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Rape case asks if wife with dementia can consent – Stuff.co.nz


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Rape case asks if wife with dementia can consent
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Partly due to the aging of the Baby Boom generation, the association expects the number of those 65 and over with Alzheimer’s to exceed 7 million by 2025, barring medical breakthroughs. (In New Zealand, an estimated 50,000 Kiwis have dementia, a figure …
Is it rape if wife with dementia says yes to her husband?Hamilton Spectator

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Amble woman talks frankly about dealing with her mother’s dementia – The Journal


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Amble woman talks frankly about dealing with her mother’s dementia
The Journal
She was singled out for praise by Alzheimer’s Society chair Dame Gill Morgan when she learned of her fundraising exploits in memory her mother. Dame Gill said: “Gemma’s dedication and commitment to the fight against dementia has been quite simply …
Minister opens new service to support people with dementia in CardiffAlzheimer’s Society
UWE mental health expert helps produce new dementia guidelinesMedical Xpress
Pupils take stand against dementiaNew Post Leader

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Has Stanford University found a cure for Alzheimer’s disease? – Telegraph.co.uk


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Has Stanford University found a cure for Alzheimer’s disease?
Telegraph.co.uk
By 2015 there will be 850,000 people with dementia in the UK, with Alzheimer’s disease being the most common type. The disease kills at least 60,000 people each year. Microglial cells make up around 10 to 15 per cent of cells in the brain. They act as
Blocking receptor in brain’s immune cells counters Alzheimer’s in miceMedical Xpress
Stanford researchers may have found the cure to Alzheimer’s diseaseYahoo News Canada (blog)

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Choir of Alzheimer’s patients sings tunes from memory – W*USA 9


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Choir of Alzheimer’s patients sings tunes from memory
W*USA 9
… made up of Alzheimer’s patients. “That’s where the magic comes in,” says Mary Lenard, who founded the Giving Voice Chorus earlier this year with her longtime friend Marge Ostroushko. Once a week, since September, roughly 30 Alzheimer’s and dementia …
It’s a Choir Made Up of Some Very Special People. When You Hear What They TheBlaze.com

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