Novel ways of caring for dementia

Life expectancy is constantly increasing, and so too are cases of dementia, which in Switzerland now exceed 100,000. There are many concepts of how to treat people affected and new ideas keep popping up. (SF/swissinfo.ch)

This content was published on July 5, 2012 - 11:46

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This content was published on Feb 19, 2012 Switzerland currently has the highest life expectancy in Europe, and one of the highest in the world. But longevity comes at a price. Of course, not everyone who reaches a ripe old age will necessarily end up with dementia, but growing old often means that the brain starts to deteriorate. It may shrink, causing sufferers…

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