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• Old and Young Brain Activity Show Similar Memory Updating

  
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  The researchers concluded that the results may mean that the brain function supporting emotional memory updating is not significantly impacted by age.
  5 days ago

• Elderly Diabetics with Low Blood Sugar Have Higher Risk of Dementia

  
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  People with diabetes know firsthand that controlling blood sugar level is very important in managing their disease. But such control shouldn’t go overboard to the point that the patient becomes hypoglycemic or s/he could raise her/his chances of having dementia later in life. Researchers at the University of ...
  1 week ago

• Types and Treatement of Anxiety Disorder

  
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  Anxiety disorder is an umbrella term for various specific forms of fear and anxiety including generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), panic disorder , phobias , obsessive-compulsive disorder, post traumatic stress disorder and separation anxiety. Generalized anxiety disorder commonly affects older adults and is ...
  1 week ago

• Legal Information Is Just a Click Away

  
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  You need not take a trip to the library to do your legal research. With a click of your computer mouse, the Alameda County Library website can lead you to sources of the information or forms you are looking for. Let the library’s Legal Information Guide help you find your way to different courts, California ...
  1 week ago

• Women Less Apt to Forget a Face

  
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  Emerging research suggests women remember faces better than men, perhaps because they spend more time studying features without even knowing it. Investigators from McMaster University say that studying facial features can help improve anyone’s memories. This technique may provide significant benefit to older adults ...
  1 week ago

• Case Study on Effectiveness of Activity Programmes for Older Persons With Dementia

  
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  Study about Effectiveness of Activity Programmes for Older Persons With Dementia Background : In recent years, older adults with dementia have been identified earlier and have consistently expressed their desire to remain in community settings. This has resulted in an increase in the number of day programmes ...
  2 weeks ago

• Why Older Adults Are Happier

  
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  Why Older Adults Are Happier LiveScience.com — WASHINGTON — People tend to get happier as they age, and a new study could explain why: Older adults may be better able to deal with negative emotions like anger and anxiety. In the study, older adults were less likely than younger adults to feel angry and anxious ...
  2 weeks ago

• Medications May Cause Memory Loss

  
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  It’s no longer assumed that memory loss is an unavoidable part of aging. Research has shown there are many other possible causes and contributors to memory impairment in older adults, including prescribed medication.
  3 weeks ago

• Adult Day Services for Dementia Patients Help Relieve Caregivers’ Stress

  
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  Family caregivers of older adults with dementia are less stressed and their moods are better on days when dementia patients receive adult day services (ADS), according to a new study. “Caregivers who live with and care for someone with dementia can experience extraordinary amounts of stress,” said Steven Zarit, ...
  3 weeks ago

• Dementia Awareness Week - journal papers (still available 26th)

  
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  Definition:  Awareness - something that must last beyond a week. For some people - carers and families - awareness is a living constant. Dear list members  (these papers appear to be still accessible - PJ). In support of Dementia Awareness Week we are giving away free access to a ...
  3 weeks ago

• Smart Strategies for Managing Your Aging Parents’ Medications

  
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  Today’s guest post is by Christine Valentin, LCSW of familycaregiversocialworker.com There comes a time for many older adults, when taking medications becomes a new norm . This new “norm”, however, can often be accompanied with confusion and/or forgetfulness regarding how and when to properly take their ...
  3 weeks ago

• Dementia care related (and other) courses, northern England

  
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  C/o of a former colleague now at Huddersfield University and the MHHE mailing list respectively, Ive been aware of two learning opportunities ("up North") for quite some time and thought I would share these here: Today there was a masterclass on Mindfulness, Compassion, Life Story Work and Cognitive Behaviour ...
  4 weeks ago

• Study Suggest Herpes Could Affect Memory in Seniors

  
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  According to estimates from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, one out of every six adults in the U.S. have genital herpes. Despite the long-term health consequences associates with the sexually transmitted disease, each year approximately 776,000 people in the U.S. get a new herpes infection. While the ...
  4 weeks ago

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