Dementia

• Senior care expert busts myths surrounding dementia for Alzheimer’s Awareness Month

  There are 679,000 Canadians currently living with dementia and the Alzheimer's Society of Canada said it believes that number will rise to just under one million by 2030. 

  Canada

  Sep 27
  
• Can cute AI robots help with aging and dementia? UBC study seeks to find out

  Kiwi and Mango are small and plush, resemble a cross between Teletubbies and WALL-E, and have technology that allows them to move, learn, speak and recognize faces and voices.

  Science

  Sep 20
  
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• Wildfire smoke may increase risk of brain disease, research suggests

  Several researchers have started looking into how fine particulate matter from wildfire smoke can enter the body and travel to the brain.

  Health

  Aug 23
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• Exercise, then brain training could be game-changer for slowing dementia: Canadian study

  According to researchers, the impact of exercise followed by cognitive training was greater than the sum of both interventions and is clinically significant.

  Health

  Aug 18
• 1st signs of Alzheimer’s may be detected in your eyes. This AI scan may help find it

  The relentless pursuit of detecting Alzheimer's has posed a grueling battle for families and the medical community, but a simple eye scan may help ease that burden.

  Health

  Jul 19
• B.C. promised a ‘Silver Alert’ system for missing seniors with dementia. Where is it?

  The B.C. NDP promised to a Silver Alert system when it formed government, commanding Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth to oversee its development in his 2020 mandate letter. 

  Canada

  Jul 17
• B.C. rescue teams to get specialized training in searches for people with dementia

  The Alzheimer Society of British Columbia and BC Search and Rescue Association inked a new agreement in June to help reduce the risk of people living with dementia becoming lost.

  Health

  Jul 12
• Alzheimer Society of B.C. urges residents to plan ahead for climate emergencies

  Experts recommend having an emergency 'grab and go' kit with clothes, medicine and essentials for potential climate emergencies to ease anxiety for people living with dementia.

  Canada

  Jun 18
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• Alberta-made technology screens people’s speech for early signs of Alzheimer’s

  Alberta technology is using audio cues to help detect Alzheimer's disease. It listens for three features: pauses in speech, word length or complexity, and speech intelligibility.

  Canada

  Jun 9
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• Trailblazing: Blind Paralympian and her guide dog find missing woman on Vancouver Island

  Scent trailing is a search and rescue method that relies on a dog's nose to find someone. It's a skill Jessica Tuomela has, but hoped she and Lucy would never have to use.

  Canada

  May 30