Despite efforts, stigma still shrouds Alzheimers – Simcoe.com


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Despite efforts, stigma still shrouds Alzheimers
Simcoe.com
It demonstrates a prime struggle with dementia and Alzheimer's disease, despite the rising number of cases, estimated at 7,200 in Simcoe County. “There's still a stigma, whether we like it or not. Even today, people still don't like to talk about it. I ...
Milton Keynes group offers activities for younger people with dementiaMilton Keynes MKWeb
Wokingham group reaching out to dementia sufferersLocal Berkshire
Alzheimer's Society plans for awareness weekNorthwich Guardian

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Every NHS staff member will have dementia training by 2018 – Alzheimer’s Society


Every NHS staff member will have dementia training by 2018
Alzheimer's Society
The commitment runs in parallel to plans aiming to make sure that NHS higher education courses include dementia training in their curriculum, in recognition that dementia has a widespread impact on society, including on the NHS. The training will ...

Alzheimer Disease, Lewy Body, and Parkinson Dementia – Medscape


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Alzheimer Disease, Lewy Body, and Parkinson Dementia
Medscape
Dementia is a syndrome characterized by cognitive degeneration that primarily affects older adults and results in the disruption of activities of daily living (ADLs). Dementia takes many forms, including Alzheimer disease (AD), vascular dementia ...

FaceDementia makes you experience Alzheimer’s – West – Welfare Society Territory


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FaceDementia makes you experience Alzheimer's
West - Welfare Society Territory
A facebook app against dementia. It's FaceDementia, an app launched by the Alzheimer's Research UK, the major British charity for dementia and Alzheimer's disease. How does it work? You can log in with your Facebook profile, and the app uses the ...
Dementia Facebook app to raise awareness of the illnessBBC News
App simulates dementia symptomsWebMD.Boots.com
Facebook App Simulates DementiaABC News
Huffington Post UK -Gizmodo UK -Bayoubuzz
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Silvio Berlusconi to start community service on May 9 – Deccan Chronicle


Silvio Berlusconi to start community service on May 9
Deccan Chronicle
Paolo Pigni, head of the Catholic-run Fondazione Sacra Famiglia near Milan, told a press conference "the former prime minister will arrive on May 9" and work in the part of the centre dedicated to caring for people with dementia and Alzheimer's disease.

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Berlusconi to do community service with Alzheimer’s patients – The Guardian


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Berlusconi to do community service with Alzheimer's patients
The Guardian
Paolo Pigni, head of the Catholic-run Fondazione Sacra Famiglia, near Milan, said the former Italian prime minister would work in the part of the centre dedicated to caring for people with dementia and Alzheimer's disease. The media magnate – who has ...
Silvio Berlusconi to work with Alzheimer's patientsSydney Morning Herald

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Dementia, Alzheimer’s caregiver conference May 17 – Newnan Times-Herald


Dementia, Alzheimer's caregiver conference May 17
Newnan Times-Herald
An educational conference for caregivers of those suffering from dementia and Alzheimer's disease will be held May 17 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Whitesburg Recreation Center, 50 Booster Field Drive in Whitesburg. For more details call 678-400-0198.

Cambridgeshire charity Alzheimer’s Research UK demonstrates impact of … – Cambridge News


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Cambridgeshire charity Alzheimer's Research UK demonstrates impact of ...
Cambridge News
A moving website app which shows social media users what it would be like to have dementia has been launched by Alzheimer's Research UK. FaceDementia is designed to simulate symptoms experienced by people with the condition by using a person's ...
FaceDementia makes you experience Alzheimer'sWest - Welfare Society Territory
Dementia Facebook app to raise awareness of the illnessBBC News
Facebook App Simulates DementiaABC News
WebMD.Boots.com -Huffington Post UK -Bayoubuzz
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Bancroft Presents the Clarence York Lecture Series: Dementia and Alzheimer’s – New Jersey Monthly


Bancroft Presents the Clarence York Lecture Series: Dementia and Alzheimer's
New Jersey Monthly
Zaven Khachaturian, Ph.D., president of the Campaign to Prevent Alzheimer's disease by 2020 Inc., will deliver the featured presentation, a review the history of dementia and Alzheimer's research in the United States during the last three decades.

Music reconnects people with Alzheimer’s, dementia – WISC Madison


Music reconnects people with Alzheimer's, dementia
WISC Madison
The iPod came from the Wisconsin Music and Memory Program, part of a national effort in which nursing home staff are trained to personalize playlists for people diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or other related dementia. It is not music therapy ...

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