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Weight Loss and Gain for Dementia Patients
Anna-Greta Mamhidir from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, explained, "Weight loss is a common issue among people with dementia and in particular Alzheimer's."


Memories of Tomorrow
(Source: Coming Soon) - In a recently released film, Memories of Tomorrow, Japanese actor Ken Watanabe plays the 49 year-old manager of a high-profile ad agency whose life is altered when he starts showing signs of Alzheimer's disease.


Still Driving - Despite Dr's Warnings
(Source: Mainichi Daily News) - A survey found that over 80 percent of Kochi Medical School (Tokyo) patients, who were diagnosed with dementia and advised to stop driving, ignored the instructions and continued driving.


Shares Fall After Dementia Drug Halted
(Source: Bloomberg.com) - Eisai shares fell for a second day after Japan's fourth-largest drugmaker halted animal studies on an experimental Alzheimer's treatment being developed as a successor to Aricept.