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Medical staff lack dementia training
New research from Nottingham University has found that medical staff who care for dementia patients often lack the appropriate training and “make it up as they go along”. The study reveale...Dogs to help dementia patients
First there were guide dogs to help the blind, then there were hearing dogs for the deaf. Now, our loyal best friends could help dementia patients with their daily tasks, enabling them to live indepen...Brisk walkers less likely to suffer dementia
A study from the Boston Medical Centre (US) suggests that people who walk quickly and still have a strong grip in middle age are less likely to suffer from dementia or a stroke. Eric Camargo, who led ...Curry could fight dementia
What better excuse for a weekly takeaway than knowing that it could be helping you to fight off dementia? Researchers from Linkoping University in Sweden found that a key ingredient in curry, turmeric...Alzheimer’s reversed with skin cancer drug
A laboratory study has indicated that a drug commonly used to fight skin cancer could start to reverse Alzheimer’s disease in a matter of hours. Researchers have described the discovery as an &#...Alzheimer’s brain cells created in lab
For the first time ever, brain cells affected by Alzheimer’s have been cultured in a lab, providing a new research tool for scientists. Experts hope that improved versions of the “model...Mental decline sets in 15 years early
According to a study published today, our brains start to deteriorate at 45- 15 years earlier than previously thought. Cognitive function, which collectively covers memory, reasoning and comprehension...Dieting helps keep the brain young
Being on a diet could boost your brain power because it activates a protein that helps the mind stay young and healthy. According to rodent research, restricting the number of calories that you eat ac...Dementia patients suffer poor care
A report into standards of care has found that dementia patients are suffering at the hands of undertrained hospital staff who ignore please for help and fail to treat them as individuals. The first e...Simple test to point out Alzheimer’s
Researchers have said that a simple blood test could be used to distinguish between people suffering mild memory problems, and those who will go on to develop Alzheimer’s. A study has found that...
