March 10, 2014
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Headbanging Triggers CTE-Dementia in Soccer Pro's Brain
Professional Soccer Star Patrick Grange donated his brain to research. He died with CTE, a disease that causes dementia and depression. Learn about the connection between activities that are hard on the head and CTE-dementia.
Music Awakens Memories in Alzheimer's
ABC News interviews Dan Cohen, the founder of Music and Memory. See how donated iPods can battle dementia via personalized playlists.
Vascular Dementia: What's Anger Got to Do with It?
Teaching Alzheimer's to New Doctors
See how a pioneer 'buddy' program at Northwestern University pairs medical students with Alzheimer's patients. Watch a doctor-to-be gain unique perspective from his 'buddy' with Alzheimer's. See how the 'buddies' stay socially engaged and active.
Quartet is a Comedy Drama That Dignifies Dementia
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‘Quartet’ is the type of movie that will have you laughing at one moment while perhaps inducing tears the next. So likeable are the central characters that you quickly find yourself warming to them, so much so that when some of the story-lines play out, you could find yourself tearing up.
March 9, 2014
"I Am Sorry, This is Hard" plus 5 More Care Phrases
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Teepa Snow, Dementia Care Specialist, shares the important phrases she has found most helpful in caring for someone with Alzheimer's and dementia.
March 6, 2014
Stop Anemia from Triggering Dementia
Anemia, or low levels of red blood cells, increased the risk of dementia by 41% in a U.S. study. There is so much you can do about it. Learn what it takes.
March 5, 2014
Are Alzheimer's Genetic Tests a Good Thing?
When a healthy person genetically tests their risk of Alzheimer's, are the results devastating or empowering? See what happened to 162 people who tried.
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