Therapy & Treatment News

Sleep-Related-Breathing-Disorders

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People with both Alzheimer's & a sleep-related breathing disorder (SRBD) experience disrupted sleep. A treatment called CPAP reduces time spent awake, improves oxygenation & provides deeper levels of sleep.

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Mid-Stage Alzheimer's: Timeslips Help to Engage, Communicate & Reconnect

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Timeslips offers techniques and exercises to connect people with Alzheimer's to family members & society. Though a long way from a cure, it's  good to know people still care.

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Namenda's Benefits and Failings

Namenda®

Find out when Namenda® (aka Ebixa®, generic memantine) helps and when it doesn’t. Learn how it protects against delusions, does little for agitation and improves cognitive functioning, anxiety and mood.

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Reaching Alzheimer's Through Music

Music therapy

Share in Barbara Jacobs' experiences from her twelve-year career as a therapeutic musician in elder facilities.

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800,000 Watch Music and Memory

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Watch ALIVE INSIDE as it follows Dan Cohen, a MusicandMemory.org social worker who brings iPods to people with Alzheimer's. Learn all about music therapy for dementia.

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40 Coconut Oil & Alzheimer's Facts & Tidbits

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See this collection of videos, news, trials, testimonials, explanations, articles, forum discussions and extensive coverage of coconut oil for Alzheimer's. Take advantage of this unique overview of authoritative research.

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Assistance Dogs Enhance Independence in Dementia

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Learn how Assistance Dogs help people with dementias such as Alzheimer's achieve the maximum amount of independence.

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Depakote Fined $1.6 Billion for Sedating Dementia Patients

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"Abbott directed its sales force to get Depakote widely used in nursing homes, principally to neutralize older patients as a substitute for proper staffing." Watch off-label drug misuse suffer history's 2nd-largest penalty.

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ODE: The Power of Aromas on Appetite in Dementia

ODE

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Can high-quality food aromas at particular times of day help stimulate the appetite of a person with dementia? Learn about ODE, a discreet, unobtrusive aid to rekindle an interest in eating.

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Dementia Depression: Antidepressant Benefits & Dangers

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Antidepressants are commonly prescribed for people with dementia. Do they do more harm than good?

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The Keto-Dementia Diet

Book on Virgin Coconut Oil by Bruce Fife

New research shows ketogenic diets are relevant to Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Huntington's, Vascular and Lewy Body Dementias plus other neurological disorders. This article is the first in a series on dementia, ketogenic diets and related dietary insights.

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Wanderings

Wristband to help locate lost people

Over 60% of dementia patients wander at some point, unable to find their way home. Here are some things you can do about it.

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Neuroscientists, Opera & Alzheimer's

Deborah Voight

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Novartis presents opera star Deborah Voight performing for an audience of people with Alzheimer's. Top neuroscientists Sacks, Herrling and Arezzo discuss how "music can do things that language cannot. Music has unique powers."

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NBC News Spotlights America's 5,000 Music Therapists

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Many of America's 5,000 music therapists are fighters in the battle against Alzheimer’s. NBC’s Nancy Snyderman reports on the growing wave of families turning to music therapy as a way to reconnect with their loved ones. 

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Consumer Reports on Alzheimer's Prescriptions

Pharmacist with Prescription Bottle

Learn why Consumer Reports often finds "less is better" for Alzheimer's medications. Get their tips to improve your patient-doctor prescription communication.

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