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Significant step towards blood test for Alzheimer’s
EurekAlert (press release)
The study, published today in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association, is the result of an international collaboration led by King’s College London and Proteome Sciences plc, funded by Alzheimer’s Research UK, the UK Medical …

It Takes a Village: Ontario’s Dementia Safety Program
A Place for Mom Senior Living News and Trends (blog)
According to the Alzheimer Society of Ontario, 6 out of 10 people with dementia lose their way and go missing, with 50% of those missing for 24 hours prone to serious injuries or death. In the event of a wandering emergency, saving precious time is …
Residents help make village a dementia-friendly communityChesterChronicle.co.uk
Dementia Friends: record number of students join campaign to improve lives of …Bournemouth Echo
Plea to help thousands of dementia sufferersDaily Echo
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News & Notes – Dementia workshop; half marathon
StarNewsOnline.com
BURGAW | Lower Cape Fear Hospice & LifeCareCenter will host a free community workshop on dementia and Alzheimer’s disease from 1 to 3 p.m. Monday, July 21, at Pender Adult Services, 901 S. Walker St. The speaker will be Melanie Bunn, founder of …

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Art programs help Alzheimer’s patients and their families feel normal again
Daily Breeze
Art programs help Alzheimer’s patients and their families feel normal again. artsy programs that help Dementia/Alzheimer’s patients. One, called “Memories in the Making” is administered by the SoCal branch of the nonprofit Alzheimer’s Assoc. Handout photo.
Volunteers needed in Southampton to help major Alzheimer’s breakthroughDaily Echo
99% Of Alzheimer’s Drug Trials In The Past Decade Have FailedMedical Daily
Letters, Saturday, July 5, 2014Sunderland Echo
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Petition calls for provincial dementia plan
Windsor Star (blog)
The Alzheimer Society is collecting petitions to ask the Ontario government to develop a provincial dementia plan to prepare for expected high numbers of people with dementia and Alzheimer’s in the coming years. (TYLER BROWNBRIDGE/The Windsor Star).

Many conditions can cause dementia, but Alzheimer’s is the most common
Chicago Tribune (blog)
ANSWER: Dementia is a broad term used to describe a group of symptoms that interferes with a person’s thinking and the ability to function well in day-to-day activities. Many conditions can result in dementia, but Alzheimer’s disease is, by far, the …
Renewed focus on dementia checked by drug challengesChemistry World
Researchers propose ‘simpler, more reliable’ Alzheimer’s diagnosisMedical News Today

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Two free classes to help people with Alzheimer’s
Springvillejournal
SPRINGVILLE—The Alzheimer’s Association Western NewYork Chapter will be hosting two free classes at the Concord Hulbert Public Library, located at 18 Chapel Street in Springville, to educate people about Dementia and Alzheimer’s and the effects it has …

YMCA gets grant to fund program for seniors with Alzheimer’s and dementia
Oak Hill Gazette
The YMCA Senior Retreat provides meaningful and healthy activities for seniors with functioning stages of Alzheimer’s and dementia and respite for their caregivers. Seniors participate for two hours, once a week in stimulating and therapeutic …

Alzheimer’s Society in Wales: too many people waiting for diagnosis
BBC News
Sue Phelps, director of Alzheimer’s Society in Wales, said: “Many people in Wales face daily challenges whilst living with dementia. It’s disgraceful to think nearly two thirds of them have an added fight, to get a diagnosis. Everyone with dementia has …
Alzheimer’s and DementiaWaterford Today
Alzheimer’s Society: There’s a ‘desperate shortage’ of support for people with …ITV News
Desperate shortage of support for people with a dementia diagnosisAlzheimer’s Society
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Alzheimer’s disease: Woman vows to fight dementia
BBC News
The Alzheimer’s Society in Wales has claimed too many people are being left without support after they are diagnosed with the illness. The charity said the Welsh government had shown a commitment to improving things by funding information packs, but …
Alzheimer’s Society: There’s a ‘desperate shortage’ of support for people with …ITV News
Dementia sufferers are ‘cut adrift’ after diagnosis warningThe Independent
DORCHESTER: Dorchester to become a dementia friendly townView Online
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