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By Health Correspondent People living with dementia are being given the chance to escape to the wild Highlands as part of a groundbreaking new wellbeing project. The pilot scheme will see participants and their carers spend three days surrounded by nature at a vast rewilding estate in Glenmoriston this month.
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By Health Correspondent A support programme developed by a UWE Bristol academic to help people adjust after a dementia diagnosis is now being taken up around the world. Living Well with Dementia (LivDem) is a group-based course for people who have recently been diagnosed with dementia. After proving successful in
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By Evie, 12, Jill Dando News Correspondent Priory Community School Academy's adventurous social action squad set off to Tamar Wellness Centre - Alliance Homes Dementia Service - to meet the folks who are currently living with the mental illness that affects their memories. The student volunteers had a
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By Jill Dando News Meet the latest superfood that could be a boost against dementia - the humble cranberry. Adding the miracle fruit to diets could help improve memory and brain function, and lower ‘bad’ cholesterol—according to new research. A new study from the University of East Anglia highlights