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Read how a granddaughter, armed with his favorite cake, brought the old grandfather back from his Alzheimer’s.
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The cake against Alzheimer’s
Category Archives: Human interest
Guns and Alzheimer’s
Tips for caregivers
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Listen to this NPR program that helps caretakers to find tips and exchange experiences.
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All he wanted for his birthday was…..
Millennials spring into action
Let’s honor and remember our caregivers
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You may see some advertisement first, sorry about that.
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digital postcard tool in support of Alzheimer’s Research
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Ricoh has launched an innovative digital postcard tool to help those affected by dementia, most commonly caused by Alzheimer’s disease, stay connected through personalised images.
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Yes those good old times can relive
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See how people with dementia and alzheimer’s can now live in the village they once knew again.
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About the caregivers
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Poetry for Alzheimer’s
Cuddle therapy
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Caring for dolls gives Dementia patients a sense of purpose, increases communication and reduces stress.
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Music and Memory
A facebook app for unpaid caregivers support
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Researchers at IUPUI have developed a Facebook app that, a study shows, offers a way to provide much-needed support to unpaid caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s disease.
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A decade of Alzheimer’s
Lyft for Alzheimer’s
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The transportation service Lyft is teaming up with the Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation to help those who are participating in an Alzheimer’s trial get to and from U.S. and Canadian research sites.
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With no cure, this man continues to beat Alzheimer’s
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Extreme vigorous exercise seems to hold the key to staving off the symptoms.
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A million unpaid caregivers in NYC
Music therapy for Alzheimer’s
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Three health occupation students at Whittier Tech are using music therapy as a way to help patients with Alzheimer’s disease communicate with family and friends.
After watching “Alive Inside” — a film that follows Dan Cohen, founder of the nonprofit organization Music & Memory, as he works to combat memory loss in patients through the use of music — juniors Allasandra Thompson, of Haverhill, Larissa Havey, of Amesbury and Emily Shal, of Amesbury, wanted to replicate the process.
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Keep this in mind, when caring for an Alzheimer’s patient
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You may not be a professional caregiver but as family of the Alzheimer’s patient you will be confronted with caring for them and interacting with them before you know it. The article in the link for today gives some important basic principles and reminders to help you through the first period.
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Some simple life style adjustments could prevent a HUGE number of Alzheimer’s cases
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Interesting, the video on the page in the link for today highlights life style changes while the words on the site talk about a new compound that has been found that could prevent Alzheimer’s. Both are interesting to read/watch.
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Get them home safely
Looks like you don’t want to see it
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Cognitive impairment is more and more recognized but people continue to underestimate the impact of it. Read the article in the link for today for a good overview.
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Major study update, can we predict who will get Alzheimer’s?
US president does not have Alzheimer’s or dementia
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Dr. Jackson said he spotted “no issues whatsoever” with Trump’s mental ability during his first medical exam as a sitting president. Jackson said that Trump was “very sharp” and “articulate” and that he got a perfect score on a gold-standard dementia test.
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A diet for Alzheimer’s prevention
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“There is encouraging evidence a higher adherence to a Mediterranean diet is associated with improving cognition, slowing cognitive decline or educing the conversion to Alzheimer’s,” said Roy Hardman, from Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne.
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Going to Christmas mass or not?
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See the debate about whether or not to go with your loved one to Christmas mass.
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Art and Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s in one picture
Online training for caregivers
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Wisconsin has developed a guide or training for caregivers online.
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