Aromatherapy has been found to be effective in helping with the agitation, anxiety and irritability that often occurs in people with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia.
Women who take hormone therapies to treat the symptoms of menopause are up to 58% less likely to develop neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, new research has found.
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A common experience that many people with dementia go through is agitation and frustration – and for their loved ones it can be a challenge to understand why they may be going through this. For some people, when they are upset, they may display behaviours such as pacing and fiddling. Others may let out their...
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Three years ago I walked into a memory support facility in Gerringong NSW. I had recently moved to the area with my partner from Tasmania and had graduated with a degree in dementia from the University of Tasmania the year before. So I was eager to specialise in an area I had become passionate about...
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