Every Day is Mother’s Day for Margaret’s Mom
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What does Mother’s Day mean when your mother has dementia? Margaret says that for her mother, it’s just “another way of being.”
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7 Best Clocks for Dementia
May 1, 2024
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In dementia, people repeatedly ask, “What’s the time?” “What day is it?” Easily solve this with Dementia-clocks / Calendar-clocks. Check out 7 clocks with good looks and limitless patience.
DICE Study: How to Calm Alzheimer’s Patients Without Drugs
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“Alzheimer’s-in-a-Dish” Wins Smithsonian Ingenuity Award
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VIDEO + ARTICLE: Rudolph Tanzi and Doo Yeon Kim have invented a revolutionary new tool to uncover the mysteries to finding an Alzheimer’s cure and counter the coming epidemic of dementia.
Reverse Dementia in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
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5% of Alzheimer’s cases may really be NPH (Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus), a curable dementia. 400,000 Americans have NPH. Only 11,000 are properly diagnosed. Find out what you can do.
20 Home Safety Tips for Alzheimer’s
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Alzheimer’s Misdiagnosis # 5: Lyme Disease
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Sweet Dreams Decrease Dementia
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VIDEO + ARTICLE: People who get more REM sleep get less dementia. REM sleep is when dreaming occurs. Learn about the stages of sleep and their dementia links.
Aphasia in Dementia: Word Jumbles
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Aphasia affects a person’s ability to communicate. It affects language functions, such as speaking, understanding what others say, and naming common objects. Learn its causes, types and a few tips.
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