SUGAR’S TIPPING POINT: Molecular links between blood sugar and Alzheimer’s were established by scientists. They show how excess blood sugar damages a vital enzyme involved
MEDICATION & MOOD: Aggression and agitation are hard challenges in dementia. An important study may offer some simple answers.
OFF-LABEL DRUGS, VIDEO & ARTICLE: The American Heart Association reports the blood pressure drug nilvadipine increases blood flow to the brain’s memory and learning center.
RESEARCH ARTICLE: A growing body of research shows there are many ways to lower Alzheimer’s risk. What are they? Which one is best? Learn more.
VIDEO + ARTICLE: A new imaging scan has revealed a culprit in the cognitive decline of Alzheimer’s. Find out more.
VIDEO: Researchers are exploring a therapy that involves the use of a surgically implanted device that delivers mild electrical pulses to specific areas of the
DIET & RESEARCH: Researchers have found that olive oil in the Mediterranean diet may hold the key to mitigating aging-related diseases — but the Mediterranean
DRUGS: 100 care facilities saw a significant drop in antipsychotics for dementia when staff were trained to focus on “treating the residents as human beings
GENETIC RESEARCH: Researchers at MIT studying the APOE4 gene are looking at choline supplements and asking whether they can offer protection against Alzheimer’s, based on
VIDEO + ARTICLE: Phase II/III trials are begining in the Tau NextGen study. The study will assess the effect of Lecanemab, an experimental anti-amyloid therapy,
Strengthening social connections may offer a surprising boost to long-term brain health.
Old love is about Silver in the hair and Gold in the heart.
New research hints at a simple, widely available vaccine that may help protect brain health.
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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