A new documentary explores how digital music is helping people with Alzheimer's and dementia live better lives. “CBS This Morning” takes a look a the preview of “Alive Inside.”
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Alzheimer's and dementia patients on Newfoundland's Burin Peninsula are being tied to their chairs for up to 15 hours a day because beds are unavailable in a protective-care unit, some families say.
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The Northshore Alzheimer’s Association will present a four-week educational series focused on Alzheimer’s and dementia. Titled “Step by Step: The Journey with Alzheimer’s,” the series will be held in Lakeshore Hospital’s Pelican Room on Mondays beginning Sept. 19 and…
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There are more than 1.2 million Alzheimer’s and dementia caregivers in the state. In 2010, these caregivers provided 1.38 million hours of unpaid care valued at nearly $16.5 billion, according to a study released this week by the Alzheimer’s Association.
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French researchers said Tuesday they had found a promising new target in the fight against Alzheimer’s, the debilitating brain disease that causes irreversible memory loss and dementia.
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