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New study compares dementia care approaches and the impact on caregivers
New research comparing different approaches to dementia care for people with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias found no ...
Varying dementia care approaches found to not significantly affect patient behavioral symptoms or caregiver strain
New research comparing different approaches to dementia care for people with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias found no ...
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Empathy between caregivers and patients helps both. What happens when dementia tears that bond?
When someone with dementia loses their ability to have empathy, caring for them can become isolating and fraught, research ...
Integrating palliative and dementia care can cut emergency visits and hospitalizations in half
IN-PEACE, which provides palliative care integrated with state-of-the-art dementia care to patients with dementia and their ...
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Changing cholesterol over time tied to risk of dementia
Older adults whose cholesterol changes over time may be more likely to develop dementia than people whose cholesterol is stable, regardless of the actual cholesterol level, according to a study ...
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Local support group cares for dementia caregivers
Memory Cafe Whereas the support group is aimed at informing and assisting caregivers, the Memory Cafe — which meets from ...
How does dementia cause a loss of empathy, and what can a caregiver do to overcome that?
When someone with dementia loses their ability to have empathy, caring for them can become isolating and fraught, research ...
On World Lewy Body Dementia Day
A Journey with Lewy Body Dementia has been presented in Continuing Medical Education programs offered by Kaiser Permanente ...
Alzheimer’s Association names top 5 advances in care for 2024
New drug approvals and a federal dementia care pilot program among the year's significant developments, according to the ...
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U.S. launches national plan to tackle Parkinson's disease and related disorders
With support from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is leading the implementation of ...
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This test could achieve early diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies
A new study published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia highlights a significant step forward in diagnosing Dementia with Lewy Bodies ...