Ex-Wellington mayor Kerry Prendergast tells of parents’ dementia struggles – Stuff.co.nz


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Ex-Wellington mayor Kerry Prendergast tells of parents' dementia struggles
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Former Wellington mayor Kerry Prendergast knows the cruelty of dementia – which will affect two people in the time it takes to read this sentence. Her father was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease 13 years ago and died three years later. Her mother was …
60000 Kiwis suffer from dementiaNew Zealand Herald

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Former Wellington Mayor Kerry Prendergast talks of parents’ dementia struggles – Stuff.co.nz


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Former Wellington Mayor Kerry Prendergast talks of parents' dementia struggles
Stuff.co.nz
Former Wellington Mayor Kerry Prendergast knows the cruelty of dementia – which will affect two people as you read this sentence. Her father was diagnosed with Alzheimer's 13 years ago and died three years later. Her mother was diagnosed with another …

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Alzheimer’s experts say dementia cases will nearly triple by 2050 – Raw Story


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Alzheimer's experts say dementia cases will nearly triple by 2050
Raw Story
The number of people with dementia worldwide will nearly triple from 47 million today to 132 million in 2050, a report said Tuesday. Dementia is an umbrella term for degenerative diseases of the brain characterised by a gradual decline in the ability

Very few have pure form of Alzheimer’s, dementia – The Hindu

Very few have pure form of Alzheimer's, dementia
The Hindu
Many believe that Alzheimer's and Vascular Dementia are the most common forms of dementia, but in reality, very few people have the pure form of either. Alzheimer's combined with Cerebro-vascular disease is the most common form of dementia, according …

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Prunella Scales’s dementia is so bad she forgot show she’d just seen – Daily Mail


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Prunella Scales's dementia is so bad she forgot show she'd just seen
Daily Mail
Although Alzheimer's disease develops at different rates for each individual, common symptoms include short-term memory loss, confusion, irritability, mood swings, and, eventually, long-term memory loss. Piers Morgan's Life Stories will begin on

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Revealed, the 9 factors that increase your risk of Alzheimer’s – Daily Mail


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Revealed, the 9 factors that increase your risk of Alzheimer's
Daily Mail
Scientists have discovered that just nine risk factors are to blame for two thirds of cases of Alzheimer's disease. Most of the factors are avoidable or down to lifestyle, they found, suggesting that people could go a long way to avoiding dementia late
Alzheimer''s ''Epidemic'' Disproved By 22% Lower Dementia Rates In UK: StudyThe Hullabaloo Online
Cut Your Risk Of Alzheimer's? Growing Evidence Says Maybe You Can — ModestlyWBUR
Lifestyle Choices Factor Into Majority of Alzheimer's CasesPsychiatry Advisor

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Alzheimer”s ”Epidemic” Disproved By 22% Lower Dementia Rates In UK: Study – The Hullabaloo Online


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Alzheimer''s ''Epidemic'' Disproved By 22% Lower Dementia Rates In UK: Study
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A study published on Friday, found that the number of people living with dementia in Western Europe, including new diagnoses has stabilized in the past 20 years. Researchers said that there might be components of dementia that might not be discovered, .

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Very few have pure form of Alzheimer’s, dementia – The Hindu

Very few have pure form of Alzheimer's, dementia
The Hindu
Many believe that Alzheimer's and Vascular Dementia are the most common forms of dementia, but in reality, very few people have the pure form of either. Alzheimer's combined with Cerebro-vascular disease is the most common form of dementia, according …
'Changing lifestyle increased cases of stroke, dementia'Times of India

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‘Changing lifestyle increased cases of stroke, dementia’ – Times of India

'Changing lifestyle increased cases of stroke, dementia'
Times of India
While Alzheimer's and vascular dementia are the most prevalent forms of dementia, only a minor number of patients have the diseases in the purest form and most often patients have a combination of both. "Epidemiological studies done in the Asian …

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Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease Rates Stabilising in the West – Regal Tribune


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Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease Rates Stabilising in the West
Regal Tribune
Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease Rates Stabilising in the West A new study published on Friday shows that Alzheimer's disease and dementia rates are steadying up in Western countries, as fears of a dementia epidemic climbed in the last couple of years.
Dementia may be stabilising in some countries: studyYahoo News
Dementia levels 'stabilising' across UK and Europe, study findsITV News
Research claims the number of people with dementia could be stabilisingAlzheimer’s Society
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