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Learning about Lewy body dementia
October 19, 2026By: Marie Jen Galilo, Sports and Science Editor October is Lewy Body Dementia Awareness Month, but what is Lewy body dementia? According to the National Institute of Health, “Dementia is the loss of cognitive functioning — thinking, remembering, and reasoning — to such an extent that it interferes with a person’s daily life and activities.” Other types of dementia include Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, young-onset dementia, and mixed dementia. According to the Alzheimer Society, approximately “one million people in Canada will be living with dementia” by 2030. Lewy body dementia is a neurodegenerative disease associated with the abnormal accumulation of…
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SFU Music for Memory goes Christmas carolling for Alzheimer’s disease
January 10, 2023By: Natalie Cooke, News Writer Music for Memory is an SFU club that raises money and awareness for Alzheimer’s Society of Canada. Over the holidays, Music for Memory hosted a virtual carolling fundraiser where they raised $1,445 for the organization.…
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SFU partners with Fraser Health to open world-class medical imaging facility
October 8, 2018Written by: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate SFU and the Fraser Health Authority have partnered to open a brand-new medical imaging facility at the Surrey Memorial Hospital. The facility, named ImageTech, went public on September 18, and is hailed by a SFU…
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