6 Tips Reduce Female Stroke Risk
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Vascular dementia is a common dementia, often brought on by stroke. Check out strategies to prevent stroke in women.
400,000 People Show Delaying Retirement Delays Dementia
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French researchers conclude delaying retirement can delay dementia in a big way. Learn why.
Ronald Reagan’s Alzheimer’s Letter: Still Relevant, Still Moving
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PRESIDENT REAGAN ESTABLISHED NOVEMBER AS NATIONAL ALZHEIMER’S AWARENESS MONTH IN 1983. IN 1994, HE TOLD THE WORLD HE HAD IT. SEE VIDEO + HIS INSPIRING LETTER:
10 Precautions for Celebrating Thanksgiving with Dementia
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HOLIDAY TIPS: Getting together for a holiday meal can cause a person with Alzheimer’s confusion and anxiety. Get 10 tips to make the holiday more easy and pleasurable.
High-Sugar Diet Impairs Brain Clearance
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A high-sugar diet causes insulin resistance in the brain, reducing neuronal debris removal. How badly can this increase neurodegeneration risk?
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Can Hearing Aids Diminish Dementia?
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Hearing loss and dementia may be linked, but there is a silver lining here.
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Leqembi: An Alzheimer’s Drug Worth Rooting For?
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At long last, we finally have a disease-modifying drug for Alzheimer’s. The FDA recently approved a new drug that promises to slow the progression of the disease. Only five Alzheimer’s treatments have been approved by the FDA up until a decade ago, and this is only the second to address the progression of the disease.
Welcome
This site was inspired by my Mom’s autoimmune dementia.
It is a place where we separate out the wheat from the chaffe, the important articles & videos from each week’s river of news. With a new post on Alzheimer’s or dementia appearing on the internet every 7 minutes, the site’s focus on the best information has been a help to many over the past 15 years. Thanks to our many subscribers for your supportive feedback.
The site is dedicated to all those preserving the dignity of the community of people living with dementia.
Peter Berger, Editor
Welcome
This site was inspired by my Mom’s autoimmune dementia.
It is a place where we separate out the wheat from the chaffe, the important articles & videos from each week’s river of news. With a new post on Alzheimer’s or dementia appearing on the internet every 7 minutes, the site’s focus on the best information has been a help to many over the past 15 years. Thanks to our many subscribers for your supportive feedback.
The site is dedicated to all those preserving the dignity of the community of people living with dementia.
Peter Berger, Editor
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Ronald Reagan’s Alzheimer’s Letter: Still Relevant, Still Moving
November 23, 2023
PRESIDENT REAGAN ESTABLISHED NOVEMBER AS NATIONAL ALZHEIMER’S AWARENESS MONTH IN 1983. IN 1994, HE TOLD THE WORLD HE HAD IT. SEE VIDEO + HIS INSPIRING LETTER:
Handheld Wireless Biosensor Accurately Detects Alzheimer’s
November 15, 2023
The Biosensor is as accurate as state-of-the-art testing methods and will allow testing at home. Next step: test saliva and urine samples.
Ask for an Ultrasound Screening to Cut Vascular Dementia Risk in Half
November 8, 2023
Atherosclerotic plaque triggers vascular dementia. Ultrasound easily detects it and could cut rates in half. Learn how.
Amyloid PET Scan Coverage Approved at Last
November 5, 2023
Amyloid Scans diagnose and treat Alzheimer’s, at a hefty price. 11 years after FDA approval, Medicare can finally help.
Quality of Life
Getting Up & Going with Early Alzheimer’s
November 12, 2023
Still Alice’s Extraordinary Speech
October 3, 2023
Doing Something About It
Diet & Prevention
6 Tips Reduce Female Stroke Risk
November 27, 2023
Vascular dementia is a common dementia, often brought on by stroke. Check out strategies to prevent stroke in women.
400,000 People Show Delaying Retirement Delays Dementia
November 24, 2023
French researchers conclude delaying retirement can delay dementia in a big way. Learn why.
High-Sugar Diet Impairs Brain Clearance
November 24, 2023
A high-sugar diet causes insulin resistance in the brain, reducing neuronal debris removal. How badly can this increase neurodegeneration risk?
Magnesium-Rich Pumpkin Pie
November 22, 2023
THANKSGIVING BRAIN RECIPE: Make your pumpkin-pie a brain-healthy magnesium-pie. Try this “cognitively-correct” dish for dinner.
Brain-Healthy Curry Chickpea Wraps
November 17, 2023
Turmeric, a main ingredient in curry, is the spice of choice in fighting and preventing dementia. It’s popular in India, which has one of the world’s lowest rates of dementia. Try this delicious curry-filled wrap.
Can Hearing Aids Diminish Dementia?
November 13, 2023
Hearing loss and dementia may be linked, but there is a silver lining here.
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Progressing to a Cure
Research
Can Hearing Aids Diminish Dementia?
Hearing loss and dementia may be linked, but there is a silver lining here.
CLR01 Beats Curcumin in Blocking Alzheimer’s
CLR01, a “molecular tweezer”, keeps brain proteins from the clumping, or aggregating, that causes Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Huntington’s dementia. Find out why CLR01 has strong potential as a new treatment.
Gene Allele DR4 Fends off Alzheimer’s AND Parkinson’s
“The night after we found that out, I couldn’t sleep,” said Senior Researcher Dr. Emmanuel Mignot. 1 in 5 people have DR4.
Is Alzheimer’s Catchy?
It looks like a sneeze cannot give anyone Alzheimer’s. While Alzheimer’s abnormal disease proteins do spread from cell-to-cell, they are not “infectious”. Check out the facts.
Unpacking Ways to Help Dementia
Treatments & Therapies
Beware of Common Anticholinergic Drugs
MEMORY & THINKING are activated by acetyl-choline. Alzheimer’s drugs boost acetyl-choline. Other medications, from allergy to insomnia drugs, may be anti-cholinergic, lowering acetyl-choline. This can spell trouble in dementia. Learn which drugs to avoid and what to look out for.
Talk Therapy for Dementia
Talk therapy may improve symptoms of depression for people with dementia, providing hope for those who typically do not benefit from antidepressant medication.
PrecivityAD™ Blood Test Helps Diagnose Alzheimer’s
Research shows that a blood test now on the market accurately identifies brain amyloid status with a single blood sample. In other words, this blood test can diagnose Alzheimer’s.
Books Help You Understand
Tips, Insights & Helpful Guides
Caregivers
Thought of the Week: Difficult Moments
In the most difficult moments, Kindness heals and reassures.
November 23, 2023
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Ronald Reagan’s Alzheimer’s Letter: Still Relevant, Still Moving
PRESIDENT REAGAN ESTABLISHED NOVEMBER AS NATIONAL ALZHEIMER’S AWARENESS MONTH IN 1983. IN 1994, HE TOLD THE WORLD HE HAD IT. SEE VIDEO + HIS INSPIRING LETTER:
November 23, 2023
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Thought of the Week: Make a Life
We make a living by what we get, but We make a life by what we give. (Click for more inspirational Posters & Cards)
November 22, 2023
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10 Precautions for Celebrating Thanksgiving with Dementia
HOLIDAY TIPS: Getting together for a holiday meal can cause a person with Alzheimer’s confusion and anxiety. Get 10 tips to make the holiday more easy and pleasurable.
November 22, 2023
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Love & Truth
Understanding the Experience
Just what is a loved one with dementia going through? This virtual Alzheimer’s tour reveals more than you ever imagined.
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Film & Songs
A Big Thanksgiving Laugh from A Little Old Lady
November 20, 2023
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING – FUNNY VIDEO: Mary Maxwell, a diminutive “little old lady,” shines a very funny light on the foibles of aging, to the delight of an audience filled with senior-care experts.
Bring Music to a Million People with Dementia
November 14, 2023
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“Alive Inside” is a fascinating movie on music bridging past and present in dementia. Katie Couric talks with the personalities behind this breakthrough film.
The Caregiver’s Perspective on Alzheimer’s
November 9, 2023
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PBS MOVIE: Caregivers share their diverse experiences of caring for loved ones in the world of dementia.