The Friday Five – World Alzheimer’s Month
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September is World Alzheimer’s Month, an international campaign to raise dementia awareness and challenge stigma. Each year, Alzheimer associations from around the world unite to organize advocacy and information provision events, as well as Memory Walks and fundraising days. This week’s Friday Five shares updates about the disease, signs to look for and some habits you can create now to lower you risk.
The Brain Trust
A Physician’s practical guide to Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias
Welcome to The Brain Trust, a podcast for and by physicians designed to help improve screening, diagnosis, and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in clinical workflows. Tune in weekly to hear our guest primary care clinicians discuss innovative ways to support patients and their families in better managing brain disease.
Follow the podcast at #TheBrainTrustPod
10 Healthy Habits for Your Brain
According to the Alzheimer’s Association, positive everyday actions can make a difference in brain health, even lowering the risk of cognitive decline and possibly Alzheimer’s and dementia. Incorporate some or all of these habits into your life to help maintain a healthy brain.
It’s never too late to take charge of your brain health. By starting these 10 Healthy Habits for Your Brain today, you can lower the risk of developing cognitive decline and dementia: https://t.co/7vvu63aEDs. #NationalSeniorCitizenDay pic.twitter.com/kiiKfiu2MJ
— Alzheimer’s Association (@alzassociation) September 1, 2024
Alzheimer’s Disease International: World Alzheimer’s Month
World Alzheimer’s Month is the international campaign by Alzheimer’s Disease International every September to raise awareness and challenge the stigma that surrounds dementia. World Alzheimer’s Month was launched in 2012. World Alzheimer’s Day is on 21 September each year. ADI (@AlzDisInt) is the global voice on dementia. They raise awareness by supporting Alzheimer associations and individuals worldwide. The 2024 World Alzheimer’s Month campaign will center around the taglines ‘Time to act on dementia, Time to act on Alzheimer’s’.
ADI’s upcoming World Alzheimer’s Report has found that over 90% of people surveyed across 166 countries would feel encouraged to get a diagnosis if they knew a medicine or treatment that could prevent or slow the progression of dementia.
Treatments can offer new hope to those… pic.twitter.com/owdjRI6vZP
— ADI (@AlzDisInt) September 2, 2024
How to manage your own mental health when a loved one has Alzheimer’s
How should you manage your mental health when a loved one, close relative, partner, spouse or friend has Alzheimer’s? Health experts share the things you should know.
How to manage your own #mentalhealth when a loved one has #Alzheimers https://t.co/bpyizMmIIO by @yolafawehinmi @Independent#dementia #health #wellness pic.twitter.com/X9nld2CKrm
— Ian Kremer (@LEAD_Coalition) September 5, 2024
Six Common Dementia Symptoms
Do you know the most common early signs and symptoms of dementia?
If you notice any of these six common dementia symptoms in yourself or a loved one, download our symptoms checklist and visit your GP: https://t.co/MPCQTisVtt. pic.twitter.com/Cr7Jvvt1pe
— Alzheimer’s Society (@alzheimerssoc) September 2, 2024
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