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Living Near Busy Roads Could Increase Dementia Risk
VOICED: Scientists say that living near busy roads could increase the risk of dementia. A study of more than six million Canadians found that residents of big cities, who stayed within 50 metres of a main road, had a 12 per cent higher...
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New techniques to help those with dementia
London, UK, March 13, 2013
1. Wide of brain health pod at Healthcare Innovations Expo
2. Close pan of pod
3. Various of woman getting into pod and being subjected to tests including MRI imaging
4. Various of trainer walking with...
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A new study finds not getting enough sleep may lead to higher risk of developing dementia. Shearer's Foods recalls one of its potato chips products.
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How The Power Of Music Is Helping Patients With Alzheimer’s
An adult care center for people with dementia uses music as therapy for families, patients, and caregivers.
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Eye study may detect early stage Alzheimer's
LEAD IN: Scientists studying Alzheimer's are hoping to turn an eye tracking device into an early warning signal for the disease.Our eye movements can reveal secrets about the health of our brains and the way it may be...
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Care home left waiting 10 days for coronavirus tests
Interview Bernadette Mossman the Healthcare Director of Vida Healthcare which provides specialist support for residents living with dementia in North Yorkshire. A care home operator which had two residents die with coronavirus has been...
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Study uses magnetic stimulation to detect dementia
LEAD IN: Neurologists are to begin a trial to discover whether transcranial magnetic stimulation, or TMS on the brain can alert doctors to the earliest signs of Alzheimer's disease.Despite millions of people being afflicted by dementia,...
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"Super agers" with the brains of 50 year olds might hold key to dementia
Edith Stern is a 92-year-old retiree who may hold the key to aging well.
She's a sprightly leader in her Chicago retirement home, playing mother hen to many of the residents and keeping an eye on the communal snack drawer.
Her...
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Under questioning from Congress, a doctor who used to lead the NFL''s concussion committee stuck to his position that there is no proven connection between football head injuries and brain disease.
HEADLINE: Ex-chair of NFL concussion panel denies certain link to brain disease
CAPTION: Under questioning from Congress, a doctor who used to lead the NFL''s concussion committee stuck to his position that there is no proven connection...
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Technology helping improve the lives of those with dementia
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The latest products and innovations for people living with dementia are being showcased at the Alzheimer's Show in London.
The exhibition is also showing how new technology can help elderly people stay...
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A garden designed for Alzheimer's patients
London, UK, May 20, 2013
1. Close of scented pink and purple flowers in Alzheimer's garden
2. Close of blue irises
3. Close tilt up of foxglove
4. Mid of actress Helen Mirren taking photos of the Alzheimer's garden
5. Wide of visitors...
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Technology helping improve the lives of those with dementia
LEADIN
The latest products and innovations for people living with dementia are being showcased at the Alzheimer's Show in London.
The exhibition is also showing how new technology can help elderly people stay...
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New computer game to help people with dementia
AP Television
London, UK, March 23, 2010
1. Close up of finger touching touch screen computer game with coconuts being knocked off a stand
2. Rear mid shot of elderly dementia sufferer and carer playing game
3. Close pan from elderly...
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Radical reforms to pensions and social care to be announced
Radical reforms to pensions and social care to be announced
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Florida's largest provider of medical services to the elderly is using a virtual reality simulation to teach staff how it feels to have Alzheimers and other forms of dementia. Caregivers say it changes how they interact with patients. (May 20)
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Nats: " Count out 27 cents in change and put in the cup. Find a white shawl and put it on."
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"It's very disorienting in the sense that...
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Brain Starts to Deteriorate Earlier than Thought
Brain Starts to Deteriorate Earlier than Thought
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Scientists reported Wednesday they were able to "see" pain on brain scans and, for the first time, measure its intensity and tell if a drug was relieving it. The research is in its early stages, but it opens the door to a host of possibilities.
HEADLINE: Doctors use brain scans to 'see' pain
CAPTION: Scientists reported Wednesday they were able to "see" pain on brain scans and, for the first time, measure its intensity and tell if a drug was relieving it. The research is in its...
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Actress on her late father's struggle with dementia
ACTRESS ON HER LATE FATHER'S STRUGGLE WITH DEMENTIA
Jane Krakowski felt the time was right to finally talk about losing her father to dementia, especially if it can help other families deal with the same problem.
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Press Association
Care charity CEO says Government social care plan goes 'nowhere near far enough'
Interview with Rachael Crook, CEO and co-founder of care charity Lifted Care (liftedcare.com), on the Government's plan to raise a National Insurance levy to meet the costs of the UK's growing health and social care crisis.
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Dementia epidemic not happening
VOICED: Researchers say that warnings of a 'dementia epidemic' appear to be wrong. A new study suggests that the number of cases in Europe has not increased significantly over the last 20 years - despite expectations that they would....
Press Association
Sajid Javid says 10-year plan to tackle dementia will focus on prevention
Health Secretary Sajid Javid said the Government's 10-year plan to tackle dementia will have a big focus on prevention, at the Alzheimer’s Society annual conference in London.