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Fish oil could help prevent Alzheimer’s and also give you a bigger brain
Daily Mail
Dr Laura Phipps of Alzheimer’s Research UK charity, said: ‘There has been mixed evidence as to the benefits of omega-3 fish oils on the brain and whether they may protect against memory decline and dementia. ‘This study suggests that higher levels of …
Fish on the brain: Can eating it keep Alzheimer’s at bay?USA TODAY
Fish Oil May Help Preserve Brain Cells in Women, Study SuggestsBusinessweek
Maintain Brain Size In Old Age With Fish Oil: Omega-3 Fatty Acids Preserve …Medical Daily
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Fish Oil May Help Preserve Brain Cells, Study Suggests
Bloomberg
As people age, their brains get smaller but the shrinkage is accelerated in those with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, the authors said. While today’s findings suggest that larger brain volumes equal a one- to two-year delay in the normal loss of …
Fish on the brain: Can eating it keep Alzheimer’s at bay?USA TODAY
Omega-3 fatty acids boost brain size and may ward off dementiaThe Information Daily
Omega-3s from fish linked to bigger, healthier brainsMother Nature Network
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Alive Inside: How the Magic of Music Proves Therapeutic for Patients with …
Democracy Now
Could a pair of headphones change the lives of millions of Americans suffering from Alzheimer’s and dementia? “Alive Inside: A Story of Music & Memory,” a new documentary at the Sundance Film Festival, follows a social worker named Dan Cohen who has …
Music helps elderly remember: movie at SundanceThe Nation

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Music enlivens Alzheimer’s patients
iAfrica.com
It won’t cure dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, but music can nevertheless help sufferers “wake up” their memories, reveals a moving documentary presented at the Sundance Film Festival. Alive Inside: A Story of Music & Memory, the debut feature film by …
Alive Inside: How the Magic of Music Proves Therapeutic for Patients With …Truth-Out

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Key Facts about Alzheimer’s Disease & Other Dementias
Wawa-news.com
A 2013 Nanos survey reports that 74 per cent of Canadians know someone with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, and 60 per cent of Canadians said it would be harder to admit if they or someone close to them had Alzheimer’s disease. Aging baby boomers …
SENIOR SCENE: Dispelling Alzheimer mythsBelleville Intelligencer
New alzheimer resource centre brings relief to familiesGlobalnews.ca
Alzheimer’s Caregiver’s Support GroupWCTV
St. George Daily Spectrum
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Fact Sheet: Cognitive Health, Dementia, and Alzheimer’s Disease are Major …
Newswise (press release)
Newswise — City of Industry, CA – January 20, 2013 – Whether one reads news alerts from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), science reporting from The Washington Post or stays in touch with wellness developments by perusing The Natural Food …
SENIOR SCENE: Dispelling Alzheimer mythsBelleville Intelligencer

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EDITOR – TODD LIHOU: Alzheimer disease touches us all, regardless of age
Seaway News
Which would you prefer – to be sick yet blissfully unaware there is a problem, or to face a daily reminder of an ailment that has consumed your life? When it comes to dementia and Alzheimer disease you get a little bit of both, which makes the dreaded …
Editorial: It’s a good time to step up the fight against Alzheimer’sNew Haven Register
Alzheimer Society First Link program expands to SouthwestSouthwest Booster
‘Dementia is the illness we refuse to acknowledge’Royal Gazette
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The Alzheimer Conundrum: Entanglements of Dementia and Aging, by Margaret …
Times Higher Education
Despite billions being spent on research into Alzheimer’s disease over the past 50 years, we are no closer to a cure. The ethnographic account Margaret Lock supplies in The Alzheimer Conundrum furnishes a comprehensive description of the events leading …

Walking together to fight Alzheimer’s disease
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“It affects the whole community and as our baby boomers age the numbers of people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia are only going to rise,” Alzheimer Society of Haldimand-Norfolk counselor Maria Leitao said. The Alzheimer Society …
EDITOR – TODD LIHOU: Alzheimer disease touches us all, regardless of ageSeaway News
Editorial: It’s a good time to step up the fight against Alzheimer’sNew Haven Register
Alzheimer’s Society fears thousands of people in Derbyshire have undiagnosed …Derby Telegraph
Canada NewsWire (press release) –Southwest Booster
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Home News Increased funding for Alzheimer/dementia support…
InsideHalton.com
A funding increase to one of its programs for people with Alzheimer disease or a related dementia is enabling a regional health service provider to offer more of the service to Halton residents. Acclaim Health’s Seniors Day Program has received a 20 …