Kalamazoo Alzheimer’s facility uses music for memory loss – The Herald


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Kalamazoo Alzheimer's facility uses music for memory loss
The Herald
Twice a week, Amber Way provides residents suffering from Alzheimer's and dementia with music therapy, a growing form of treatment for memory loss. Residents gather in the dining room, sing songs, play instruments and get to know each other better.
Music a link to the past at Alzheimer's facilityThe Detroit News

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Dementia support centre opens in Lerwick – Shetland Times Online


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Dementia support centre opens in Lerwick
Shetland Times Online
Alzheimer Scotland's Dementia Resource Centre at the foot of Burgh Road will serve as a drop-in for anyone seeking information about dementia, as well as a base for local dementia adviser, Ann Williamson and community activities organiser, Laura Whittall.

Supplements can halt Alzheimer’s in groundbreaking dementia prevention … – Express.co.uk


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Supplements can halt Alzheimer's in groundbreaking dementia prevention
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The research has excited health experts worldwide and could lead to new public health advice on the treatment of early stage dementia using nutritional supplements. Researchers analysed people over 70 who had memory problems. They found brain …

Calming dementia patient: The connection to ’50 First Dates’ – The Columbian


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Calming dementia patient: The connection to '50 First Dates'
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Such prerecorded messages from family members are part of an apparently unique pilot program at the Hebrew Home at Riverdale aimed at helping victims of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia break through the morning fog of forgetfulness …
Idea from Adam Sandler film used to soothe dementia patientsColumbia Missourian

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Dementia-Adam Sandler-movie-videos – The Detroit News


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Dementia-Adam Sandler-movie-videos
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Such prerecorded messages from family members are part of an apparently unique pilot program at the Hebrew Home at Riverdale aimed at helping victims of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia break through the morning fog of forgetfulness …

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Sleep disordered breathing accelerates Alzheimer’s, dementia later in life – Healio


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Sleep disordered breathing accelerates Alzheimer's, dementia later in life
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Individuals with sleep disordered breathing who go without CPAP therapy are at an increased risk for developing mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer's disease at an earlier age than people without sleep disordered breathing, according to study results.
Sleep Apnea Linked to Early Onset of Alzheimer's and DementiaNews Every day
The Scary Connection Between Snoring and DementiaTIME
Snoring could bring on Alzheimer's 10 YEARS earlier, new research showsExpress.co.uk
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Families make videos to calm, reassure dementia patients – Canada.com


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Families make videos to calm, reassure dementia patients
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Such prerecorded messages from family members are part of an apparently unique pilot program at the Hebrew Home at Riverdale aimed at helping victims of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia break through the morning fog of forgetfulness …
Families make videos to reassure patients with dementiaFox News

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Idea from Adam Sandler film used to soothe dementia patients – U-T San Diego


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Idea from Adam Sandler film used to soothe dementia patients
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The nursing home in the Bronx has started a pilot program in which relatives record video messages for patients of Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. The videos are played for them each morning to calm their agitation and reassure them about
Families make videos to calm, reassure dementia patientsCanada.com

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Alzheimer’s: what the mice are really telling us – The Guardian


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Alzheimer's: what the mice are really telling us
The Guardian
Newspapers this week trumpeted the latest research into Alzheimer's disease. Scientists have found a drug that prevents the illness, and slows its course in those already suffering. The caveat, however, is that these Alzheimer's patients are mice. We
Immune system link to Alzheimer's disease: US studyCANOE
Detection of immune system link raises hope for new Alzheimer treatmentThe Westside Story

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Sleep Apnea Linked to Early Onset of Alzheimer’s and Dementia – News Every day


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Sleep Apnea Linked to Early Onset of Alzheimer's and Dementia
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The findings of the recent study were based on data sourced from another long-term Alzheimer's study. It found that sleep disturbance caused cognitive impairment 11 years earlier at 72 instead of 83. Sleep disturbance problems were either self-reported
The Scary Connection Between Snoring and DementiaTIME
Snoring could be early warning for dementia, Alzheimer'sThe Australian (blog)
Sleep apnea, other breathing troubles linked to dementia: studyNew York Daily News
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