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A Dozen Things You Didn’t Know About Alzheimer’s
Huffington Post (blog)
Alzheimer’s is endlessly destructive. Most people think that Alzheimer’s destroys people’s ability to remember. But it’s far worse than that. The dementia struggles of legendary UNC basketball coach Dean Smith, which have recently gone public …
Ground-breaking global study into Alzheimer’s disease to be led by Cardiff …WalesOnline
Alzheimer’s researchers may take age into accountThe Star-Ledger
Researchers seek simple Alzheimer’s testWaterbury Republican American
SYS-CON Media (press release)
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Twenty Years of Alzheimer’s Research May Have Focused on the Wrong Protein
Daily Beast
Five million Americans age 65 and older currently have Alzheimer’s disease, according to advocacy organization the Alzheimer’s Association. That number is expected to rise to 16 million in 2050. Because dementia results in the gradual loss of …

Fixing This One Thing Will Help People With Alzheimer’s, Their Families and …
Care2.com
The Alzheimer Society of Ontario is launching an ambitious public advocacyácampaign to address these problems and help people with dementia and their families living in both theácommunity and long-term care. It is asking the government to: 1.

Alzheimer’s panel calls for privacy change
LifeHealthPro
The website, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is supposed to try to help HHS meet a statutory obligation to figure out how to cure or prevent Alzheimer’s disease and other conditions that cause dementia by 2015. In a …

Alzheimer’s education event planned for city
Devil’s Lake Daily Journal
Workshop information includes: normal age-related changes, symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia, how Alzheimer’s affects the brain, risk factors, diagnosis, stages of the disease, treatment and hope for the future. Refreshments …

Alzheimer’s researchers may take age into account
The Star-Ledger
They examined 723 people, ages 65 to 90, who were categorized as either cognitively normal, with mild cognitive impairment (an intermediate stage between normal, age-related cognitive decline and dementia) or suffering from full-blown Alzheimer’s.
Ground-breaking global study into Alzheimer’s disease to be led by Cardiff …WalesOnline
Launch of global Alzheimer’s study by Cardiff UniversityBBC News
Study: Blood test could predict whether a person will develop Alzheimer’s DiseaseKTIV
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Wrexham: Tracking devices for dementia patients
Daily Post North Wales
People who suffer with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease can wander off and not know where they are, causing serious worries. However the new locators, which will be carried by them, will enable family and friends to know where they are through computer …

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Alzheimer’s Disease: Four things you need to know about dementia
WalesOnline
1. Dementia is not a natural part of ageing. It is true that dementia is more common among over-65s, and some of us do become more forgetful as we get older, or during times of stress or illness. But dementia is a different sort of forgetfulness. Your …
Alzheimer’s education event planned for cityDevil’s Lake Daily Journal
Decoding dementia: Knowing the cause can help you plan for the futureThe Globe and Mail

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Alzheimer’s Society appoints Lida for direct and digital fundraising
The Drum
Jon Bodenham, fundraising director of Alzheimer’s Society, commented on the hire: “Dementia is arguably the largest health issue we currently face as a society; however charitable support does not currently reflect this. LIDA’s direct and digital …
Lida wins Alzheimer’s Society’s direct and digitalCampaignLive
Alzheimer Society needs volunteersSimcoe.com

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Ground-breaking global study into Alzheimer’s disease to be led by Cardiff …
WalesOnline
According to the Alzheimer’s Society, there are 800,000 people with dementia in the UK, with numbers set to rise to more than one million by 2021. Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia, accounting for around 50-70% of cases. Researchers have …
A Dozen Things You Didn’t Know About Alzheimer’sHuffington Post (blog)
Alzheimer’s researchers may take age into accountThe Star-Ledger
Researchers seek simple Alzheimer’s testWaterbury Republican American
Hamilton Spectator
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