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KHN Conversation On Living Well With Dementia
Listen and learn from this Kaiser Health News鈥 Facebook Live event. 鈥淣avigating Aging鈥 columnist Judith Graham led a discussion about dementia, one of the most challenging chronic conditions for individuals and their families 鈥 which affects millions of American families.
Cambiando la forma en que vemos la demencia
Un movimiento llamado Dementia Friend’s busca erradicar el estigma asociado al Alzheimer y a la demencia, con informaci贸n y testimonios de vida.
Changing The Way We Look At Dementia聽
A new social movement in the U.S. tackles the stigma of living with Alzheimer鈥檚.
Doing More Harm Than Good? Epidemic of Screening Burdens Nation鈥檚 Older Patients
Patients are often aggressively screened for cancer, even if they won鈥檛 live long enough to benefit.
New 鈥業nstructions鈥 Could Let Dementia Patients Refuse Spoon-Feeding
Patients with Alzheimer鈥檚 disease and other dementias can say in advance if and when they want caregivers to stop offering food and fluids by hand.
Dementia Patient At Center of Spoon-Feeding Controversy Dies
Nora Harris, 64, who had early-onset Alzheimer鈥檚 disease, raised questions about the power 鈥 and limits 鈥 of an advance directive to withdraw care.
Cuando la demencia acecha a toda la familia
El seguimiento m茅dico de miembros de una familia que portan una mutaci贸n gen茅tica ha ayudado a entender un poco m谩s sobre una devastadora forma de demencia.
A Rare Dementia Gene Runs In The Family, But He鈥檚 Fine 鈥 So Far
A Washington state man inherited the mutated gene that stole his mother鈥檚 mind. He doesn鈥檛 have the disease, and doctors don鈥檛 know why.
Lag In Brain Donation Hampers Understanding Of Dementia In Blacks
A long history of racism and cruel experimentation in health care are among the reasons African-American families oppose donating patients鈥 brains for study.
Estas medidas preventivas podr铆an ayudar a atrasar la demencia y el deterioro cognitivo
En un informe hist贸rico, cient铆ficos han avalado tres estrategias para prevenir la demencia y el deterioro cognitivo asociados con el envejecimiento normal.
These Preventive Measures Might Help Delay Dementia Or Cognitive Decline
Recent research shows that controlling blood pressure, exercising and cognitive training around middle age could help prevent cognitive decline or Alzheimer鈥檚 disease.
Grupo ense帽a a familiares de pacientes con Alzheimer a cuidar de ellos mismos
Los m茅dicos y los investigadores reconocen cada vez m谩s que el cuidado de las personas con demencia compromete la salud f铆sica y mental de los cuidadores.
‘Boot Camp’ Helps Alzheimer鈥檚, Dementia Caregivers Take Care Of Themselves, Too
Free, daylong sessions run by UCLA teach caregivers how to keep their loved ones safe and engaged, while minimizing the stress in their own lives. Similar programs exist in other states.
C贸mo ayudar a pacientes con Alzheimer a disfrutar la vida, sin desaparecer de a poco
Un robusto grupo de investigaciones que las personas con Alzheimer y otros tipos de demencia mantienen un fuerte sentido de s铆 mismos y que, en general, pueden tener una calidad de vida buena y positiva hasta las etapas finales de la enfermedad.
How To Help Alzheimer鈥檚 Patients Enjoy Life, Not Just 鈥楩ade Away鈥
Research shows that people with dementia can benefit significantly from efforts to ease communication, improve overall health and other key measures.
‘Tsunami’ Of Alzheimer鈥檚 Cases Among Latinos Raises Concerns Over Costs, Caregiving
The number of U.S. Latinos with the memory-robbing disease is expected to rise more than eightfold by 2060 to 3.5 million.
El 鈥渢sunami” de casos de Alzheimer entre latinos plantea inquietudes sobre el cuidado y los costos
Se espera que el n煤mero de latinos con la enfermedad roba-memoria aumente m谩s de 8 veces para 2060, a 3.5 millones.
Alzheimer a los 40: cient铆ficos estudian la 鈥渕utaci贸n de Jalisco鈥
Investigadores est谩n estudiando a familias de los Estados Unidos y M茅xico, portadores de una mutaci贸n gen茅tica que los hace desarrollar Alzheimer a edad temprana, con la esperanza de encontrar tratamientos para frenar este mal.
Early Alzheimer鈥檚 Gene Spells Tragedy For Patients, Opportunity For Science
Researchers are studying families from the U.S. and Mexico for clues to how Alzheimer鈥檚 develops in young patients, with the hope of finding treatments and even cures for the more common form of the disease.
Dementia Rates Decline Sharply Among Senior Citizens
Education and better heart health may deserve credit.
