State commission hosts public listening session about Alzheimer’s, dementia – WDBJ7


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State commission hosts public listening session about Alzheimer's, dementia
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Those who attend will get an overview of the Virginia Dementia State Plan and what the state is doing to help people with Alzheimer's, dementia and their caregivers. Attendees are welcomed to speak about the plan, their dementia needs and what
Cuts take aim at Alzheimer and dementia patientsIllinoisHomePage.net

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App That Helps Patients Sing Their Favorite Songs Slows Dementia, Alzheimer’s … – CBS Local


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App That Helps Patients Sing Their Favorite Songs Slows Dementia, Alzheimer's
CBS Local
Researchers at the George Mason University in Virginia and the Society for Neuroscience in San Diego had amazing results when patients with dementia and Alzheimer's sang show tunes like “The Sound of Music,” “When You Wish Upon A Star,” and …

Cuts take aim at Alzheimer and dementia patients – IllinoisHomePage.net


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Cuts take aim at Alzheimer and dementia patients
IllinoisHomePage.net
Alzheimer and dementia patients are next on the chopping block. The proposed cuts total $1.5 million. It could end a three-year transitional payment for clinical services for patients and educational programs to families, caregivers and health

Community health program about memory loss, dementia and Alzheimer’s … – News-Herald.com

Community health program about memory loss, dementia and Alzheimer's
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The women of Celebration United Methodist Church in Euclid and the Alzheimer's Association's Cleveland area chapter will present a community health program about memory loss, dementia and Alzheimer's disease from 10 a.m. to noon on April 25.

Alzheimer’s, dementia care program offers support to caregivers – Daily Bruin


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Alzheimer's, dementia care program offers support to caregivers
Daily Bruin
Patti Davis, who co-facilitates a support group called Beyond Alzheimer's twice a week, spoke to attendees at the 2nd annual I-CareD Bootcamp for Caregivers of Dementia. (Allison Ong/Daily Bruin) …

German center, UW-Madison to work together on Alzheimer’s, dementia research – Madison.com

German center, UW-Madison to work together on Alzheimer's, dementia research
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The agreement calls for collaboration on development of therapeutics designed to slow the onset of Alzheimer's disease and dementia, identification of new approaches to improve the care of patients, discovery of new drug targets for diseases, best

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Dementia & Alzheimer’s Risks Decreased in Overweight People – Latinos Health


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Dementia & Alzheimer's Risks Decreased in Overweight People
Latinos Health
Researchers from The OXON Epidemiology and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine were amazed by their discovery. They found that people who were underweight had a 39% higher chance of developing dementia than those who are of …
Middle-age spread may protect against dementiaTelegraph.co.uk
Being overweight 'reduces dementia risk'BBC News
Does midlife obesity protect against dementia?Medical Xpress
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Spot early indicators of Alzheimer’s, dementia – YorkRegion.com

Spot early indicators of Alzheimer's, dementia
YorkRegion.com
While dementia is not a normal part of aging, it is a significant risk factor, he said. And that will have an impact on the community. Safety is a major concern families and caregivers have about people with dementia and Alzheimer's. “Given that

Overweight People a Lot Less Likely to Get Alzheimer’s – Newser


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Overweight People a Lot Less Likely to Get Alzheimer's
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(Newser) – The skinnier you are in middle age, the more likely you are to get dementia in your old age, according to British researchers who sound baffled by their own findings. In the largest study of its kind, the researchers looked at up to 20 years
When it's good to be fatMinnesota Public Radio News (blog)

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Dementia workshop teaches about Alzheimer’s – Kansas State Collegian


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Dementia workshop teaches about Alzheimer's
Kansas State Collegian
Alzheimer's is the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S., and someone develops the disease every 67 seconds. One in three seniors dies with Alzheimer's or another form of dementia. Alzheimer's cannot be prevented, cured or even slowed down