PRODUCT OF THE WEEK: Lovely purple stickers are great for raising Alzheimer’s awareness. Adds a personal touch to letters and envelopes. Perfect for Alzheimer’s walks
BOOK OF THE WEEK: Two sisters take on the care of their ailing mother. It is easy to relate to these caregivers and their real
CNN VIDEO + INFO: Amyloid plaque buildup on the brain can begin decades before it actually triggers Alzheimer’s. See how The A4 Trial hopes to
In Phase 2 trials, Anavex performed as much as 4 times better than Aricept®, today’s most popular Alzheimer’s medication. The pill achieved cognitive and functional
CBS VIDEO + ARTICLE: Excitement and Hope are 2 words not often heard in Alzheimer’s clinical trials, but new results for solanezumab are generating quite
VIDEO + ARTICLE: Anesthesia appears to lead to faster deterioration of cognition, function and brain volumes in women than in men. Understand anesthesia’s dementia-like effects
BOOK OF THE WEEK: Memory-challenged adults crave engagement in straightforward, enjoyable activities, like the ones in Through the Seasons. Stimulating and enhancing communication, the book
NAMZARIC™ is a new Alzheimer’s medication that combines the best of Aricept and Namenda (also generically known as donepezil and memantine). It is available across
2015 AAIC ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: 4 new studies on brain scans, memory tests and body fluids such as saliva, offer better keys to predicting,
Living well with Alzheimer’s takes good planning. Fortunately, the U.S. government just approved coverage for neurologists to guide people with dementia regarding future care. Learn
P-tau217 is a blood-based marker for Alzheimer’s. See how it offers a simpler, cheaper way to analyze Alzheimer’s.
You cannot control the wind, But you can adjust your sails.
Alzheimer’s rates are on the rise. How is today’s best treatment, Leqembi (generic lecanemab) doing in the fight against it?
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.
TEEPA CARE VIDEO: Learn about Alzheimer’s 6 stages. Teepa Snow shows what to expect, while keeping the focus on the person for whom you care.
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