Researchers find that some rheumatoid arthritis drugs may reduce Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in people with cardiovascular disease. Learn more.
IMPROVING MOOD & BEHAVIOR – CARE VIDEO: Social skills, including light conversation and joking around, are often long-lasting skills in Alzheimer’s. Can tapping these skills
ANIMATION VIDEO: Watch this amazing scientific film on Alzheimer’s. It uses 3D modeling to explain the inner brain mechanisms that trigger the symptoms of dementia.
HEALTH: Want to lower your risk of developing Alzheimer’s? Researchers say the key is found in combining four or five specific healthy lifestyle behaviors. Find
DIAGNOSIS VIDEO + ARTICLE: Every 67 seconds, an American develops Alzheimer’s. Half the time, doctors don’t tell. Why would doctors do that? In a key
MONEY PROBLEMS are inevitable for people with Alzheimer’s handling their own finances. Learn how to spot them, what steps to take, and how to protect
VIRAL VIDEO: Alan Beamer has Alzheimer’s and a message. It’s a powerful message to friends and it went viral, surpassing a million views and counting.
COMMONLY PRESCRIBED medications for pain and sleep were linked to a rise in harmful side effects in dementia. Check out the latest research.
LBD VIDEO + ARTICLE: An accurate Lewy body dementia diagnosis is important. It can even have life-saving implications. Affecting more than 1.3 million Americans, Lewy
TEEPA CARE VIDEO: Frustrated? When your loved one is impossible to deal with, it’s not you – it’s the dementia. Watch this 4-minute video to
VIDEO+ARTICLE: Sundowning in dementia can derail evenings with anxiety, agitation, and confusion. Here’s why it happens—and what actually helps.
POLICE DASH CAM VIDEO + ARTICLE:
See a man with Alzheimer’s driving 60 MPH (100kph) at police, against traffic, on New Year’s. Learn how-and-when to help a person with Alzheimer’s hand in the car keys.
VIDEO+ARTICLE CARE TIP: Midnight snacks are great on New Year’s Eve and even greater on midnight dementia-care shifts. Learn how late-night munchies solved a nurse’s wandering & behavior problems.
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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