How Your Doctors Diagnose Dementia
July 31, 2023
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Accurately diagnosing a patient’s type of dementia can be helpful, even life-saving. With over 100 types of dementia and no simple test, it’s tricky.
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Experience 12 Minutes in Alzheimer’s on the Virtual Dementia Tour
July 2, 2023
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A 12-minute virtual Alzheimer’s tour helps care professionals understand and teach more than they ever imagined about dementia. Learn what a loved one with dementia is going through. Find out what the “Community Edition” has to offer.
12 Talking-Tips for Dementia
June 18, 2023
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These 12 tips for talking to people with dementia can improve your conversations, help you get through and connect better.
12 Tips for Dementia Professionals
May 28, 2023
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Check out the 12 top tips in working with people with dementia. Great for family caregivers, too!
Alzheimer’s, Art & Medical Students
May 5, 2023
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Medical students often learn the technical facts of Alzheimer’s without learning about the people. Find out how a new program helps medical students better understand people with dementia — at the art museum.
Anesthesia is Safe From Dementia
April 26, 2023
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Researchers know that some elderly patients have problems with cognitive function for weeks, sometimes months, following surgical procedures. Find out what the research reveals about this connection.
Money, Banking & Dementia
April 7, 2023
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Banks can be intimidating in a world with Alzheimer’s. Pin numbers and fraud protection, long lines and lots of numbers, may call for special attention. That’s why Lloyds Banking Group and The Alzheimer’s Society offer this landmark “Dementia-Friendly Financial Services” guide for banks and insurers. Download the guide and improve the everyday lives of people affected by dementia.
“Familiar Faces” Dementia Test
February 28, 2023
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See how this Alzheimer’s-test from Northwestern University uses celebrity faces to detect dementia. Find out how well it works.
5 Ways to Build an Alzheimer’s-Resistant Brain
February 27, 2023
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If you are worried about developing Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia, some simple lifestyle modifications can help prevent it, according to Lisa Genova, “Still Alice” author and neuroscientist.
Exit the ICU ASAP
February 27, 2023
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Patients are leaving ICUs (Intensive Care Units) with deficits similar to mild Alzheimer’s disease that persist for a year. See the research and learn about the risks.
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