Published: January 31, 2008
Alzheimer Society in Ottawa asking MPs to ‘make the commitment’
Ottawa — January 30, 2008 —The Alzheimer Society of Canada is in Ottawa today, asking politicians to make the commitment to ensure dementia becomes a national health priority.The Society is making its presence felt at Parliament Hill today, helping to raise awareness about the growing dementia epidemic, and emphasizing the need to take action now.
“We are asking politicians to do two things today. First, we want them to make the commitment to improving their own brain health,” says Scott Dudgeon, CEO of the Alzheimer Society of Canada (ASC). “Second, we want them to make the commitment to the thousands of their own constituents living with Alzheimer’s and related diseases, by ensuring that dementia becomes a national health priority.” [continue reading…]
Published: January 29, 2008
For the especially unscrupulous con artist, the elderly are a tempting target. Now researchers have confirmed in the lab what frauds already knew instinctively: as they grow older, even people who seem perfectly on top of things may have trouble making good decisions.
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New York Times
By ERIC NAGOURNEY
Published: January 29, 2008
Published: January 14, 2008
We often read or hear stories about older adults being conned out of their life savings, but are older individuals really more susceptible to fraud than younger adults? And, if so, how exactly does aging affect judgment and decision-making abilities?Recent work led by University of Iowa neuroscientist Natalie Denburg, Ph.D., suggests that for a significant number of older adults, measurable neuropsychological deficits do seem to lead to poor decision-making and an increased vulnerability to fraud. The findings also suggest that these individuals may experience disproportionate aging of a brain region critical for decision-making. [continue reading…]
Published: December 5, 2007
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine report that older adults with diabetes and depression are half as likely to die over a 5-year period when they receive depression care management than depressed patients with diabetes who do not receive depression care management. The first known study to examine the relationship between diabetes and mortality in a depression intervention trial appears in the December issue of Diabetes Care. [continue reading…]
