15-09-2011 18:44 With special guest Dr. Max Cynader, Director of the Brain Research Centre, and the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health at Vancouver Coastal Health and at UBC. Dr. Cynader is a world leader in the field of brain research. As the founding Director of the Brain Research Centre, he has built a multidisciplinary team to create one of the world's top neuroscience centres. Dr. Cynader will explain in plain language the state of brain research and its implication for people living with dementia. Following the presentation Dr. Cynader will answer questions about brain research.

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20-09-2011 05:26 http://www.alzheimers.org.uk This is a subtitled version, for non-subtitled version please see http://www.youtube.com Articulate actor Peter first noticed something was wrong when he had trouble remembering his lines. Here Peter's wife Sheila discusses her husband's dementia diagnosis, and the huge impact this had on their relationship. Their dementia support worker Karen talks about the support she was able to provide to help Peter and Sheila live better with dementia. Peter now lives comfortably in a care home.There are more than 750000 people in the UK affected by dementia with numbers set to rise to 1 million by 2021. Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading care and research charity for people with dementia and those who care for them. Support the fight against dementia. Visit us at http://www.alzheimers.org.uk

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Dementia: Peter and Sheila's story - diagnosis, relationships, support (subtitled) - Video

20-09-2011 05:26 http://www.alzheimers.org.uk This is a subtitled version, for non-subtitled version please see http://www.youtube.com Articulate actor Peter first noticed something was wrong when he had trouble remembering his lines. Here Peter's wife Sheila discusses her husband's dementia diagnosis, and the huge impact this had on their relationship. Their dementia support worker Karen talks about the support she was able to provide to help Peter and Sheila live better with dementia. Peter now lives comfortably in a care home.There are more than 750000 people in the UK affected by dementia with numbers set to rise to 1 million by 2021. Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading care and research charity for people with dementia and those who care for them. Support the fight against dementia. Visit us at http://www.alzheimers.org.uk

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Dementia: Peter and Sheila's story - diagnosis, relationships, support (subtitled) - Video

03-01-2012 11:54 http://www.alzheimers.org.uk This film looks at some of the rarer causes of dementia, including Down's syndrome and Korsakoff's syndrome. To download a transcript of the film, please click here http Please watch our other videos to see how brain cells function, hear what dementia is, and to hear more about Alzheimer's disease, Posterior Cortical Atrophy, vascular dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies, fronto-temporal dementia and other rarer causes of dementia. Alzheimer's Society is dedicated to defeating dementia through research. Our unique research programme funds research into the cause, cure, care and prevention of dementia to improve treatment for people today and to search for a cure for tomorrow. We are the only organisation to work with leading scientists and people affected by dementia to ensure our research influences practice and transforms lives. With the right investment, dementia can be defeated. http://www.alzheimers.org.uk If you have found this tool useful please consider donating to our research programme by following this link http://www.alzheimers.org.ukThere are more than 750000 people in the UK affected by dementia with numbers set to rise to 1 million by 2021. More than half of these have Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading care and research charity for people with dementia and those who care for them. Support the fight against dementia http://www.alzheimers.org.uk

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Rarer causes of dementia - Alzheimer's Society dementia brain video - Video

03-01-2012 11:54 http://www.alzheimers.org.uk This film looks at some of the rarer causes of dementia, including Down's syndrome and Korsakoff's syndrome. To download a transcript of the film, please click here http Please watch our other videos to see how brain cells function, hear what dementia is, and to hear more about Alzheimer's disease, Posterior Cortical Atrophy, vascular dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies, fronto-temporal dementia and other rarer causes of dementia. Alzheimer's Society is dedicated to defeating dementia through research. Our unique research programme funds research into the cause, cure, care and prevention of dementia to improve treatment for people today and to search for a cure for tomorrow. We are the only organisation to work with leading scientists and people affected by dementia to ensure our research influences practice and transforms lives. With the right investment, dementia can be defeated. http://www.alzheimers.org.uk If you have found this tool useful please consider donating to our research programme by following this link http://www.alzheimers.org.ukThere are more than 750000 people in the UK affected by dementia with numbers set to rise to 1 million by 2021. More than half of these have Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading care and research charity for people with dementia and those who care for them. Support the fight against dementia http://www.alzheimers.org.uk

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Rarer causes of dementia - Alzheimer's Society dementia brain video - Video

20-01-2012 11:27 Are you having difficulty talking about dementia with the children and teens in your family? Are you wondering how much you should say? This tele-workshop for family caregivers explains what children and teens need to know to better understand dementia and offers suggestions on how to help them interact with the person.

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Children, Teens and Dementia - Video