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On eve of meeting, health ministers urged to make dementia top priority
Times Colonist
“Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease is really a non-partisan issue; this needs to be a concern of everybody,” said Mimi Lowi-Young, head of the Alzheimer Society of Canada. “There are no boundaries to dementia. And we need to collectively — both the …
Virtual dementiaPicayune Item
MP joins dementia support networkShields Gazette
New lifeline service for dementia sufferers to be launchedGrimsby Telegraph
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Brecon first community in Wales to gain dementia-friendly status
Alzheimer’s Society
A report by Alzheimer’s Society, ‘Building Dementia Friendly Communities: A priority for everyone’, revealed less than half of people living with dementia feel a part of the community (47%) and nearly three quarters (73%) of UK adults surveyed in a …

New lifeline service for dementia sufferers to be launched
Grimsby Telegraph
Today is World Mental Health Day – putting conditions such as dementia in the spotlight. It comes as the Grimsby branch of the Alzheimer’s Society has revealed plans for the launch of a new memory cafe in the town. Chief Reporter Sarah Howson found out …
Ramsey Town Commissioners support Alzheimer’s Societyisleofman.com
Only Fools and Horses star backs fundraising walk for dementia charityWestern Daily Press
Eagles Aux. hosts Dr. Susan K. Schultz this Sunday, Oct. 12Tama News-Herald – Toledo Chronicle
Alzheimer’s Society –carehome.co.uk News
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What are suspected causes of Alzheimer’s and dementia?
Community Voice
Almost on a daily basis I am asked by families calling and inquiring about care for their loved one who is suffering from Alzheimer’s or dementia, what is it? They get the diagnosis from their family physician and know it means memory loss, but that’s …
On eve of meeting, health ministers urged to make dementia top priorityTimes Colonist
MP joins dementia support networkShields Gazette
Virtual dementiaPicayune Item
Grimsby Telegraph –isleofman.com
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Eagles Aux. hosts Dr. Susan K. Schultz this Sunday, Oct. 12
Tama News-Herald – Toledo Chronicle
Alzheimer’s disease is a brain disease that is the most common cause of dementia. Alzheimer’s disease accounts for over two-thirds of dementia cases, among people over the age of 65. “Dementia” is a term that describes a clinical syndrome of …

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Alzheimer Society of Grey-Bruce welcomes National Dementia Strategy
Simcoe.com
The Alzheimer Society of Grey-Bruce welcomes the announcement that the federal government and the provinces and territories have agreed to cooperate on the development of a national dementia strategy. “This is welcome news,” said Deborah Barker, …
Alzheimer’s patients enjoy activity, memory classSt. George Daily Spectrum
Worksop: Gail Tranter takes part in Alzheimer’s Memory Walk in the fight …Gainsborough Standard
Hayle walkers raise money for dementia sufferers on memory walkCornishman
Hexhamcourant –Nursing Careers Allied Health
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Alzheimer’s patients enjoy activity, memory class
St. George Daily Spectrum
Each week, caregivers of those with Alzheimer’s or dementia bring their loved ones to the St. George Senior Center for a Memory Activity Class where they can learn, socialize and have fun for a few hours while the caregivers are able to accomplish …
Worksop: Gail Tranter takes part in Alzheimer’s Memory Walk in the fight …Gainsborough Standard
Hayle walkers raise money for dementia sufferers on memory walkCornishman
Corbridge: Memory cafe serves up array of dementia adviceHexhamcourant
Nursing Careers Allied Health –carehome.co.uk News
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Alzheimer Ghana expresse concern about dementia
spyghana.com
Dementia is not a specific disease. It’s an overall term that describes a wide range of symptoms associated with a decline in memory or other thinking skills severe enough to reduce a person’s ability to perform everyday activities. Alzheimer’s disease …

AARP to present workshop on Alzheimer’s, dementia
The Star Democrat
DENTON — AARP Chapter 915 will offer a workshop on Alzheimer’s and dementia at 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 13, at the Denton Church of the Nazarene. Jane Bateman, community service manager from Home Instead, will lead the workshop on diagnosing …

Nobel winners’ discovery opens window onto Alzheimer’s disease
Firstpost
Since these spatial cells are among the first to be hit in Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia — explaining why sufferers often lose their way — understanding how they are degraded should shed important light on the disease process. That is the …
Nobel Prize for the brain’s GPS discoveryBBC News
Nobel discovery opens window onto Alzheimer’s diseaseThomson Reuters Foundation
Trio share 2014 Nobel Prize for cracking internal GPS of the brainRegister
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