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Seminar to Provide Resources for Caregivers of Dementia and Alzheimer Patients
PR Web (press release) The daylong seminar in Columbia, S.C., for professional and non-professional caregivers and family members of those who are experiencing dementia or Alzheimer's Disease will provide information on dementia, community and VA resources, management … Free seminar for caregivers of alzheimer patients Nov. 7 |
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Study aims to spot early dementia from eye exam – The Guardian
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Study aims to spot early dementia from eye exam
The Guardian Researchers are investigating whether a simple eye test could be used to identify the early stages of Alzheimer's disease. A three-year £1.1m project will look at whether computer software can identify the warning signs from high-definition images of … Dundee University eye test could identify Alzheimer's |
Dundee University eye test could identify Alzheimer’s – Evening Telegraph
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Dundee University eye test could identify Alzheimer's
Evening Telegraph The platform will look at the causes of dementia across a range of neurodegenerative conditions, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Motor Neurone Disease following millions of pounds of investment from the Government for new technologies. |
Facility for Alzheimer’s, dementia patients to open next fall – mySanAntonio.com
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Facility for Alzheimer's, dementia patients to open next fall
mySanAntonio.com SAN ANTONIO — Memory Care America and Embree Healthcare Group are building a 64-bed facility in Westover Hills for patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease and dementia. The structure will be known as Memory Care of Westover Hills and will be at … |
Exercise Reduces the Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease – Brain Blogger (blog)
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Exercise Reduces the Risk of Alzheimer's Disease
Brain Blogger (blog) The benefits of physical activity for individuals with, or at risk of, dementia are not particularly well known to the general public. Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the most common forms of dementia. It is still debatable what exactly causes the … New Alzheimer's association research grants fund multiple investigations of … Dementia warning signs occur years before diagnosis, study says MEDICINE & HEALTH Beginning to be forgetful? Grab the 2Ws: Webster's and … |
Dementia Expert to Present on Alzheimer’s Research, Care – Williamsburg Yorktown Daily
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Dementia Expert to Present on Alzheimer's Research, Care
Williamsburg Yorktown Daily His talk focuses on the importance of family and their views when working with dementia patients, as well as recognizing and preserving the individual “inside” for patients. Lyketsos will also give the audience a look at the latest in Alzheimer's and … |
New insight on why people with Down syndrome invariably develop Alzheimer’s … – Medical Xpress
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New insight on why people with Down syndrome invariably develop Alzheimer's …
Medical Xpress A new study by researchers at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute reveals the process that leads to changes in the brains of individuals with Down syndrome—the same changes that cause dementia in Alzheimer's patients. The findings, published in … New Insight on Why People with Down Syndrome Invariably Develop … |
Work of Isle of Wight Alzheimer Cafés highlighted at regional conference – On The Wight
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Work of Isle of Wight Alzheimer Cafés highlighted at regional conference
On The Wight Alzheimer Cafés based on Isle of Wight. These cafés give people living with dementia a social space to interact with others living with the condition and also access to support. Using coloured crockery to encourage patients to increase the amount of … |
Walnuts May Help Prevent Dementia, Alzheimer’s – Christian Broadcasting Network
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Walnuts May Help Prevent Dementia, Alzheimer's
Christian Broadcasting Network Eating walnuts could help keep your brain healthy as you get older because they may help prevent dementia and Alzheimer's. According to the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, walnuts contain healthy ingredients, like omega-3 fatty acids and anti-oxidants … New dementia breakthrough! Experts reveal two ways to fight disease Walnuts May Help Combat Alzheimer's |
£55 dementia bonus for GPs ‘a step too far’ – ITV News
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£55 dementia bonus for GPs 'a step too far'
ITV News The Patients Association has condemned plans to pay GPs a £55 bonus to diagnose dementia as "a step too far". NHS England confirmed family doctors would receive the cash under a new scheme in what is understood to be the first national initiative to … Call them crazy – the foolhardy new incentives for dementia diagnoses GPs to be given £55 for every diagnosis of dementia Dementia diagnosis will earn a GP £55: Incentive scheme unethical, leading … |