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Early dementia dramatically changes lives of Janesville couple
Gazettextra Director Edie Baran has written a show, "You Must Remember This," based on the stories of local people who have loved ones with dementia or alzheimer's. One of the stories is about Bruce and Diane Riley of Janesville. Diane was diagnosed with a rare … |
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New grant funds initiative to aid people who care for Alzheimer’s patients – Buffalo News
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New grant funds initiative to aid people who care for Alzheimer's patients
Buffalo News Catholic Charities is one of nine groups statewide with similar five-year grants to improve support for family members who care for the nearly 380,000 New Yorkers living with Alzheimer's disease and other dementia, including 55,000 in Western New York. |
Program Aimed at Assisting People with Autism, Alzheimer’s, and Dementia – WABI
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Program Aimed at Assisting People with Autism, Alzheimer's, and Dementia
WABI Public safety officials say it's common for people with certain mental conditions to wander off from time to time. Police in Central Maine have a new way to help find them. Augusta Police rolled-out a new info gathering program aimed at helping them … |
Why people with dementia in Newcastle still need love and support – ChronicleLive
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Why people with dementia in Newcastle still need love and support
ChronicleLive New research by Alzheimer's Society shows that 44% of people in the North East mistakenly think that once a person with dementia stops recognising loved ones, they don't benefit that much from spending time with them. In a separate survey of 300 people … Dementia sufferers need company of loved ones – charity Families of dementia sufferers urged to keep involving their loved one in get … 'Visit dementia sufferers', West loved ones urged |
Miracle jab to stop Alzheimer’s: Wonder vaccine may hold key to halting disease – Express.co.uk
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Miracle jab to stop Alzheimer's: Wonder vaccine may hold key to halting disease
Express.co.uk Professor Roy Jones, director of RICE, said: “This is very important. It opens the way to a completely different and hopefully much more effective vaccine.” Alzheimer's is the most common cause of dementia, playing havoc with memory, thinking and … Hope for Alzheimer's sufferers as first ever vaccine 'removes tangles in the … Call for care for Alzheimer's patients Clinical trial looks at potential vaccine for Alzheimer's disease |
64% of people living with dementia feel isolated following a diagnosis – Alzheimer’s Society
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64% of people living with dementia feel isolated following a diagnosis
Alzheimer’s Society New research by Alzheimer's Society shows that 42% of people mistakenly think that once a person with dementia stops recognising loved ones, they don't benefit a lot from spending time with them. In a separate survey of 300 people affected by dementia, … |
Volunteer honoured for services to people with dementia and their families – Alzheimer’s Society
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Volunteer honoured for services to people with dementia and their families
Alzheimer’s Society … our services without them. I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Elizabeth on being chosen to receive the British Empire Medal (BEM). It's a huge achievement and testament to her commitment to helping people with dementia and their … |
Appoint an Alzheimer’s czar, and treat it like AIDS or cancer – The Seattle Times
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Appoint an Alzheimer's czar, and treat it like AIDS or cancer
The Seattle Times CELEBRITIES Seth Rogen and Maria Shriver are raising awareness of Alzheimer's dementia but clinical medicine is still far from producing a cure. New therapy reports are tantalizing, but to date they have little impact, while nutritional supplements … |
Type 2 diabetes increases dementia risk – Reuters
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Type 2 diabetes increases dementia risk
Reuters And for one form, called vascular dementia, diabetes brings more risk to women than men, according to a new review. The most common cause of dementia is Alzheimer's disease, which is non-vascular, said senior author Rachel R. Huxley of Curtin … Study: Diabetes Increases Dementia Risk |
Top Alzheimer’s disease, dementia research of 2015 – Healio
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Top Alzheimer's disease, dementia research of 2015
Healio Due to shortcomings of current dementia screening methods, James E. Galvin, MD, MPH developed the Quick Dementia Rating System (QDRS), a 10-item questionnaire that assesses memory and recall, orientation, decision-making and problem solving … Stem Cells Help Evaluate Experimental Alzheimer's Drugs Clinton's $2 Bln Action Plan For Eliminating Alzheimer's By 2025 A fungal infection in the brain could be linked to Alzheimer's, study suggests |