More on Living With Dementia
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Prenatal vitamin A deficiency increases risk of Alzheimer’s later in life: Canadian doctorsNew Canadian research suggests that a vitamin A deficiency while in the womb and as a newborn could be linked to an increased risk of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease decades later.HealthJan 27, 2017
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Could regularly eating mushrooms prevent dementia and Alzheimer’s disease?Scientists are zeroing in on how a healthy diet could help keep your brain healthy. In latest findings, they suggest that certain compounds in mushrooms could delay or prevent dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.HealthJan 26, 2017
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Is ‘flashing-light therapy’ a promising treatment to fight Alzheimer’s disease?Scientists say that flickering LED lights at a specific frequency helped to “substantially” reduce brain plaque and buildup, ushering in a potential new treatment to fight Alzheimer's disease.HealthDec 8, 2016
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World Alzheimer’s Day: 5 misconceptions about dementiaAs the world marks Alzheimer’s Day, Global News looks at five common misconceptions about the disease.HealthSep 21, 2016
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How a robot could help your family member with dementia and agingWith an aging population, researchers and health care providers are now looking to robots to ease the symptoms of dementia.CanadaApr 25, 2016
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Dawna Friesen: ‘Diagnosis of dementia isn’t the end. It’s the beginning.’"I remember when it dawned on me that my mother was showing signs of dementia." Global National anchor Dawna Friesen reflects on the journey she shared with her mother after she was diagnosed with dementia.CanadaJan 6, 2016
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N.S. students design for people living with dementiaA group of fourth-year design students at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design have taken on the task of trying to make it easier to live with dementia.HealthDec 15, 2015
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Q & A replay: Living with dementiaJoin Dawna Friesen, Jennifer Tryon and Mary Schulz, of the Alzheimer Society of Canada, on Sept. 30 for a live online question and answer session about living with dementia.HealthSep 30, 2014
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UBC receives $9.1M donation for Alzheimer’s researchCharles Fipke, who helped develop Canada's first diamond mine, is providing more than $9,000,000 to UBC to help fund Alzheimer's research.HealthSep 30, 2014
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Dawna Friesen: Dementia and living in the presentDementia and Alzheimer’s are not a normal part of aging. The more than 700,000 Canadians who are consigned to this fate shouldn’t be forgotten or written off.HealthSep 29, 2014
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