Nursing home under scrutiny after resident falls from second floor
A Limassol nursing home is facing questions after an 87-year-old man suffering from dementia died after a fall, with investigations now pointing to him having...
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Dementia sufferers neglected by the state
A crucial government plan to improve treatment is still being assessed, leaving families and charities to cope as best they can Worldwide, dementia is...
Expert witness says former bishop unable to stand trial for rape
An expert witness testified on Wednesday that former Kition bishop Chrysostomos is suffering from frontotemporal dementia and cannot follow court proceedings in two separate cases...
Ex-players, managers push for further dementia review in Britain
A group of former soccer players and managers have sent letters to the government asking for another review into the links between heading the ball and dementia,...
Solskjaer welcomes new dementia research as FA ‘leads the way’
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has welcomed new research into dementia as the Football Association said it is “leading the way” in investigating the risk to players....
New dementia day care centre overcomes virus challenge
The new Ithaki day care centre in Nicosia is already doing much to help those with dementia, but first months of operation were marred by...
Pensioner from Cyprus missing in Devon
A major search operation has been ongoing in the UK county of Devon since Thursday evening for a 71-year-old pensioner from Cyprus suffering from dementia....
Healthy living may help offset genetic risk of dementia -study
LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) – Living healthily with a good diet and regular exercise may help people with a higher genetic susceptibility to dementia to offset...
New Alzheimer’s definition based on biology
Alzheimer’s researchers have proposed a radical change in the way the disease is defined, focusing on biological changes in the body rather than clinical symptoms...
Researchers develop blood test to gauge Alzheimer’s risk
Researchers in Japan and Australia have developed a blood test that detects the toxic protein amyloid beta which has been linked to Alzheimer’s brain disease....
