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                                    • While There’s No Cure for a Dementia Diagnosis Like Bruce Willis Received, There’s Ways to Slow it Down if You Get Help Early

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                                      |Date: February 20, 2023
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                                      While There’s No Cure for a Dementia Diagnosis Like Bruce Willis Received, There’s Ways to Slow it Down if You Get Help Early

                                      While There’s No Cure for a Dementia Diagnosis Like Bruce Willis Received, There’s Ways to Slow it Down if You Get Help Early

                                      Frontotemporal dementia, or FTD, is in the spotlight this month, after the family of actor Bruce Willis ...

                                      Frontotemporal dementia, or FTD, is in the spotlight this month, after the family of actor Bruce Willis announced that he had been diagnosed. Valley Neuropsychologist Lama Alameddine, PsyD, answe ...

                                      February 20, 2023
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                                    • Physical Activity and Dementia: What You Need to Know for Prevention and Treatment

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                                      |Date: October 12, 2020
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                                      Physical Activity and Dementia: What You Need to Know for Prevention and Treatment

                                      Physical Activity and Dementia: What You Need to Know for Prevention and Treatment

                                      by Julie Gazzoli, PT, Valley Medical Center Rehabilitation Services It’s easy to make the logical connect ...

                                      by Julie Gazzoli, PT, Valley Medical Center Rehabilitation Services It’s easy to make the logical connection between physical activity which promotes overall health and helps our bodies recover from i ...

                                      October 12, 2020
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                                    • Aging with Pride: Innovations in Dementia Empowerment and Action

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                                      Aging with Pride: Innovations in Dementia Empowerment and Action

                                      Aging with Pride: Innovations in Dementia Empowerment and Action

                                      Aging with Pride: IDEA is the first federally-funded project testing an exercise and problem-solving prog ...

                                      Aging with Pride: IDEA is the first federally-funded project testing an exercise and problem-solving program designed to improve quality of life for older LGBTQ people who experience memory loss or wh ...

                                      February 13, 2019
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                                    • Do Statins Change the Risk or Progression of Dementia?

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                                      Do Statins Change the Risk or Progression of Dementia?

                                      Do Statins Change the Risk or Progression of Dementia?

                                      If you have high low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, your healthcare provider may prescribe statin ...

                                      If you have high low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, your healthcare provider may prescribe statin medicine in addition to lifestyle changes to control your LDL cholesterol level. Statin drugs ...

                                      January 30, 2019
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