Canada needs dementia plan: Gravelle
Nickel Belt MP Claude Gravelle introduced legislation Thursday for a national dementia strategy. In doing so, he invoked the memory of his mother and more than 500,000 Canadians already ravaged by Continue Reading
Gravelle calls for national dementia strategy
Nickel Belt MP Claude Gravelle introduced legislation Thursday for a national dementia strategy. In doing so, he invoked the memory of his mother and more than 500,000 Canadians already ravaged by Continue Reading
NDP bill urges national dementia strategy, more research funding
As Canada's aging population continues to grow, the federal government needs to inject more funding into Alzheimer's research to help defeat the devastating disease, a New Democrat MP said Continue Reading
Controlling blood sugar may lower dementia risk – Tue, 22 Nov 2011 PST
Two of the most worrisome trends in health care – the soaring rates of Type 2 diabetes and dementia – have biological factors in common. And scientists are beginning to think that is more than Continue Reading
Future ‘bleak’ for dementia care
DEMENTIA describes different brain disorders that trigger a loss of brain function – the most common being Alzheimer’s. More: Future ‘bleak’ for dementia care Continue Reading
Learning curve on dementia approaches
With Alzheimer's and other dementias escalating rapidly in number of cases and percentage of health-care costs, it's time for more of us to learn how to be sensitive to and learn how to live with Continue Reading
US grant exclusive for UK dementia researcher
( The Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry ) The US-based Alzheimer's Association has awarded Dr. David Llewellyn of Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Exeter, a Continue Reading
Cash concerns over dementia plan
Efforts to improve services for dementia sufferers in Northern Ireland have been welcomed, but the Alzheimer's Society has warned there must be enough cash to put the new strategy into Continue Reading
Summitt’s Diagnosis Raises Alzheimer’s Awareness
Pat Summitt's dementia diagnosis helps raise awareness about Alzheimer's, support by others See more here: Summitt's Diagnosis Raises Alzheimer's Awareness Continue Reading
Legendary Coach Stares Down Dementia
Despite a devastating diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease in the form of early onset dementia, legendary women's basketball coach Pat Summitt is determined to stay in the game and keep coaching. Read Continue Reading
Alzheimer’s and dementia cost has risen to £34 billion a year
The cost of Alzheimer's and dementia has risen to £34 billion a year with families and carers picking up the majority of the expense, according to a new study. View original post here: Alzheimer's Continue Reading
Dementia hits Northern Rivers hard
THE hammer blow of dementia is going to fall hardest on the Northern Rivers according to Alzheimer's Australia chief executive John Watkins. See the original post here: Dementia hits Northern Continue Reading
Facing dementia head-on
Newly diagnosed dementia patients and their families living in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows will be able to access more educational resources from the Alzheimer’s Society of B.C., thanks to its Continue Reading
National Group Names California Advocate ‘Dementia Care Professional of the Year’ Visionary Leader Draws Inspiration …
Cordula Dick Muehlke, Ph.D., of Santa Ana, CA has dedicated the last 25 years of her career to helping families who are facing Alzheimer’s disease or another dementia, including turning a truly Continue Reading
Good News on Dementia Care: Storytelling Program Improves Quality of Life
We read the bad news about dementia every day: still no cure for Alzheimer’s Disease; the cost of dementia care projected to explode as the Boomers age; the stress of day-to-day Continue Reading
More Evidence Links Diabetes, Dementia
MONDAY, Sept. 19 (HealthDay News) -- People with diabetes are at significantly higher risk of developing all types of dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, finds a new study that bolsters previous Continue Reading
Most cases of dementia going undiagnosed: report
A new report is calling on every country to create a national dementia strategy to promote the early diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease. Read more from the original source: Most cases of dementia Continue Reading
Going Home (A short film on Dementia)
Watch this prize-winning video produced by Vinn Bay and Tee Boon Leng for a video competition as part of the ADI (Alzheimer's Disease International) conference in March 2009. The Health Promotion Continue Reading
Researchers solve multiple sclerosis brain-cell mystery
SACRAMENTO — Researchers at UC Davis have discovered the source of cells involved in a phenomenon called reactive astrogliosis, characterized by a large number of enlarged star-shaped cells in the Continue Reading
Tests can identify dementia earlier, but there’s still no cure
Dementia, a catch-all term for Alzheimer's disease and other brain disorders, has no known cure. Rapidly and irreversibly, it robs people of their minds and can throw families into a Continue Reading
