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News and current affairs about Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.

United States

"Car Talk" Funnyman Tom Magliozzi Dies at 77

by MEGAN JONES

Tom Magliozzi, co-host of Car Talk, has died as a result of complications from Alzheimer’s disease,…

Good

Diabetes offers new clues for Alzheimer's

by ALZHEIMER SOCIETY OF CANADA

Recently discovered links between diabetes and dementia are giving Alzheimer's researchers fresh clues…

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New software 'listens' for Alzheimer's

by ALZHEIMER SOCIETY OF CANADA

When a person's ability to communicate is compromised, so is their sense of self and their connection…

Canada

What really matters in end-of-life discussions?

by MCMASTER

What are the key issues a physician should discuss with a patient near life's end? And are there gaps…

World

Alzheimer's rates declining in developed countries

by SUSAN GRIMBLY

New studies presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference in Copenhagen on July…

World

Smart-Home Gadgetry Paves the Way

by NEIL JORDAN

In Oslo, Norway, a retired engineer, Mr. Helge Farsund and his wife, Kari, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s…