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Art and medicine have long been intertwined – from the earliest depictions of human anatomy to modern art therapy. A new art exhibit (“Interstice: Memory, Mind, and Alzheimer’s Disease,” open through September 9 in the Granoff Center for the Creative Arts at Brown University) takes that relationship in a new direction. A neuroscientist and artist teamed up with fellow artists to explore what it’s like to have Alzheimer’s Disease.
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Jennifer Elias writes a good story in Forbes about wearable tools that can help people with Alzheimer’s. She encourages you to comment on it and provide more ideas.
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A near-complete human brain comparable with that of a five-week-old foetus has been grown in a laboratory dish.
The brain ‘organoid’ was created from reprogrammed skin cells and is about the size of a pencil eraser.
Scientists hope the lumpy mass of functioning nerve cells and fibres will prove to be a valuable research tool for non-animal testing of new drugs and investigating brain disorders such as Alzheimer’s.
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Australian workplaces are not equipped to deal with the growing numbers of employees with dementia despite an ageing population and a possible “tsunami” of future cases, advocates have warned.
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Journalism junior Michael Baez, theatre and dance senior Callie Hacker and theatre and dance junior Selina Rosales created “Eye See … I Forget” to raise awareness about Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive neurodegenerative illness that impacts memory and cognitive function.
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Pippa Kelly made me aware of the great work the Life Story Network does.
Discovering George Arthur Moss through his Life Story Book reminded me that we are all so much more than the aspect we present to a stranger for the very first time. When we’re independent and can communicate clearly, this doesn’t much matter, but if and when our health fails or for some reason we become dependent on others, it is vital for them to know who we are. Of course it is. Put like that, it sounds so obvious, so simple, so human.
Read all about the Life Story Network HERE Pippa’s blog is HERE