Anger has come to define the public mood – felt in the posts of social media warriors and harnessed by populist agitators such as Trump and Farage. But why are we so mad, and how can we learn to redirect our feelings? Every morning, my inbox heaves with a new tranche of email alerts from […] →Read more
Johns Chapel A.M.E. Church wants to help people identify early signs of dementia. The church will host a dementia workshop put on by SARCOA. It will be a training program for businesses and community … →Read more
‘It’s the only disease where you’re not supported to fight for your life’: why Kate Swaffer is demanding dementia rights
When Swaffer was diagnosed with younger onset dementia at 49, she was told to prepare for the end. Instead she embarked on a mission Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Kate Swaffer had severe headaches from a young age. She was told she was neurotic, or a hypochondriac. She started […] →Read more
How Hong Kong researchers aim to turn bugs into drugs to treat autism and dementia
Microbiota I-Centre researchers have isolated 200 to 300 types of bacteria with therapeutic potential and hope one day to develop them into medications. →Read more
Demi Moore gives fresh update on ex-husband Bruce Willis dementia diagnosis – Geo News
For those in the grips of serious mental illness, recovery can feel like an unscalable mountain. There’s the struggle to deal with the symptoms — trying different therapists and medications — and then … →Read more
Homelessness and mental illness issues could affect NYC’s iconic tourist spot
Some of the city’s most iconic spots in Midtown West have been overtaken by the homeless and mentally ill. Stakeholders are concerned that if enough isn’t done, tourism could be impacted, which would … →Read more
B.C. accepts change for psychiatric care after alleged attack by mentally ill man
A report into a triple stabbing at a festival in Vancouver’s Chinatown last year says the man accused of the crimes had been let out of a psychiatric care facility 99 times in the year prior without … →Read more