Tag Archives: dementia
Researchers complete work in housing design for people with dementia
CHICAGO: TrinityHaus and the DSIDC’s Living with Dementia (LiD) Program at Trinity College Dublin, which brings together academics and researchers from the School of Engineering and the School of Social Work and Social Policy, has completed a research report commissioned by the National Disability Authority’s Read More »
Early signs of Alzheimer’s disease found in 20 year olds
CHICAGO: The telltale signs of Alzheimer’s can be seen in people as young as 20, research shows. The “unprecedented” finding suggests that the disease starts to eat away at the brain half a century before symptoms develop. This is a “much younger age than the Read More »
Antipsychotics shouldn’t be a default drug for dementia
SAN FRANCISCO: Earlier this month, Health Canada announced new restrictions on the prescribing of risperidone, an antipsychotic drug commonly given to dementia patients to control aggression and other behaviour problems.
The news didn’t receive any fanfare, possibly because it doesn’t appear to represent any significant Read More »
Research group announces drug-use study results
DENVER: There was up to a 50% reduction in the use of psychotropic drugs when seniors in a continuing care retirement community received personalized technology services, according to research from It’s Never 2 Late and Western Home Communities.
The research examined whether personalized technology for Read More »