https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A municipality in southern Sweden wants to set up the country's first 'dementia village', following a successful model pioneered in The Netherlands and Denmark. https://www.thelocal.se/20190507/malm-commuter-town-plans-swedens-first-dementia-village Tue, 07 May 2019 11:43:44 +0200 malm-commuter-town-plans-swedens-first-dementia-village A new study in Sweden shows that dementia levels among the country's 85-year-olds have dropped thanks to better treatment and higher levels of education. https://www.thelocal.se/20170727/better-treatment-and-education-reduce-dementia-levels-swedish-study-shows Thu, 27 Jul 2017 09:22:55 +0200 better-treatment-and-education-reduce-dementia-levels-swedish-study-shows The emotional reaction of a 96-year-old man and his carers when he got to ride his favourite horse one more time has been warming hearts all across Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20161103/the-picture-of-this-man-on-a-horse-will-melt-your-heart Thu, 03 Nov 2016 16:19:14 +0100 the-picture-of-this-man-on-a-horse-will-melt-your-heart People suffering from stress and a sense of hopelessness while middle-aged run up to three times the risk of developing dementia later in life, according to a new study from Karolinska Institute in Stockholm. https://www.thelocal.se/20130919/50324 Thu, 19 Sep 2013 12:03:00 +0200 50324 Teenagers who drink heavily are at greater risk of developing dementia later in life, a new Swedish study has revealed. https://www.thelocal.se/20130813/49612 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 10:52:00 +0200 49612 For decades, heart attacks were the most common cause of death in Sweden, but now more Swedes are dying from dementia diseases. https://www.thelocal.se/20121230/45338 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 12:32:00 +0100 45338 Every second Swede is at risk of developing dementia, according to a new study from Umeå University, which concentrated on the 85+ population in northern Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20120213/39078 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:19:00 +0100 39078 People with a particular genotype associated with obesity may have three times higher a risk of developing dementia than those who do not, according to a study by Stockholm's Karolinska Institute. https://www.thelocal.se/20110221/32172 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 13:26:00 +0100 32172 An elderly married couple in southern Sweden has been charged under suspicion of tricking a 92-year-old neighbour with dementia into giving them his home and estate. https://www.thelocal.se/20110115/31454 Sat, 15 Jan 2011 18:36:00 +0100 31454 Patients suffering from dementia are routinely locked in without supervision at night at six of ten care homes in Sweden, a new inspection report from the National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen) has shown. https://www.thelocal.se/20101118/30290 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 15:45:00 +0100 30290 Jakub Mangell, an 86-year-old man who survived the Nazi Holocaust in Poland and fled to Sweden in 1946, has won his battle against a Swedish district council for the right to a place in a Jewish nursing home. https://www.thelocal.se/20100215/24998 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:24:00 +0100 24998 A major Sweden-based study has shown that a combination of three different tests could be used to identify incipient Alzheimer's disease (AD) in patients with mild cognitive impairment. https://www.thelocal.se/20090722/20834 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:17:00 +0200 20834 An 86-year-old Swedish woman who had been ill for several years and was thought to be suffering from dementia made a rapid and unexpected recovery when doctors stopped her medication. https://www.thelocal.se/20090520/19554 Wed, 20 May 2009 09:31:00 +0200 19554 A laid back outlook, combined with an active lifestyle and outgoing personality may contribute to warding off the onset of dementia, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm have found. https://www.thelocal.se/20090121/17056 Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:21:00 +0100 17056 The marriage between an 85-year-old Swedish man suffering from dementia and his 77-year-old wife will not be annulled, according to a decision by the cathedral chapter in Lund. https://www.thelocal.se/20081210/16254 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:45:00 +0100 16254 A new Swedish study researching dementia has indicated that memories of human beings improve for every generation. Put simply children of today will remember more than their parents. https://www.thelocal.se/20081109/15566 Sun, 09 Nov 2008 14:16:00 +0100 15566 Around 45,000 people over age 75 were given anti-psychotic drugs last year despite questions about the medical necessity of the prescriptions. https://www.thelocal.se/20080910/14236 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:13:00 +0200 14236 Thousands of immigrant pensioners in homes for the elderly are in danger of becoming more and more isolated. https://www.thelocal.se/20080502/11504 Fri, 02 May 2008 13:22:00 +0200 11504