VIDEO + ARTICLE: See results from the first large controlled trial to indicate that an intensive health program can beat the odds of Alzheimer’s. Find
PRODUCT OF THE WEEK: 60% of people with Alzheimer’s lose visual capacity and 40% lose weight. A Boston University Alzheimer’s study showed bright red tableware
VIDEO + ARTICLE: Earth’s gravity causes Alzheimer’s fibers to settle in the lab, before they can tangle. This is a big block in the search
VIDEO & ARTICLE: While battling dementia, the most successful basketball coach in history opened the Pat Summitt Alzheimer’s Clinic. See how it’s becoming a huge
VIDEO + ARTICLE: The Accelerating Medicines Partnership (AMP) is a bold new venture among the National Institutes of Health (NIH), 10 biopharmaceutical companies, and several
The Stable Isotope Labeling Kinetics (SILK™) blood test can catch Alzheimer’s years before signs appear. Learn about this important advance for prevention, treatment and research.
LDL cholesterol is nicknamed “bad cholesterol”. It adversely effects cell division. This bad cell division causes human cells to carry a 3rd copy of chromosome
VIDEO + ARTICLE: The A4 Study is a cutting-edge trial aimed at preventing Alzheimer’s. The clinical trial is testing healthy adults who are at risk
Find out how cotinine boosted Aricept’s ability to improve learning and memory. (Aricept is the most popular Alzheimer’s drug. Cotinine is produced by the body when a person wears a nicotine patch. )
VIDEO: There’s not much research about the power of touch in Alzheimer’s. Notwithstanding, one nursing home’s staff say Sol & Rita are all the proof
MEMORY & THINKING are activated by acetyl-choline. Alzheimer’s drugs boost acetyl-choline. Other medications, from allergy to insomnia drugs, may be anti-cholinergic, lowering acetyl-choline. This can spell trouble in dementia. Learn which drugs to avoid and what to look out for.
New Alzheimer’s drugs clear brain plaque made of amyloid-beta. 9 years ago, researchers discovered another Alzheimer’s culprit called amyloid-ETA. Now, they’ve possibly figured out how it works. Learn how balancing these two suspects may hold the key to success in current clinical trials.
The 2 newest Alzheimer’s drugs, Leqembi (lecanemab) and Kisunla (donanemab) show promise, but many questions remain. Here are the three next ones.
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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