Tag Archives: dementia

Alzheimers algorithm

Alzheimers algorithm

A simple formula using information from routine visits to the family doctor can work out a patient’s risk of developing dementia, according to new research. It combines social and lifestyle fact ...
Dancing with dementia

Dancing with dementia

Receiving a diagnosis of dementia comes with a multitude of emotions; devastation, fear, shock, panic and bemusement. But sometimes it can be a sense of relief and hope!! Yes, relief and hope. Please ...
Virtual insanity

Virtual insanity

Britain’s first mobile tour offering people the chance to walk in the shoes of dementia sufferers by mimicking their everyday experiences has been launched. The Mobile Virtual Dementia Tour take ...
Dementia breakthrough

Dementia breakthrough

Failings in the brain’s ‘GPS’ navigation system are what cause dementia patients to become confused and go missing, suggests new research. Two new studies, which potentially pave the ...