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People with dementia are still people, and friends and family members shouldn’t ignore them or underestimate their abilities — that’s the message of a new social media campaign from the Alzheimer Society of Canada.
“The day you receive a diagnosis from your doctor, the minute you walk out of that office, you’re no different,” said Maria Howard, the CEO of the Alzheimer Society of B.C.
#StillHere
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As we feared the Alzheimer’s teams are breaking up and the landscape will be different. This will distract from the united mission we have.
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Could it be true this time?
Researchers in the U.K. have found that blocking a receptor in the brain that regulates immune cells could “protect against the memory and behavior changes seen in the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.”
According to a news release from the University of Southampton, the research by scientists looking into how Alzheimer’s progresses in the human brain has added to evidence that “inflammation in the brain can in fact drive the development of the disease.”
The study’s findings, published on Friday in the journal Brain, point to the disease potentially being halted if inflammation in the brain is reduced, with hopes of an effective new treatment being developed as a result.
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Alzheimer’s affects women more and different than men. Read the story in our link for today to find out more.
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Remember that game on your phone that would help you prevent Alzheimer’s or Dementia? Well now they have had to settle with the FTC for a large amount because they could not substantiate with research the claims that the marketing department had made.
“Going forward, a key focus of our ongoing research is to build on these studies to better understand how training-driven improvements on tests of cognition translate to performance in participants’ everyday lives,” the company said.
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The story centers on a writer and wayward son, who reluctantly returns to his small town to take care of his estranged father, a victim of Alzheimer’s. Complications ensue with his girlfriend and his young sister, who lashes out in response to the circumstances while battling her own demons.
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