Tag Archives: dementia
Why Alzheimer’s research is failing to hit treatment targets
PHOENIX: Since Alois Alzheimer first described a “peculiar severe disease” in 1901, research into dementia has grown at an astonishing rate. As the prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease increases, the need for a treatment becomes more pressing and scientists trying to understand the disease are more Read More »
Bold new experiment changing the way we treat dementia
DALLAS: In a small town, about 30 minutes drive from Amsterdam, a woman in her late 80s is having her hair done. She sits in silence as the hairdresser talks about her day and gives her a blow-dry. It’s unlikely she remembers what the word Read More »
Doctor developing dementia diagnosis test for Greeks in Australia
MELBOURNE: Workers at nursing homes and hospitals in Melbourne often have trouble helping elderly Greek-Australian patients as the two parties don’t speak enough of the same language to make proper communication possible. The situation is even harder when the patients are experiencing symptoms of dementia. Read More »
Bold new experiment changing the way we treat dementia
DALLAS: In a small town, about 30 minutes drive from Amsterdam, a woman in her late 80s is having her hair done. She sits in silence as the hairdresser talks about her day and gives her a blow-dry. It’s unlikely she remembers what the word Read More »