DAC Scientific Update: Frontotemporal Dementia
September 2, 2022
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2 disorders that primarily affect the frontal and temporal lobes of
the brain.
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The idea that sticky brain plaques cause Alzheimer’s disease began as an interesting hypothesis and eventually became drug industry dogma. Now, after a string of clinical trial failures, that hypothesis looks less credible than ever.
2 disorders that primarily affect the frontal and temporal lobes of
the brain.
The world of scientific research on Dementia can be arcane, academic and generally inaccessible to the general public. Yet people with lived experience and care partners are hungry for recent, accurate and reliable information on Dementia and its various strains…
Individuals 65 years and older are the fastest growing age group in Canada and represent 19%
of the Canadian population.1,2 With Canada’s aging population come the challenges of meeting
the housing needs of older adults. Many older adults desire to live and receive care in their own
homes and communities for as long as possible as their needs and capabilities change.3,4
However, there are gaps in housing options for older adults and lack of access to affordable
housing and appropriate supportive services has pushed many older adults into long-term care
(LTC) homes.5
Across Canada, one in almost 12.7 people who are capable of returning to their homes with supports such as help with bathing or changing the dressing on a wound are being kept in hospital while those services are put in place.
Martha and Willard Farnell, a Calgary couple, have been married for 66 years. The two had a six-month courtship in 1953 and have been inseparable ever since.
The idea that sticky brain plaques cause Alzheimer’s disease began as an interesting hypothesis and eventually became drug industry dogma. Now, after a string of clinical trial failures, that hypothesis looks less credible than ever.
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