APATHY strikes 90% of people with dementia, sooner or later. Faster decline and care problems result. Apathy is the most common neuropsychiatric symptom of dementia,
CBS HEALTH VIDEO: Dr. Rudy Tanzi heads the world-famous Alzheimer’s Genome Project. See him describe science-based techniques to reduce Alzheimer’s risk and protect your brain.
MINDFULNESS TRAINING was shown to brighten outlook on life for people with dementia, as well as caregivers. Northwestern University found that just eight sessions of
DIET VIDEO: See a panel of doctors discuss why they recommend coconut oil for an Alzheimer’s & dementia diet.
Researchers in Sweden have discovered the Alzheimer’s protein “tau” accumulates faster in women than in men. The faster spread of tau in women means men
MUSIC & SONG VIDEO: Sometimes Ted McDermott can’t recognize his son Simon – but he never forgets a song. Despite his dementia, he scored 40
DIAGNOSIS VIDEO + ARTICLE: Subcortical small-vessel disease (SVD), one of the main causes of vascular dementia, has itself become an increasingly common dementia diagnosis. Learn
DIAGNOSIS VIDEO + ARTICLE: See PET scans pick up the beginnings of Alzheimer’s in healthy people. Learn how this may give a head-start in fighting
PROTECTING YOUR MEMORY & COGNITION: Maintaining positive, warm and trusting friendships might be the key to a slower decline in memory and cognitive functioning, according
UPLIFTING VIDEO: Canada’s Peel Region took a big risk, with a plan to transform its long-term dementia-care home, hoping that residents – and staff –
WATCH FIREFIGHTERS learn how it feels to have dementia and rescue people with Alzheimer’s in an emergency crisis.
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Why the big rise in Alzheimer’s? That is one of today’s great medical mysteries.
See a provocative theory about copper & Alzheimer’s in The Journal of the American College of Nutrition.
Learn about 2025’s newly approved or potential Alzheimer’s drugs. These include Leqembi, Kisunla, Remternetug, Semaglutide, Trontinemab and Bepranemab.
UCLA researchers found active people build 5% more gray matter in their brain. See how this prevents Alzheimer’s.
Learn about The Alzheimer’s Society of Canada’s campaign to bust the stigma of dementia.
Discover 6 easy ways you can make a difference.
Fresh air and exercise, improved appetite, fewer medications and happier family visits typify the world’s first “Dementia Village”. See how an inspired nursing home manager took a dreary hospital and turned it into a respect-filled, compassionate community.
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