Tag: dementia

Widower, 93, thanks NHS workers for arranging precious last days with his wife

In Brief

Kirsty Stewart - February 10, 2017

A MYSTERY pensioner has written a moving tribute to NHS staff who let him be with his wife during the last days of their...

How Einstein helped bring Scots scientist back from the grip of dementia

News

Deadline News Journalist - December 5, 2016

Einstein has helped bring a Scottish scientist back from the grip of dementia. Ronald Drever began working on an experiment in the 1960s to help...

Sugar tax will reduce dementia, according to Scots scientist

Health

Deadline News Journalist - November 29, 2015

A NEW sugar tax could slash rates of dementia across the country according to a Scots scientist. Professor Craig Ritchie will tell a conference later...

Scots care provider awarded funding to improve lives of older people

Health

Deadline News Journalist - July 14, 2015

A SCOTS care provider has been awarded funding to help it improve the lives of older people across the country. Bield, which also provides housing...

New eye technology could help diagnose a range of diseases, according to new study

Health

Deadline News Journalist - June 9, 2015

TECHNOLOGY which studies blood vessels in the eye could be used to help diagnose a wide range of diseases, according to a new study. Researchers...

Improved outlook for dementia patients as Scotland’s first Admiral Nurses take the helm at Bupa

Scottish News

Peter Laing - May 5, 2015

DEMENTIA patients are set to receive improved care following the appointment of Scotland’s first “Admiral Nurses”. The specialist dementia nurses, developed by the charity Dementia...

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