Topic: Alzheimer'S Research Trust

Selecting a Dementia Care Home -- Some Hints and Tips

Suite 101 - 498 days ago
Dementia is a progressive condition characterised by memory loss, a reduced capacity to perform daily tasks such as washing and dressing, and deteriorating motor skills. "on the Alzheimer's Research Trust website, there are 820,000 people with dementia in the UK, and residential ...

British dementia costs seen rising, research urged

Reuters US Online Report Health News - 736 days ago
LONDON (Reuters) - Dementia costs Britain 23 billion pounds ($37 billion) a year, more than cancer and heart disease combined, and the number of sufferers is expected to rise nearly 20 percent to over a million by 2025, experts said Wednesday.A study ...
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Delaying Retirement Could Prevent Early Dementia, Say Scientists

American Scientist - 996 days ago
Working beyond normal retirement age might help stave off dementia, scientists said today.. Keeping the brain active later in life appears to reduce the chances of an early onset of Alzheimer's disease, according to a study of 382 men with probable dementia. ...

Carol Thatcher was rebuked for revealing her mother had dementia, but it is nothing to be ashamed of

guardian.co.uk - 1237 days ago
This Sunday is World Alzheimer's Day, an annual event, and it's happening this year at rather an encouraging time. "This was a consideration that prompted Ronald Reagan in 1994 to reveal that he was afflicted by Alzheimer's. "Before he died last year, ...
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