The Memory Center Richmond provides specialized assisted living for … – wtvr.com

The Memory Center Richmond provides specialized assisted living for
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The Memory Center provides assisted living devoted to individuals requiring Alzheimer's and Dementia care. The community activities and programs provide education and guidance regarding the disease and its process, and work to increase freedoms and …

Study reveals mechanism behind most common form of inherited Alzheimer’s … – Medical Xpress


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Study reveals mechanism behind most common form of inherited Alzheimer's
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"Our study provides new insights into Alzheimer's disease by showing how human mutations that cause the disease lead to neurodegeneration and dementia," says Raymond J. Kelleher III, MD, PhD, of the MGH Department of Neurology and Center for …

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Dementia and Alzheimer’s: Top 10 warning signs – Main Line


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Dementia and Alzheimer's: Top 10 warning signs
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Dementia is a general term for a decline in mental ability that interferes with daily life. In it's broadest term it is deterioration in brain function that affects memory, communications, and behavior. The most common form of Dementia is Alzheimer's
'I'm 39 and have Alzheimer's disease'BBC News
Alzheimer's Research UK and parkrun join forces to help fight against dementiaCambridge News
Chris Graham describes the agony of losing four family members to Alzheimer'sDaily Mail
CKWS –The Conversation UK
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Reduced heart function tied to raised risk of dementia, Alzheimer’s – Medical News Today


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Reduced heart function tied to raised risk of dementia, Alzheimer's
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Alzheimer's disease – the most common form of dementia – is a progressive disease that affects the parts of the brain that control memory, thinking and language. It starts with mild memory loss and may lead to inability to have conversations, live a
Dementia and Alzheimer's target womenWest – Welfare Society Territory
Study shows poor heart function could be major risk for Alzheimer's diseaseMedical Xpress
Alzheimer's Risk Higher If Poor Heart Function's InvolvedScience World Report
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Non-drug approaches work better in people with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia – News-Medical.net


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Non-drug approaches work better in people with Alzheimer's disease, dementia
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Doctors write millions of prescriptions a year for drugs to calm the behavior of people with Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia. But non-drug approaches actually work better, and carry far fewer risks, experts conclude in a new report. In
'Just Say No' To Behavior-Calming Drugs For Alzheimer PatientsScience 2.0
GAO Report Urges Fewer Antipsychotic Drugs For Dementia PatientsGPB

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A week in my . . . role as dementia adviser: ‘We want to enable people with … – Irish Times


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A week in my . . . role as dementia adviser: 'We want to enable people with
Irish Times
My job as a dementia adviser in the community is one of seven new posts across the country funded by the Alzheimer Society of Ireland. Prior to this work, I was a home care co-ordinator in Co Louth, so I had to deal with people in their own homes and …
Greene King supports Dementia Friends initiativeMorningAdvertiser.co.uk
Helping kids understand dementiaWinnipeg Free Press
Home Retail Group has raised almost £3 million to support people living with Alzheimer’s Society
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Study shows poor heart function could be major risk for Alzheimer’s disease – Medical Xpress

Study shows poor heart function could be major risk for Alzheimer's disease
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19 in Circulation, associates heart function with the development of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Participants with decreased heart function, measured by cardiac index, were two to three times more likely to develop significant memory loss over

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Public Release: 3-Mar-2015 Vanderbilt study shows poor heart function could be … – EurekAlert (press release)

Public Release: 3-Mar-2015 Vanderbilt study shows poor heart function could be
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A healthier heart could prevent Alzheimer's disease, according to new research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The study, published online Feb. 19 in Circulation, associates heart function with the development of dementia and Alzheimer's disease.

Dementia and Alzheimer’s target women – West – Welfare Society Territory


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Dementia and Alzheimer's target women
West – Welfare Society Territory
Women are the main victims of dementia and Alzheimer's. In Spain, they account for seven in 10 deaths caused by these diseases. The spike in the two diseases in recent years is mainly linked to longer life expectancy, so they are now respectively the
Dementia leading cause of death in women over 80OnMedica
Where Are My Boots? Alzheimer's Disease Stole ThemYahoo Health
Alzheimer's Disease International 2015Australian Ageing Agenda

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JFS to host Alzheimer’s/Dementia Support Group on March 6 in Elizabeth – NJ.com

JFS to host Alzheimer's/Dementia Support Group on March 6 in Elizabeth
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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, March 6, 1-3 p.m. The group is free and open to Alzheimer's/dementia caregivers in the …

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