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Dementia

‘Deep, profound chemistry between us’: Tan Kheng Hua on acting with daughter Lim Shi-An

jsdementia23 - Movie still: Another Go, starring Tan Kheng Hua (left) and Lim Shi-An. It is part of an anthology of five short films exploring love, caregiving and the realities of dementia.

SOURCE/ COPYRIGHT: GAVIN LIM
jsdementia23 - Movie still: Another Go, starring Tan Kheng Hua (left) and Lim Shi-An. It is part of an anthology of five short films exploring love, caregiving and the realities of dementia.

SOURCE/ COPYRIGHT: GAVIN LIM

Man in South Korea kills mentally ill brother, attacks mother with dementia ‘due to financial hardship’

The South Korean authorities said they will continue investigations once the suspect recovers from his injuries.
The South Korean authorities said they will continue investigations once the suspect recovers from his injuries.

Who goes missing in Singapore?

Forum: When help is just around the corner for lost seniors – at a minimart

Dementia made my mother a poet

In dementia, memories may fragment and fall away but through metaphor, the  message comes through in a strange dialect, says the writer
In dementia, memories may fragment and fall away but through metaphor, the  message comes through in a strange dialect, says the writer

When dementia patients fail to recognise loved ones

People with advancing dementia do regularly fail to recognise beloved spouses, partners, children and siblings.
People with advancing dementia do regularly fail to recognise beloved spouses, partners, children and siblings.

REM sleep: The kind of rest essential for a healthy brain

Two particular phases of sleep in one's nightly routine seem to play outsize roles in cognitive health.
Two particular phases of sleep in one's nightly routine seem to play outsize roles in cognitive health.

Singer Li Ya-ping, 75, reveals dementia symptoms in rare public appearance

Li Ya-ping (left) attended the variety show Super Lucky with her daughter-in-law Chang Yuan-rou.
Li Ya-ping (left) attended the variety show Super Lucky with her daughter-in-law Chang Yuan-rou.

What the air you breathe may be doing to your brain

Studies increasingly find links between higher concentrations of certain pollutants and the prevalence of dementia.
Studies increasingly find links between higher concentrations of certain pollutants and the prevalence of dementia.

Successful gene therapy on child with rare Parkinson’s disease offers hope for other patients

Spanish girl Irai, who was diagnosed with aromatic amino acid decarboxylase deficiency, after the treatment (right) when she was seven years old.
Spanish girl Irai, who was diagnosed with aromatic amino acid decarboxylase deficiency, after the treatment (right) when she was seven years old.

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