The Manitoba Alzheimer Society is planning to hold a workshop next month. Living with Alzheimer’s Disease or Related Dementias – Caring, Planning, and Team Building is a two-day event that anyone dealing with Alzheimer’s disease, either as a patient or as a caregiver, should attend.
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Costing $172 billion a year for health care and research funding, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) affects one in three families and has a widespread impact on our economy and aging population. Most notably, this disease plagues women twice as much as men. At a congressional briefing held by the Society for ... continue reading
Alzheimer Society of B.C. Baby Boomers in Sechelt, like their counterparts around the rest of the country, have a troubling lack of awareness about Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new on-line survey.
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Alzheimer’s Society hopes to tackle stigma and raise awareness of dementia with the launch of the a new iPhone application launched today. Brain Map Application provides a unique and user-friendly way of showing how the brain works. Users can rotate and zoom in on different regions of the brain and ... continue reading
THE ALZHEIMER Society of Ireland has warned against any attempt to “self-medicate” against the onset of dementia. Its warning comes after research showed that high doses of vitamin B helps to slow changes in the brain seen in dementia.
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