Alzheimer's in the News
31-Dec-2008
Canterbury to send 44 to Edison Regional Science Fair (The News-Press)
Canterbury School will be represented by 44 students at the Edison Regional Science Fair in January.
Art - the key to unlocking dementia (Guardian Unlimited)
When elderly people develop dementia their short-term memory fails them: new information is no longer being stored. Things as basic as the place they are in and who is present may fade. This scenario appears insurmountably tragic until you hear about the bucketloads of evidence proving that the long-term memories of people with dementia are often wholly intact. Studies using brain scanners ...
Terry Pratchett Knighted (Slashdot)
ackthpt writes "Headlines have been popping up on Google News: 'Terry Pratchett declared himself "flabbergasted" to receive a knighthood as he led a group of writers, actors and performers honoured today.' The Discworld author and stalwart adversary of Alzheimers Disease has been a member of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for Services to Literature since 1998. He will be entering the new ...
COPING (The Scranton Times-Tribune)
Sundays Scranton MS Self-Help Group: meets second Sunday of the month, 2 to 4 p.m., Charles Luger Center. 347-4799.
Calendar of Events (Waller County News Citizen)
First Baptist Church - Hempstead Beginning Wednesday, Jan. 7 a 10-week Bible Study for women ?Esther: It?s tough being a woman?, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. All ladies welcome. Childcare provider. $15.00 for workbook.
Family, Police Search for Missing Elderly Man (FOX 4 News Kansas City)
Police in Wellington, Missouri, are searching for an elderly man who wandered away from his home late Christmas night. The family of Tom Burns, 78, says he suffers from alzheimers and they are concerned for his well-being.
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