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Alzheimer's test: Mayo clinic finds easy test to detect dementia
Digital Journal Testing for Alzheimer's Disease is an expensive and complicated proposition at the moment but the Mayo Clinic may have a solution. They've released a study this week on a three-part test for dementia that could be done in your physician's office. New test will help doctors identify if you are at risk of memory problems Measuring dementia risk: Now there's a number for that, too Can This 3-Step Test Predict Alzheimer's? |
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Mahwah PD adds tracking system for kids with autism, adults with dementia … – Cliffviewpilot.com
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Mahwah PD adds tracking system for kids with autism, adults with dementia …
Cliffviewpilot.com PUBLIC SAFETY: Addressing the need to help find special needs children or adults with dementia or Alzheimer's who wander off, Mahwah authorities have added a Care Trak System to the police department's resources. The need was heightened when a … Mahwah Police Implement Tracking System for Special Needs Children |
UK, drugmakers establish global $100M Alzheimer’s venture fund – Madison.com
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UK, drugmakers establish global $100M Alzheimer's venture fund
Madison.com The new Dementia Discovery Fund will function like a venture capital fund. It will identify promising laboratory discoveries in Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia, then distribute money to cover costs for the steps needed to prepare for … Dementia Drug Research Aided By $100 Mln Venture Capital Fund New initiatives launched with €365M to tackle major global health problems |
A Simple 3-Part Test May Predict Alzheimer’s – TIME
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A Simple 3-Part Test May Predict Alzheimer's
TIME Diseases like Alzheimer's start years, even decades, before the first symptoms of memory loss shows up. And with rates of those diseases rising, experts say that more primary care physicians—not neurology experts—will have the task of identifying … Whispers of advice in an elderly ear can slow dementia |
Perryville Police Department participated in specialized Alzheimer’s and … – Perry County Republic Monitor
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Perryville Police Department participated in specialized Alzheimer's and …
Perry County Republic Monitor Perryville Police Department Dispatcher Vicki Hunt would be one of the first people notified in the event of a missing dementia patient. She would then be able to relay important registry information to the investigating officers, helping to ensure the … |
Swiss Re joins Alzheimer’s Society in the fight against dementia – Alzheimer’s Society
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Swiss Re joins Alzheimer's Society in the fight against dementia
Alzheimer’s Society The first is a research project focusing on young carers of people with dementia, the second is the Clover Café in the London Borough of Wandsworth – a support café for people with dementia and their carers, and the third will cover local Alzheimer's … |
Can’t find your keys? Forgetting simple things? Are you losing your mind? – Personal Liberty Digest
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Can't find your keys? Forgetting simple things? Are you losing your mind?
Personal Liberty Digest Alzheimer's disease and dementia are related conditions, but they are not exactly the same thing. Many people get confused when discussing the difference between Alzheimer's disease and dementia, incorrectly using the two terms interchangeably. Age-Related Memory Loss Occurs Faster In Men Than Women, But It's Not All … Ultrasound Away Your Alzheimer's Plaques? Memory loss is faster in men – study |
Could epilepsy drug help treat Alzheimer’s disease? – NHS Choices
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Could epilepsy drug help treat Alzheimer's disease?
NHS Choices This is where people have problems with their memory and are at an increased risk of developing dementia, including Alzheimer's disease. Dementia is a common condition that affects about 800,000 people in the UK. Most types of dementia cannot be cured. |
Songwriting helps those with Dementia and Alzheimers – KING5.com
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Songwriting helps those with Dementia and Alzheimers
KING5.com At the end of the month, Edmonds Center for the Arts is hosting a special workshop with Songwriting Works. Their mission is to bring music, and a new way of communicating, to people living with dementia and Alzheimer's. Education & Outreach Manager for … |
$100 million fund seeks to cure Alzheimer’s, dementia – San Jose Mercury News
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$100 million fund seeks to cure Alzheimer's, dementia
San Jose Mercury News The new Dementia Discovery Fund will function like a venture capital fund. It will identify promising laboratory discoveries in Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia, then distribute money to cover costs for the steps needed to prepare for … GlaxoSmithKline and J&J back a $100M new Alzheimer's R&D project Alzheimer's: The fight against dementia has gone global $100 million raised to find effective treatment for Alzheimer's |