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Dementia and Alzheimer's - how to distinguish between the two conditions

It's World Alzheimer's Month which aims to raise awareness and challenge the stigma surrounding the condition and improve patient care

Wales Online

World Alzheimer’s Month: 7 things you might not know about dementia

Experts explain some lesser-known facts about the condition. By Katie Wright.

The Independent UK

Corticobasal syndrome can't stop Matt Follows from reaching the tip of Cape York

The rare corticobasal syndrome severely affects a person's ability to walk and talk but it could not stop Matt Follows from ticking the northernmost point of Australia off his travel bucket list.

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Lanarkshire gran's Alzheimer's left her 'a shell of what she was' as brave family speak out

Megan Tumilty and her boyfriend will do a nine-mile route around the town, past areas that were particularly significant in her grandmother's life. Her nana passed away in 2021.

Glasgow Live

Expanding Alzheimer's research with primates could overcome the problem with treatments that show promise in mice but don't help humans

As of 2022, an estimated 6.5 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease, an illness that robs people of their memories, independence and personality, causing suffering to both patients and their families. That number may double by 2060. The U.S. has made considerable investments in Alzheimer’s research, having allocated US$3.5 billion in…

The Conversation

Dementia risk can be increased by watching TV while sitting, study warns

What you do while relaxing can increase your dementia risk, according to new research.

Daily Record

LeBron Explains His Grand Plan, to Play in the NBA With Bronny … and Bryce!

And if they go along, and the basketball gods give him that gift? Damn what anybody thinks of it.

Sports Illustrated

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Commentary: I am California’s acting surgeon general. And I have bipolar disorder

In 2011 I was a third-year medical student at Harvard Medical School. I was on my psychiatry rotation — and I had a secret.

Los Angeles Times

Mayo Clinic expert provides tips for reducing dementia risk

ROCHESTER, Minn. — More than 55 million people worldwide are believed to be living with dementia, according to the World Health Organization. Ronald Petersen, M.D., a neurologist and director of Mayo Clinic's Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, says you can't prevent dementia, but you can reduce your risk.

Tribune News Service

‘It has been a lifesaver’ - patients and doctors defend electroshock therapy in Bristol

They were responding to negative publicity about the century-old practice

Bristol Post

A new trial in South Australia hopes to diagnose Parkinson's disease earlier by checking dopamine levels in the brain

More than 100,000 Australians are living with Parkinson's disease, a condition that impacts movement, learning and behaviour. A new trial now underway aims to diagnose the condition earlier.

ABC News

Dad diagnosed with incurable brain condition after being told it was just trapped nerve

Steven Swindells was just 46-years-old when he was given the life-changing diagnosis of an incurable brain condition after believing he just had a trapped nerve

Daily Mirror

V-C calls for research proposals on post-COVID mental health issues

Three-day international conference of SCARF inaugurated in city

The Hindu

Michael Mosley explains diet that could 'ward off dementia' with super shake

The green Mediterranean diet may help protect from a cause of dementia called brain atrophy.

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Inverse

Alzheimer's disease has no cure — but unproven treatments claim otherwise

Frustrated by a lack of mainstream medical treatments, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia patients look to unproven alternatives that promise to end and reverse these incurable diseases.

The Guardian - AU

Poor mental health could result in $7.4bn in lost productivity in NSW, report finds

Exclusive: Research shows increase in depression and anxiety could result in hit on economy by 2025

Tribune News Service

Depression ruined her life for years. Then doctor’s ‘helmet’ changed everything

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Depression sucked the life from Lori Jackson’s time on this earth for nearly 40 years. On her darkest days in college she hung a blanket over her dorm room window to block out the light and slept, skipping classes.

Zenger

Scientists Succeed In Reversing Alzheimer’s In Mice

Alzheimer’s has been reversed in mice after scientists boosted the formation of new brain cells.

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Daily Record

Poor heart health could make brain 'shrink', lifelong study finds

Scientists have identified the main risk factor for premature brain ageing is an unhealthy heart

Dynamite News

Study: Autism diagnosis can be improved by looking at men and women's different emotional needs

A group of researchers revealed that the diagnosis of autism could be improved by taking into account the differences in how men and women experience and act on their emotions. Read more on Dynamite News:

Daily Record

Alzheimer's and dementia symptoms as expert explains differences between conditions

Experts have clarified ahead of World Alzheimer's month this September.

ABC News

Struggling with brain fog after a COVID-19 infection? You're not alone, experts say

COVID-19 is linked to longer-term risks of brain fog and dementia, a recent medical study suggests. Here's what we know about COVID-19 and how it affects your brain.

The Guardian - UK

Mild electric shocks to the brain may protect older people from memory loss

Researchers suggest this treatment could help Alzheimer’s patients but critics are unsure

Daily Mirror

'Lonely children more likely to be depressed adults - it's about time they got help'

A study has found socially isolated children are more likely to experience a range of difficulties in adulthood - help for young people is overdue, says Dr Miriam Stoppard.

Daily Mirror

'Healthy' woman, 37, diagnosed with dementia due to secret mould infestation in home

Amie Skilton discovered a leak at her flat was causing water to constantly leak under the carpet resulting in a devastating diagnosis at the age of 37

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