| Education helps brain cope with dementia - Irish Times http://www.irishtimes.com/n... Dementia Articles PEOPLE WHO stay in education for longer appear to be better able to compensate for the effects of dementia on the brain, a study suggests. The study, conducted by UK and Finnish scientists, found that, while those with ... |
| Tuning into senses, away from dementia - Wichita Falls Times Record News http://www.timesrecordnews.... Dementia Articles A room full of glowing colors, soft textures and soothing sound gives dementia and Alzheimer’s patients at Texhoma Christian Care Center the means to let go of anxiety and tune into their senses. The ... |
| When Pneumonia Follows Severe Dementia - New York Times Blogs http://newoldage.blogs.nyti... Dementia Articles The 323 residents living in Boston-area nursing homes had entered the final stages of dementia. Maggie Steber for The New York Times “They couldn’t recognize family members,” said the geriatrician and ... |
| Agitation, Depression, Apathy Predictors of Progression from MCI to Dementia - Medscape News http://www.medscape.com/vie... Dementia Articles July 23, 2010 (Honolulu, Hawaii) — Agitation, apathy, and depression significantly predict progression from mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to incident dementia, according to the latest findings from the Mayo Clinic ... |
| Pittsburgh dementia patient’s death settled for $900K - Tribune-Democrat http://tribune-democrat.com... Dementia Articles PITTSBURGH — A judge has approved a $900,000 settlement between a Pittsburgh hospital and the family of a dementia patient who wandered on to the hospital’s roof and froze to death in 2008. University of Pittsburgh ... |