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Health 7 years ago

Therapy dogs giving comfort at dementia cafe in Tochigi

A therapy dog cafe in Kanuma has begun operating as a “dementia cafe” once a month to offer an opportunity for elderly dementia patients and their families.

Health 7 years ago

Half of women at risk of dementia, Parkinson's, stroke: Study

Nearly half of women and one in three men are at risk of developing stroke or degenerative neurological diseases such as dementia and Parkinson's during their lifetime.

People 7 years ago

CNN founder Ted Turner reveals he has Lewy body dementia

"It's a mild case of what people have as Alzheimer's. It's similar to that. But not nearly as bad. Alzheimer's is fatal," Turner said, in excerpts released by the network.

Health 7 years ago

Chinese soup ingredients may hold key to fighting dementia

Chinese scientists have borrowed three ingredients from the country’s traditional medicine practice -- a 3,000-year-old approach that aims to regulate the flow of energy in the body -- and used modern pharmaceutical technology to devise a formula to tackle dementia, which has no cure.