Reducing the risk of dementia
You cannot alter your age or the genes you are born with, but there are lifestyle changes you can adopt which may reduce your chance of developing dementia by as much as 20%. The BBC convened a panel of independent experts, chaired by the Alzheimer’s Society, which evaluated more than 70 research papers and articles [...]
Easing the pain of dementia
The Nuffield Council on Bioethics has published a report on the ethical issues raised by dementia care. It says that expert social support which could take much pain out of dealing with dementia should be more accessible to patients and their carers. Such help is often unavailable until a crisis point was reached but access [...]
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