2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (229+ words) Families across Northumberland caring for loved ones living with dementia are being invited to a free virtual conversation designed to provide practical tools, encouragement and hope. The Northumberland PACE Speakers Series will present Dementia: How to be an effective care…...

4+ hour, 29+ min ago  (597+ words) 10pm - 1am10pm to 1am 7pm - 11pm7pm to 11pm Researchers at the UK Dementia Research Institute are using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to speed up the search for treatments to neurological conditions. Scientists hope that using algorithms to detect patterns of disease will reduce time usually spent analysing…...

2+ hour, 28+ min ago  (731+ words) inkl The 78% Accuracy Voice Test: How Smartphone Speech Tools Are Now Screening for Early Cognitive Changes Imagine speaking into your smartphone for just a few minutes and receiving feedback that could potentially flag early cognitive decline before obvious symptoms appear....

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (113+ words) More and more'studies are showing the negative impact of excessive screen time. Earlier this week, a new surgeon general'warning'about a push to limit screens especially when it comes to kids.'It's also very harmful, especially late-night screen time.' More Coverage:…...

5+ hour, 16+ min ago  (809+ words) What exactly did the study find? How meaningful were the differences? Should pregnant women start taking higher doses of vitamin D? And what do experts say are the risks of taking too much? To help us with these questions, I…...

3+ hour, 44+ min ago  (55+ words) WGEM Ronald J. "Ron" Weinand, 80, of Quincy, died on May 22 in his home. Judith K. Lair, 72, of Quincy, died on May 22 in Blessing Hospital. Mary E. Ward, 82, of Quincy, died on May 22 at Adams Pointe Assisted Living. There are no births to report…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (365+ words) COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) " Alzheimer's disease kills more Americans each year than breast cancer and prostate cancer combined, and one in three older Americans dies with some form of dementia. Those troubling statistics brought hundreds of people to the Ohio Statehouse…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago  (756+ words) A peer support program from Dementia Australia is helping to empower people living with dementia. A group of advocates living with dementia and working with Dementia Australia in 2021 believed it could. Understanding their own desire to speak with someone who…...

6+ hour, 42+ min ago  (453+ words) A family has expressed outrage after their elderly mother, who suffers from advanced dementia and is subject to a legal guardianship order, was prevented from leaving a care home for a pre-arranged family visit because she had not yet cast…...

20+ hour, 22+ min ago  (568+ words) Previous studies looking at air pollution and young brains have yielded mixed results. Some past research suggested that pollution affects brain thickness, while other studies found no such connection. The authors noted that these inconsistencies might happen because earlier research…...