A recent study suggests that individuals who have a dementia diagnosis are hospitalized at a rate of 86% compared to 59% for individuals who do not have that diagnosis. Since dementia reduces the ability of an individual to care for themselves, having the disease...
Diseases like Alzheimer’s have an insidious companion called apathy. Apathetic behaviour is naturally isolating as those around the individual take it as a sign of disinterest instead of a sign that their ‘starter motor’ needs a little boost. It is...
The 6th Human Amyloid Imaging Conference held in Florida last month debated the ethical issues surrounding the use of amyloid imaging to diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease. Research clinicians can now peer inside the living brain using a PET scan to see senile plaques...
A recent study published online in BMC Geriatrics found that four questions from the Alzheimer’s Questionnaire (AQ) could be used to determine whether a person has amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI), an early risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease....
Everywhere I went today I was reading reviews (admittedly mixed) of Meryl Streep’s portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in the Iron Lady. The movie portrays Margaret Thatcher with dementia and views her life through a series of flashbacks to various episodes of family...
A German research team recently published their findings showing that individuals with Alzheimer’s disease who participated regularly in cognitive interaction and motor stimulation activities stopped the decline of their dementia. The research team found that...
