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It is a place where we separate out the wheat from the chafe, the important articles & videos from each week’s river of news. Google gets a new post on Alzheimer’s or dementia every 7 minutes. That can overwhelm anyone looking for help. This site filters out, focuses on and offers only the best information. it has helped hundreds of thousands of people since it debuted in 2007. 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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Alzheimer’s & Dementia Weekly was inspired by my mother’s journey with autoimmune dementia and my dad’s with Parkinson’s dementia.
Walking beside them opened my eyes to the confusion, the courage, and the deep humanity found in families and professionals caring for someone they love.
Since its debut in 2007, this site has had one clear mission:
to separate the wheat from the chaff — to highlight only the most essential articles, studies, tools, and videos from the overwhelming river of dementia-related information.
(At last count, Google receives a new post on Alzheimer’s or dementia every seven minutes.) For anyone seeking clarity or support, that constant flow can be exhausting and discouraging.
Alzheimer’s Weekly filters, translates, and explains what matters most, helping hundreds of thousands of families, clinicians, and care teams around the world make sense of the latest research and best practices.
This site is dedicated to everyone who works—often quietly and tirelessly—to preserve dignity in the community of people living with dementia.
With experience in dementia caregiving, public education, and Alzheimer’s-focused writing—and a professional research background shaped in what many consider one of the world’s top laboratories—I work to make complex findings clear, practical, and genuinely helpful for both families and professionals providing care.
My goal is simple:
Translate the best science into guidance that lightens the load, strengthens understanding, and helps every person with dementia live with dignity.
Peter Berger
Editor, Alzheimer’s Weekly
Clear and simple!
it would have been helpful to have examples of both behaviour patterns, not a vague statement, then a specific example for the aging related
Just a friendly reminder from a music therapist. Enjoy the many benefits of singing familiar songs when ever you get the chance to let it happen! Who needs the right lyrics? Make up your own around an affirmation for healthy living.i.e.using “She’ll be Comin around the Mountain “substitute..”I am exercising every chance I get”. At times when you find yourself TELLING yourself something to remember, try SINGING it instead! Allow the brain to form a new pathway as a memory aid.
Thank you for presenting this information straight forward without the commercial for buying a product and without the interruptions for various products as you scroll down. I appreciate when someone presents a topic and gives the answers we are looking for.
Hi Peter,
Healthline would like to congratulate you on making our list of the Best Alzheimer’s Blogs of 2017!
Our editors carefully selected the most up-to-date, informative, and inspiring blogs that aim to uplift their readers through education and personal stories. We’re glad to have you on the list!
We’ve created a badge that you can embed on your site to let your readers know about your win. The embed code is at the link below.
Winners list: http://www.healthline.com/health/alzheimers-disease/best-blogs-of-the-year
Badge to embed: http://www.healthline.com/health/alzheimers/best-blogs-badge-2015
If you have any questions or need help embedding the badge, feel free to be in touch. Congratulations and keep up the great blogging!
Warmly,
Maegan
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Maegan Jones | Content Coordinator
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I'm concerned about having this disease when I get older. Both of my parents passed away with it and I'm curious about what my chances are of dealing with it too.
if you go to 23andme you can get a At home DNA test and they have that as one of the tests, you can even ask your physician to check you for the genetic marker. if you do 23 and me and the health report isn't complete, cause they have changed things, you can go to Prometheas.com and it for a 5 dollar fee, will scan your DNA(using it from 23andme) and give you a very though rough health report. Staying physically active, eating healthy and constantly using your brain, is suppose to help ward off alzheimers.
Very helping and understanding introduction to AD and early signs of disease.