A new ‘talking’ picture frame could reduce agitation in dementia and help combat loneliness.
God has designed each human life with a purpose, even when the journey includes dementia.
Spiritual input and support essential for Believers living with dementia: the results are sometimes astonishing
Using your brain in later life can delay dementia by up to five years.
Dr Jennifer Bute has been living with Alzheimer’s dementia for 15 years and in a meeting with Louise Morse over Zoom, discusses what makes a church truly dementia inclusive.
Even when behaviour is changed due to dementia and it seems that the person has gone – their spirit is still there, deep inside. The way we respond to them honours their God-given personhood.
We are held up by the real hope that has evidence (Hebrews 11: 1-6),including the ‘tribulation’ of dementia.
Connections are important, especially the social kind – we are not good if detached. God designed us to be connected to one another, and when that connection is lost, the soul suffers.
Pushing for more dementia diagnoses in the absence of care and genuine treatment is not helpful this Christmas time, especially when symptoms could be Mild Cognitive Impairment with the stress of it all!
Memories strengthened, brain anatomy improved, and neuronal growth stimulated by ‘olfactory stimulation’ with scented oils diffused at night, shows study by scientists at University California, Irvine.
The Thursday Murder Club books by Richard Osman are wonderful, but sadly, in his fourth book Mr Osman has betrayed the character of Elizabeth, the lead person, and given a boost to the Dying with Dignity lobby. I won’t read them again and will not buy his new ones.
In an odd paradox, looking at the effects of dementia helps reveal how we are made in the image of God, because we are more than the sum of our parts. Discussing God’s design and how He cares for us can be affirming and even bring joy.
When someone we love has dementia, we need all our communication skills to help them, including reading between the lines and understanding their behaviour.
Researchers found that most middle aged people said they would not take part in a test of an Alzheimer’s drug, fearing the side effects. From those reported in recent years, it is understandable.
£126m has been promised by the government for dementia research, and a new task force to help speed the process. But is it throwing money down a black hole? The current research, focused on amyloid B, has produced no results for over 20 years.
New cases of dementia are falling, and if the decline continues by 2040 there will be 15 million fewer cases. This is happening without drugs, and is down to the power of friendship and life style changes
When a 90 year old pastor developed dementia his wife was stuck for something that the Day Centre could interest him in. Then his wife came up with an idea that built on the gift God had given him.
A drug with a controversial FDA approval, with a surrogate end-point because it failed to achieve its first, has been put on the back burner.
Where people are living in close knit communities there tend to be lower rates of dementia.
It failed its clinical trials but Aduhelm, the drug that dissolves plaques on the brain, has been approved by the FDA for the Accelerated Approval Lane amidst doubts about its efficacy or safety.
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