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Growing concern about dementia staff calling on police for help
LOS ANGELES: Police are routinely being called to restrain dementia patients in skilled nursing homes because poorly trained staff cannot cope.
The ‘deeply concerning’ trend is the knock-on effect of a lack of investment in nursing home staff training and the increasing use of
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Read More »Study produces fresh hope for dementia patients
LOS ANGELES: Cells used to study “dementia in a dish” have led scientists to a potential new treatment strategy for an inherited form of the brain disease.
Defective stem cells grown in the lab revealed a signalling pathway linked to frontotemporal dementia (FTD), which
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Read More »Researchers track how Parkinson’s disease evolves
SEATTLE: Researchers have found that Parkinson’s disease spreads in the brain from cell to cell similar to the way an infection does.
Researchers are now able to show how, with the use of a specially-developed antibody, spreading of the
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Read More »New research shows influence of walnuts on brain health of dementia residents
DENVER: A new study shows that a diet including walnuts may have a beneficial effect in reducing the risk of or preventing Alzheimer’s disease.
The study found significant improvement in learning skills, memory-reducing anxiety and motor development