily Mail
Researchers made adjustments for potential compounding factors, and afterwards concluded patients with rosacea had a seven per cent increased risk of dementia, and a 25 per cent increased risk of being diagnosed with Alzheimer's, compared to those …
Councillor pledges support for Alzheimer walkNorthumberland Today

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Seniors Living with Alzheimer’s or Dementia Can Wander Away from Home. This App Helps Find Them. – The Better India (blog)

Seniors Living with Alzheimer's or Dementia Can Wander Away from Home. This App Helps Find Them.
The Better India (blog)
Introducing Re-unite, an app to find senior citizens who might have wandered away from their homes because of memory loss caused by Alzheimer's or dementia. This is how it works. “Many times we hear about cases of senior citizens with Alzheimer's or …

Celebrate Labyrinths on Saturday; utilize free classes on dementia and Alzheimer’s – The Register-Guard


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Celebrate Labyrinths on Saturday; utilize free classes on dementia and Alzheimer's
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Netti Garner stands at the center of the labyrinth she constructed in 2003. Garner's labyrinth is based on the original at France's Cartre cathedral, which dates back to about 1200. (Jarod Opperman/The Register-Guard) …

Healthy Living: Alzheimer’s is most common form of dementia – Norwich Bulletin


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Healthy Living: Alzheimer's is most common form of dementia
Norwich Bulletin
It happens to all of us. We misplace our keys or glasses. We forget a phone number we used to know. These are normal occurrences, but when do “senior moments” become signs of dementia? Dementia is the broad term for various declines in cognitive …
Advice for Alzheimer's CaregiversNew York Times
Alzheimer's Research Presentation by Dr. Huntington Potter, PHDPrime Time News

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Free Alzheimer’s/Dementia Support Group May 20 at Presbyterian Church of Westfield – NJ.com

Free Alzheimer's/Dementia Support Group May 20 at Presbyterian Church of Westfield
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Jewish Family Service of Central NJ, a non-sectarian health and social service agency, will be hosting an Alzheimer's/Dementia Caregiver Support Group on Friday, May 20, 2016, at the Presbyterian Church in Westfield, 140 Mountain Avenue, Westfield, NJ, …