dementia /news/tags/dementia dementia en-US Copyright Wed, 01 Mar 2023 11:00:00 GMT The struggle of Northeast Ohio dementia patients and their families after the Bruce Willis diagnosis /show/sound-of-ideas/2023-03-01/the-struggle-of-northeast-ohio-dementia-patients-and-their-families-after-the-bruce-willis-diagnosis Bruce Willis' diagnosis has increased interest in frontotemporal dementia or FTD. Wed, 01 Mar 2023 11:00:00 GMT /show/sound-of-ideas/2023-03-01/the-struggle-of-northeast-ohio-dementia-patients-and-their-families-after-the-bruce-willis-diagnosis Leigh Barr Social isolation linked to an increased risk of dementia, new study finds /npr-news/2023-01-17/social-isolation-linked-to-an-increased-risk-of-dementia-new-study-finds Socially isolated older adults have a 27% higher chance of developing dementia, according to researchers from Johns Hopkins. The findings suggest that simple interventions could be meaningful. Tue, 17 Jan 2023 18:53:07 GMT /npr-news/2023-01-17/social-isolation-linked-to-an-increased-risk-of-dementia-new-study-finds Kaitlyn Radde As she nursed her mom through cancer and dementia, a tense relationship began to heal /npr-news/2023-01-08/as-she-nursed-her-mom-through-cancer-and-dementia-a-tense-relationship-began-to-heal Photographer Lori Grinker struggled to get along with her mother all of her life. When she moved in with her to help with her failing health, old wounds melted away. Sun, 08 Jan 2023 10:00:13 GMT /npr-news/2023-01-08/as-she-nursed-her-mom-through-cancer-and-dementia-a-tense-relationship-began-to-heal Max Posner Cleveland Clinic Will Not Offer Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug /news/health-science/2021-07-16/cleveland-clinic-will-not-offer-controversial-new-alzheimers-drug Despite FDA approval of the brand name Aduhelm and its generic aducanumab and criticism from the Alzheimer’s Association, the Clinic says its doctors can prescribe the medications, but patients will need to get the treatments elsewhere. Sat, 17 Jul 2021 01:21:59 GMT /news/health-science/2021-07-16/cleveland-clinic-will-not-offer-controversial-new-alzheimers-drug A Replacement Therapy May Be Able to Rescue the Brain From Alzheimer's /news/health-science/2021-06-29/a-replacement-therapy-may-be-able-to-rescue-the-brain-from-alzheimers A University of Cincinnati researcher, whose new study was published Monday, says a protein replacement therapy would address the cause of the disease. Wed, 30 Jun 2021 03:18:30 GMT /news/health-science/2021-06-29/a-replacement-therapy-may-be-able-to-rescue-the-brain-from-alzheimers Ann Thompson CWRU Study: Dementia Patients Twice As Likely to Get COVID-19 /news/health-science/2021-02-09/cwru-study-dementia-patients-twice-as-likely-to-get-covid-19 People with the condition are also at an elevated risk of severe illness and death from the virus. Wed, 10 Feb 2021 03:22:29 GMT /news/health-science/2021-02-09/cwru-study-dementia-patients-twice-as-likely-to-get-covid-19 Canton Legislator Proposes Bill to Mandate Dementia Training for Ohio First Responders /news/government-politics/2019-12-13/canton-legislator-proposes-bill-to-mandate-dementia-training-for-ohio-first-responders In the next five years, more than a quarter of Ohioans will be over 60. And that’s a concern for first responders who are more likely than ever to… Fri, 13 Dec 2019 22:37:30 GMT /news/government-politics/2019-12-13/canton-legislator-proposes-bill-to-mandate-dementia-training-for-ohio-first-responders Jo Ingles Ohio Senate Proposes for Alzheimer's plan /news/government-politics/2019-02-18/ohio-senate-proposes-for-alzheimers-plan Two state senators say Ohio needs to come up with a comprehensive plan to deal with rising numbers of residents with Alzheimer’s and dementia that are… Mon, 18 Feb 2019 10:40:00 GMT /news/government-politics/2019-02-18/ohio-senate-proposes-for-alzheimers-plan Karen Kasler