Ontario expands protection for people with dementia who may go missing – Canada NewsWire (press release)


Ontario expands protection for people with dementia who may go missing
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28, 2014 /CNW/ - The Alzheimer Society of Ontario, in partnership with the Government of Ontario is expanding the groundbreaking Finding Your Way TM program, a multicultural safety awareness initiative for people with dementia who go missing or become ...

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Hebrew U.: Molecule developed to lower risk of dementia connected to diabetes – Jerusalem Post


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Hebrew U.: Molecule developed to lower risk of dementia connected to diabetes
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Daphne Atlas of the biological chemistry department in the Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Science has found a potential neuro-inflammatory pathway that could be responsible for diabetics' increased risk of Alzheimer's and dementia. They also ...
New Molecule Protects the Brain from Detrimental Effects Associated with ...Bioscience Technology
New molecule protects brain from detrimental effects linked to diabetes and ...EurekAlert (press release)

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Dementia-related illnesses impact the whole family – Truro Daily News


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Dementia-related illnesses impact the whole family
Truro Daily News
She visits her numerous times a week and as she experiences what it's like to care for a loved one with dementia/Alzheimer's, Mingo hopes to make others aware of how difficult the disease is on the person with it as well as their family. She also wants ...
Early diagnosis of dementia promotedCape Breton Post
Future population focus of committeeNG News
Glavine announces dementia strategy for Nova ScotiaKings County Register/Advertiser
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Vitamin E may slow Alzheimer’s disease – The Tand D.com


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Vitamin E may slow Alzheimer's disease
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Researchers say vitamin E might slow the progression of mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease — the first time any treatment has been shown to alter the course of dementia at that stage. In a study of more than 600 older veterans, high doses of the ...
Alzheimer's Disease and Vitamin E the Road to the CureGuardian Liberty Voice
Alzheimer's Society kicks off search for creative agencyCampaignLive
China Faces Alzheimer's CrisisChina Digital Times
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Wife, caregiver says families living with dementia need support – Deseret News


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Wife, caregiver says families living with dementia need support
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Jamie Gordon and her two other children, ages 12 and 14, spoke Monday at an advocacy day at the state Capitol to increase support and awareness for those with dementia and Alzheimer's disease. The number of Utahns with Alzheimer's disease or other ...

Infections worsen effects of Alzheimer’s, dementia? – WWSB ABC 7


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Infections worsen effects of Alzheimer's, dementia?
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These infections are unlikely to cause long-term damage to young people, but can be very dangerous for the elderly, especially those with Alzheimer's or dementia. "Our findings suggest that the brain's memory circuits are particularly sensitive to ...
How a cold or the flu can cripple your spatial awarenessScience a Gogo

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PREVENTING ALZHEIMER’S AND DEMENTIA – SanJuanIslander.com


PREVENTING ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA
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As most of you know, Alzheimer's is just one type of dementia. But what are the causes of these insidious diseases and can we prevent them? Many people believe that dementia's will be the cause of the collapse of healthcare in this country as it costs ...
Alzheimer researchers seek early signsThe Sudbury Star
A campus walk from the heart for Alzheimer'sSt. Catharines Standard
Hundreds turn out for Alzheimer's walkCTV News Barrie
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Alzheimer researchers seek early signs – The Sudbury Star


Alzheimer researchers seek early signs
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Clarke, clinical lead for North East Specialized Geriatric Services, says doctors don't see the symptoms of Alzheimer's and dementia until "after the horse is out of the barn," usually 10 years after a person has the disease. Researchers are looking at ...
A campus walk from the heart for Alzheimer'sSt. Catharines Standard
Hundreds turn out for Alzheimer's walkCTV News Barrie
OLLI column | Dementia research expandingCentre Daily Times
Ottawa Sun
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Georgia Senate panel passes bill to track Alzheimer’s – Online Athens


Georgia Senate panel passes bill to track Alzheimer's
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A Senate panel unanimously passed this week separate bills that would move the state's aging services into a new agency and would track the prevalence of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia in Georgia. Sen. Renee Unterman (R-Buford), who ...
State Senate panel passes mental health billsAccess North Georgia

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Newcastle Lions Club presents goods to dementia and Alzheimer’s patients at … – Stoke Sentinel


Newcastle Lions Club presents goods to dementia and Alzheimer's patients at ...
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GIFTS: Patients with dementia and Alzheimer's were presented with a range of equipment to help stimulate their 'cognitive ability' yesterday. Newcastle Lions Club, based on London Road, Newcastle, visited Bradwell Hall Nursing Home to hand over items ...