
Real-Life Shopping with Dementia
Do you ever wonder what it’s like for someone with dementia who needs to go food shopping? Chris Nelson can answer that question. Watch now.

Do you ever wonder what it’s like for someone with dementia who needs to go food shopping? Chris Nelson can answer that question. Watch now.

RESEARCH: Scientists at Ben-Gurion University developed VBIT-4, a small molecule for treating Alzheimer’s disease that has shown remarkable success in mouse models.

IDPs, a form of antioxidant contained in meat, are effective in relieving fatigue and preventing dementia. Learn more.

Frontotemporal Dementia, FTD, is the most common form of dementia in people under age 60. Why isn’t it better known?

The AlzoSure® Predict blood test can accurately identify individuals who will progress to Alzheimer’s within two years’ time. Learn more.

The AlzoSure® Blood Test can catch Alzheimer’s two years before symptoms appear. Its development could not be more timely. With FDA approval of lecanemab for Alzheimer’s, this accurate and economical screening tool will dramatically assist patients most likely to benefit from early treatment.

What does it feel like to be diagnosed and live with early-onset Alzheimer’s? Pam Montana and Chris Hannafan explain. Watch now.

Older adults who took a daily multivitamin showed higher scores in global cognition, memory and executive function, researchers found.

The new Alzheimer’s injections Aduhelm and Lecanemab offer hope. Now, Mastinimab is trying to break through to the next level with a simpler pill. Mastinimab fights Alzheimer’s via a revolutionary mechanism of action. Learn why the FDA approved Mastinimab’s final round of trials.

UPLIFTING AND IDEA-FILLED VIDEO: In picturesque Arnsberg, townsfolk are finding ways to make living with dementia as normal as possible.

Where words fail, music speaks. See how music can be a very powerful vehicle for communication in the various stages of dementia.

VIDEO RECIPE + RESEARCH: Enjoy a brain-boost along with great flavor. This Mediterranean-Diet plate is loaded with neuroprotective turmeric & cumin. With delicious brain-nutrients from coconut or olive oil, the flavor is exotic yet close-to-home!

Three important dementia studies focus on HS-AGING, a type of dementia almost as common as Alzheimer’s in the 85+ group. Yet few people have heard of it. Why? What makes it different?

An intriguing study of 120 grandmothers might surprise you. Doctors know socially engaged people have better cognition and less dementia. But can a person get too much of a good thing? What’s the right balance?

Enjoy this great duet between a musician with dementia and his son. A triumph of spirit over Alzheimer’s! Sing-a-long if you like!

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.
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