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May 10, 2015
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VIDEO + ARTICLE: A new epilepsy drug could be used to treat Alzheimer’s patients. Find out about this new experimental approach.
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Formidable Rosette Dances Her Dementia Away
May 10, 2015
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MUSIC VIDEO: Watch “Formidable Rosette”, a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother dancing to forget dementia.
3 Medical Updates for Dementia
May 3, 2015
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The American Geriatrics Society updated recommendations for doctors treating people with dementia. These include adjusting prescriptions of Alzheimer’s drugs if the desired effect is not
The Latest on Alzheimer’s Trials
May 3, 2015
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150 Alzheimer’s clinical trials are looking for volunteers in the USA. They are trying out the newest drugs and therapies on 70,000 people with various
Managing Dementia’s Behaviors
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BOOK OF THE WEEK: Here’s a short, easy-to-read primer on caring for and talking with difficult people who have dementia. It is written by the
Senator Elizabeth Warren Points Fiery Finger at Congress on Alzheimer’s Funding
April 26, 2015
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VIDEO: “This is really a matter of choosing to invest in Alzheimer’s research now, or choosing to pay-up in a big way later on. Clearly,
Lively Wrist Watch Helps People with Dementia Live in Their Own Home
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PRODUCT OF THE WEEK VIDEO & ARTICLE: One press of Lively’s orange button gets help from friends, family or 911. The new waterproof watch for
Kim Discusses Husband Glenn Campbell’s Fight with Alzheimer’s
April 19, 2015
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VIDEO: World-famous singer Glenn Campbell is living with Alzheimer’s at a memory support facility in Nashville. See Kim Campbell discuss her family’s team effort to
Loving Someone Who Has Dementia: How to Find Hope while Coping with Stress and Grief
April 19, 2015
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Namenda for Alzheimer’s Back in Court
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