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4. September
Activity modestly improves cognition in seniors at risk of Alzheimer's disease
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Participation in an at-home physical activity program can modestly improve cognition in older adults w ...
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28. August
Dementia aside, brain skills decline with age
Older people's mental abilities start to wane many years before they die, even if they remain dementia-free, ...
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13. August
Eating fish may thwart "silent" brain damage
Older adults who regularly eat fish may have a lower risk of subtle brain damage that contributes to stroke and dementia -- as lon ...
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13. August
Physical frailty linked to dementia pathology
Physical weakness or "frailty" among elderly people can be an early indicator of the presence of abnormal brain plaque and tangles ...
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13. August
Offspring of moms with Alzheimer's also at risk
Having a mother with Alzheimer's disease (AD) may raise a person's risk of developing the dreaded memory-robbing disease ...
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Answered on 28. August
Risk of moving patient
My uncle suffers dementia. He was put into a hostel with his wife about ...
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Answered on 28. August
alzeimers
My daughters are worried that they may also get it because their mother ...
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Answered on 21. August
Lewy Body Dementia and Neuroleptics
My 61 yo mother was last year diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia after e ...
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Answered on 21. August
New treatments in the pipeline?
I read a lot of medical news from all over the world. It seems as if a ...
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Answered on 30. April
Final stages of lewy body dementia
My Dad is currently unable to take food or liquid orally. At the moment he ...
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Answered on 18. April
mini strokes
At age fifty my husband started to forget things and seemed easily agitated ...
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Answered on 14. April
Frontotemporal Dementia
My mother was diagnosed with Frontotemporal Dementia late last year with th ...
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DementiaNet Diaries

2. Sep 10:38 PM
stupidly I brought Ray home today
[ suew ]
I brought Ray home from hospital today. I was so looking fo ...
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10. Aug 03:55 PM
when does the carer get care?
[ suew ]
The family are getting together to celebrate our littlest gr ...
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28. Jul 03:10 PM
what a wonderful time
[ suew ]
We had a wonderful time on Saturday at our 40th wedding anni ...
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17. Jul 11:58 PM
Hurray back in DementiaNet
[ lynconn ]
Have had a shocking time with internet for the past six mont ...
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1. Jul 10:20 PM
feeling less hopeful
[ suew ]
Last Wednesday Ray had another "fit". I put it in inverted ...
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18. Jun 03:30 PM
back from our vacation
[ suew ]
Hi all, did you miss me? We are just back from the visit to ...
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28. May 12:25 PM
planning ahead
[ martinh ]
I don't want to get dragged down with my partner's Alzheimer ...
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