NHS Choices | Testing sense of smell may give early warning of Alzheimer's risk NHS Choices Some people who scored badly on the test were later found to have early signs associated with Alzheimer's disease. Previous research has shown people's sense of smell gets worse as they get older. People with dementia seem to have an even worse ... Alzheimer's early signs: Declining sense of smell could be first warning of decline, not memory loss Sense of smell may predict Alzheimer's risk |
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Power of attorneys rocket as dementia becomes Britain’s biggest killer – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk | Power of attorneys rocket as dementia becomes Britain's biggest killer Telegraph.co.uk There has been a huge rise in the number of lasting power of attorneys set up, new figures show, as dementia and Alzheimer's become the biggest cause of death for the first time. Power of attorney arrangements allow an individual's financial and health ... |
Alzheimer Scotland Launches Tartan Christmas Advert – The Sunday Post
The Sunday Post | Alzheimer Scotland Launches Tartan Christmas Advert The Sunday Post Alzheimer Scotland has launched its 2016 Christmas advertising campaign featuring the world's first Alzheimer's inspired tartan to help raise vital funds for people living with dementia during the season of good cheer. The poignant two minute online ad ... |
CH&R begins Alzheimer’s caregiver support group – Carthage Press
CH&R begins Alzheimer's caregiver support group Carthage Press Every third Wednesday of the month, Carthage Health and Rehab is hosting educational and supportive group meetings for those taking care of loved ones with Alzheimer's or dementia. The meetings are facilitated by Terri Milsop and Melissa James, BSW ... |
‘A terrible time’: Daughter recounts mother’s dementia battle – BBC News
BBC News | 'A terrible time': Daughter recounts mother's dementia battle BBC News Peggy Walton was 81 when she was diagnosed with vascular dementia in 1997. shortly after going to live with her daughter's family in Ewhurst Green, East Sussex. The condition, the UK's second most common type of dementia after Alzheimer's disease, ... |
Some people are immune to Alzheimer’s symptoms, scientists find – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk | Some people are immune to Alzheimer's symptoms, scientists find Telegraph.co.uk If scientists can find a protective factor, it could help the normal elderly and those with the Alzheimer's pathology to avoid the devastating symptoms. The post-mortems showed that despite having dementia the area of the brain responsible for memory ... |
Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease is now the leading cause of death in England and Wales – Norfolk Eastern Daily Press
Dementia and Alzheimer's disease is now the leading cause of death in England and Wales Norfolk Eastern Daily Press “In 2015, dementia and Alzheimer's disease became the leading cause of death in part because people are simply living longer but also because of improved detection and diagnosis,” said Elizabeth McLaren, head of life event statistics at the ONS. |
Dementia becomes Britain’s biggest killer – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk | Dementia becomes Britain's biggest killer Telegraph.co.uk Dementia and Alzheimer's are now the biggest cause of death in England and Wales after jumping by a fifth in a single year, official figures show. They overtook heart disease as Britain's biggest killer, accounting for almost one in eight deaths ... |
Alzheimer Society makes urgent plea for improved services – Regina Leader-Post
Regina Leader-Post | Alzheimer Society makes urgent plea for improved services Regina Leader-Post As an alarming number of Saskatchewan residents are being diagnosed with dementia, it's increasingly urgent for the provincial government to support a Dementia Action Plan, says Joanne Bracken, CEO of the Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan (ASOS). |
‘Ignorance is not bliss’: Dementia diagnoses should come early – Regina Leader-Post
Regina Leader-Post | 'Ignorance is not bliss': Dementia diagnoses should come early Regina Leader-Post Joanne Bracken, CEO of the Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan, noted a survey done last year for the society asked respondents if they thought they had Alzheimer's disease or another dementia, would they want to get the diagnosis — 96 per cent answered ... |