The fact that seniors outnumber children in Canada for the first time is adding "increased urgency" to dementia research and encouraging a new approach to taking on the disease, according to the Alzheimer Society of Canada. Statistics from the Alzheimer society show 1 in 20 people in Canada age 65 have Alzheimer's — and that increases to 1 in 4 by age 85. (Alzheimer Society of Windsor-Essex)Nalini Sen, director of research for the Alzheimer Society of Canada said huge investments are being made into research and teams are beginning to examine dementia through a new, "multi-dimensional" approach. Stephanie Leclair, executive director of the Alzheimer Society Sudbury-Manitoulin, North Bay shows Peter Pinkerton a pamphlet about dementia. Despite the difficulties faced by those living with dementia, Sen said there is good news.

Source: CBC News January 13, 2018 11:26 UTC