Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Freedom, dignity in French Alzheimer's 'village'
The small village, like most in France, has a cafe-restaurant, a hairdresser, a superette and a library.
Sep 21, 2020
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News tagged with dementia sufferers
Neuroscience
Having migraines raises the risk of dementia, study finds
As if migraines didn't already cause enough suffering, a new study has found that people who experience the debilitating headaches are at much higher risk for Alzheimer's disease.
Sep 17, 2019
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Living with dementia, feeling lonely and isolated? MARIO the robot can help
Dementia is a major cause of disability and dependency among older people worldwide, with about 50 million people suffering from it and nearly 10 million new cases every year, according to a fact sheet by the World Health ...
May 14, 2018
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Neuroscience
Dementia patients with distorted memories may actually retain key information – researchers say
Some memories containing inaccurate information can be beneficial to dementia sufferers because it enables them to retain key information researchers say.
Mar 07, 2018
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Rocky start for Alzheimer's drug research in 2018
The year 2018, barely underway, has already dealt a series of disheartening blows to the quest for an Alzheimer's cure.
Jan 19, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Chronic pain linked to increased risk of dementia in study of older adults
Researchers at UC San Francisco have found that older people with persistent pain show quicker declines in memory as they age and are more likely to have dementia years later, an indication that chronic pain could somehow ...
Jun 05, 2017
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Personalised care for dementia sufferers
The company Noen AS runs courses for its helpers to enable them to establish close relationships with their dementia patients. The aim is to increase the patients' quality of life. Researchers have developed an IT tool to ...
Nov 01, 2016
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Documenting how dementia sufferers benefit from GPS
A brand new study of 200 dementia sufferers in Norway reveals that almost all experience greater peace of mind and increased levels of physical activity using GPS devices.
Jul 03, 2015
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Next generation of dementia scientists to focus on lifestyle factors
Scottish scientists investigating the causes of dementia will study how lifestyle factors impact on memory and brain degeneration as seen in dementia.
Feb 05, 2015
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Power of speech could improve dementia diagnosis
New research from the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust found that only half of patients seen at neurology-led memory clinics at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital suffered with dementia.
Jan 08, 2015
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