SLEEP HEALTH: The link between sleep, beta-amyloid and Alzheimer’s is increasingly clear. Beta-amyloid deposition leads to a vicious cycle – it disturbs sleep and impairs
PREVENTION: Which of these cause Alzheimer’s: 1) Flu shots? 2) Aluminum? 3) Statin drugs? See the latest research.
SPECIAL ANIMATION + TRANSCRIPT: Vascular dementia can be triggered by plaque build-up in brain arteries. This is called atherosclerosis, nicknamed “hardening of the arteries”. See
HEALTH VIDEO & TRANSCRIPT: You can do some easy things to lower your risk of developing Alzheimer’s. See these tips from Medical Correspondent Dr. Manny
DNA: The PHS genetic test may one day diagnose Alzheimer’s before symptoms occur. Learn how looking at genes beyond ApoE4 holds big answers to tough
CARE TIPS VIDEO: Delusions and hallucinations in dementia can trigger paranoia. This leads to challenging behaviors, such as false accusations of theft. Wandering can be
In the lab, fujimycin slowed Alzheimer’s. (Fujimycin is an organ-transplant drug also called FK506 or Tacrolimus.) In past studies, similar drugs, like rapamycin and ciclosporin,
NEW VIDEO SEMINAR + ARTICLE: The University of Sydney Brain and Mind Centre is connecting sleep and dementia to explore treatment and prevention.
DIAGNOSIS VIDEO + ARTICLE: Dementia diagnosis often comes as part of costly crisis, but that can be avoided. Find out how.
MAYO CLINIC HEALTH VIDEO + ARTICLE: Find out about activities to help your mind push off Alzheimer’s by as much as 8 years.
Refusal to bathe is common in people with dementia. Here are a dozen simple techniques to make bathing easier.
L.A.T.E.-Dementia is under-recognized, with a health impact as large as Alzheimer’s in very old people. It affects 25% of people over 85 and has nothing to do with the plaques and tangles that cause Alzheimer’s.
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.
TEEPA CARE VIDEO: Learn about Alzheimer’s 6 stages. Teepa Snow shows what to expect, while keeping the focus on the person for whom you care.
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