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Ride On Bus driver’s instincts help reunite missing woman with her family

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Ride On Bus driver’s instincts help reunite missing woman with her family

Study: Drinking too much alcohol could harm your brain later in life

Study: Drinking too much alcohol could harm your brain later in life

How a new blood test to detect Alzheimer’s disease can help stop memory loss earlier

How a new blood test to detect Alzheimer’s disease can help stop memory loss earlier

Treating hearing loss could reduce the risk of dementia, study finds

Treating hearing loss could reduce the risk of dementia, study finds

Why are 2 out of every 3 Alzheimer’s patients women?

Why are 2 out of every 3 Alzheimer’s patients women?

What to learn from Gene Hackman’s death? Have a legal framework in place

What to learn from Gene Hackman’s death? Have a legal framework in place

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Robotic pets offer gentle connection in ‘world of agitation, anger, confusion’ for DC dementia patients

Robotic pets offer gentle connection in ‘world of agitation, anger, confusion’ for DC dementia patients

DC Council member, former Mayor Vincent Gray has dementia, won’t vote on legislation for rest of term

DC Council member, former Mayor Vincent Gray has dementia, won’t vote on legislation for rest of term

Could getting vaccinated for shingles prevent dementia?

Could getting vaccinated for shingles prevent dementia?

Risk of dementia nearly three times higher one year after stroke: study

Risk of dementia nearly three times higher one year after stroke: study

Prince George’s Co. K-9 helps find missing man with dementia

Prince George’s Co. K-9 helps find missing man with dementia

Could long-term use of heartburn medicine be linked to dementia?

Could long-term use of heartburn medicine be linked to dementia?

Expert shares ways to stay festive with a memory-impaired family member

Expert shares ways to stay festive with a memory-impaired family member

What to know about extreme heat and Alzheimer’s disease, other dementias

What to know about extreme heat and Alzheimer’s disease, other dementias

Wandering is life or death for people with Alzheimer’s, dementia who go missing

Wandering is life or death for people with Alzheimer’s, dementia who go missing

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