For the afflicted ones and their caregivers, an Alzheimer’s diagnosis is something like a death sentence. At first, the effects are almost unnoticeable: you cannot find keys or forget friends or relatives names. The losses often occur over many years. As Alzheimer’s disease continues to destroy nerve cells in the brain, the incidents become more frequent. Along with progressive memory loss, you may become moody and agitated, and begin wandering often in the middle of the night. Eventually, the severity of the problem becomes manifest, for example as you get lost walking on the street where you have lived for 30 years!
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Trent Consultants News: Lowers blood pressure, encourages exercise, improves psychological health? these may sound like the effects of a miracle drug, but they are actually among the benefits of owning a four-legged, furry pet.
This fall, the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine Research Center for Human-Animal Interaction (ReCHAI) will explore the many ways animals benefit people of all ages during the International Society for Anthrozoology and Human-Animal Interaction Conference in Kansas City, Mo., on Oct. 20-25.
?Research in this field is providing new evidence on the positive impact pets have in our lives,? said Rebecca Johnson, associate professor in the MU Sinclair School of Nursing, the College of Veterinary Medicine and director of ReCHAI. ?This conference will provide a unique opportunity to connect international experts working in human-animal interaction research with those already working in the health and veterinary medicine fields. A wonderful array of presentations will show how beneficial animals can be in the lives of children, families and older adults.?
Earlier this year, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), co-hosted two workshops with The WALTHAM
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