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Alzheimer's Society urges people with dementia to stay active when clocks change
Alzheimer’s Society People with dementia may have trouble getting to sleep and the condition can affect their body clocks. Night can turn into day creating a sense of confusion and this can become stressful for a carer. Keeping busy outdoors and soaking up natural light … |
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Engineered protein prevents dementia in mice carrying Alzheimer’s genes – Medical Xpress
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Engineered protein prevents dementia in mice carrying Alzheimer's genes
Medical Xpress Credit: KTH Royal Institute of Technology. A newly developed protein has successfully prevented dementia from occurring in lab mice carrying human Alzheimer's genes, raising the possibility for development of new treatments for the disease. |
Go teetotal to reduce dementia risks, NHS says – Telegraph.co.uk
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Go teetotal to reduce dementia risks, NHS says
Telegraph.co.uk Hilary Evans, chief executive of Alzheimer's Research UK, said: “There is now mounting evidence that a healthy lifestyle from mid-life can help to reduce the risk of dementia in later life, but public understanding of the risk factors for dementia is … NHS watchdog says cut booze in middle age or risk dementia Middle-aged 'should curb booze to avoid dementia' Give up drinking altogether to cut risk of dementia, watchdog says |
Hospice Maui Presents Alzheimer’s & Dementia Program – Maui Now
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Hospice Maui Presents Alzheimer's & Dementia Program
Maui Now Hospice Foundation of America's 22nd annual Living With Grief Program will present “The Longest Loss: Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia,” a free, nationally distributed webinar and teleconference moderated by Frank Sesno, director of the School of Media … |
NICE guidelines on delaying and preventing dementia in later life – Alzheimer’s Society
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NICE guidelines on delaying and preventing dementia in later life
Alzheimer’s Society The guidance, 'Disability, Dementia and Frailty in Later Life – Mid-Life Approaches to Prevention', suggests the risk of dementia, disability and frailty can be due to unchangeable factors, such as inherited conditions or injury. However, by changing … |
Alzheimers’ and dementia are second biggest killer in Australia, data shows – The Guardian
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Alzheimers' and dementia are second biggest killer in Australia, data shows
The Guardian Alzheimers' disease and dementia have overtaken stroke as the second leading cause of death among Australians for the first time, the latest available deaths data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare shows. There were 147,678 deaths … |
Local researchers study diet designed to prevent Alzheimer’s, dementia – 7Online WSVN-TV
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Local researchers study diet designed to prevent Alzheimer's, dementia
7Online WSVN-TV WSVN — What if changing what you eat now could prevent getting diseases like Alzheimer's in the future? 7's Lynn Martinez has more on the MIND Diet doctors are calling a no-brainer. Yvonne Morten just turned 83 years young. She walks several times a … |
Efforts spread to aid dementia sufferers – The Boston Globe
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Efforts spread to aid dementia sufferers
The Boston Globe Recognizing that many primary care doctors don't have expertise to properly diagnose dementia, the action team in Cambridge brought an Alzheimer's specialist to the local hospital to train clinicians. Volunteers in several towns also started offering … |
Reading Buses has team running for Alzheimer’s Society – getreading
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Reading Buses has team running for Alzheimer's Society
getreading Mr Pinches said: “Every extra pound would make a difference and it would be fantastic to see people donating from all over Reading to support the team and help in the fight against dementia and Alzheimer's.” June Leatheam, Alzheimer's Society Community … |
My husband has a two-minute memory: Wife, 78, cares for wandering spouse with … – NEWS.com.au
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My husband has a two-minute memory: Wife, 78, cares for wandering spouse with …
NEWS.com.au Kevin, 83, has had dementia for 15 years, and is losing his memory and language. Margaret, 78, helps him get dressed, cuts up his food and … With no cure for Alzheimer's, Kevin never sought treatment. “When I could have got him to the doctor, he … |