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There is often a misconception that people with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease have memory loss, and that they are unable to create new memories. But at a lecture from Alzheimer’s Australia last week, Professor Steven Sabat told the crowd that “thinking that people diagnosed with dementia have something called “memory loss” is harmful for a number of... Read More

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Alzheimer’s disease is often thought about as a condition that older people get. However there is a rare neurodegenerative condition which is often referred to as “childhood Alzheimer’s”. This condition, also known as Niemann-Pick type C (NPC), causes cholesterol build up in the neurons which leads to enlarged organs, lung damage, muscle stiffness, seizures, dementia... Read More