Thought of the Week: Twice the Presence
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Interestingly, loving care does not require twice the time. But it does require twice the presence.
Peter Berger
My Mind is Running Dry But Love Still Speaks
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A powerful song about an 80-year-old professor losing memory due to Alzheimer’s. A tribute and a call for understanding, love, and support.
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More Evidence Alzheimer’s is a Type of Diabetes
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Caring for Vascular Dementia
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TEEPA SNOW CARE VIDEO: Vascular dementia poses unique challenges to caregivers. Learn how vascular dementia differs from Alzheimer’s. See how to make life better, both for you and the one for whom you care.
Dignity & Dementia: Where to Draw the Line?
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8 Drinks a Week Mess with Memory & Thinking
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Heavy drinkers who have eight or more alcoholic drinks per week have increased risk of brain lesions called hyaline arteriolosclerosis, signs of brain injury that are associated with memory and thinking problems, according to a new study.
Horses Improve Life with Dementia
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A University of California at Davis study examines how connection, through activities with horses, improves life with dementia.
Thought of the Week: Courage to Try
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Courage does not always roar.
Sometimes it is a quiet voice at the end of the day saying,
“I will try again tomorrow.”
PCA Affects Vision Before Memory in Alzheimer’s
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Why can vision loss come before memory loss in 10% of Alzheimer’s? A new study shows Posterior Cortical Atrophy (PCA), a type of Alzheimer’s, distributes proteins differently.
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