How do those affected and their relatives live after a dementia diagnosis? How does the disease progress and what help is available? The program „Dementia? Help for Relatives,“ broadcast on ARD alpha on April 7, 2021, addressed these and other questions. Prof. Dr. med. Elmar Gräßel, head of the Center for...
Dementia diagnosis – what now? Currently, there is no reliable way to prevent or cure degenerative dementias. In the area of drug treatment, there have been no significant developments in recent years. Therefore, non-pharmacological therapies, such as the MAKS® therapy, are particularly important for treating cognitive impairments up to dementia...
What happens to the data in the registry? Is the information really secure? We frequently encounter these questions when discussing digiDEM Bavaria. And rightly so: hardly any area on the internet is as sensitive and personal as health data. Therefore, we place a high priority on data protection. The detailed concept was developed by...
How can Alzheimer's disease be prevented? There are numerous studies on this topic. An international team of researchers has summarized a large portion of current research. Their analysis contains 21 recommendations, tiered according to their scientific significance. According to the researchers, led by Jin-Tai Yu from Shanghai University, this is the most extensive review to date on prevention…
„...and where is the restroom here?“ - we've all asked ourselves this question, especially when it comes to navigating large and complex buildings. Spatial orientation and safety are particularly important for the elderly and people with cognitive impairments to...
An online care course for relatives of people with dementia, a podcast with detailed information about the disease, and an app that helps relatives master care at home – these are the winners of the digiDEM Bayern Open Innovation Competition. The three awarded offerings will soon be presented on the...
Support, participation, exchange – these were the watchwords of the digiDEM Bavaria Open Innovation Competition. You can now find the three winners of the competition on the digiDEM Bavaria website. The winning entries were an online care course for relatives of people with dementia, a podcast with detailed information about the disease, and an app providing relatives with...
Wenn das Gehör schlechter wird, wirkt sich das auf viele Lebensbereiche der Betroffenen aus. Im mittleren Alter ist Schwerhörigkeit einem aktuellen Bericht der medizinischen Fachzeitschrift „The Lancet“ zufolge sogar der bedeutsamste veränderbare Risikofaktor für die Entstehung einer Demenz. Acht Prozent aller Demenzerkrankungen sind demnach auf Schwerhörigkeit zurückführen. Da eine rechtzeitige Behandlung wie …
The connection between hearing loss and an increased risk of dementia has been confirmed in multiple studies. One of the most comprehensive investigations comes from Australia and combined two approaches: a cohort study with nearly 38,000 older men and a meta-analysis of 14 existing studies on the topic. The authors found in both...
Angelika Bleicher has already interviewed several people with dementia and their caregivers for digiDEM Bayern. The employee of the Caritas Association for the City and District of Fürth works at the Senior Citizens' Office in Veitsbronn and has contact with many older people through this. In the interview, she reports on her experiences during the interviews and...
