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Alzheimer's And Dementia Weekly

Support & Insight for the Autumn of Life

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Drop a Bit of Meat to Drop Dementia 13%

January 21, 2025 No Comments

Replacing one serving per day of processed red meat with fish was associated with a 28% lower risk of dementia. Learn how.

Approaching People with Alzheimer’s

January 20, 2025 No Comments

Watch Teepa show ways of approaching people with Alzheimer’s. Teepa is the best of all the recognized experts on caring for dementia patients.

Memory Box for Dementia

January 17, 2025 7 Comments

FILL A MEMORY BOX with photos and memorabilia of a person with dementia, then position it by their door. See it re-orient them, trigger conversations, make a doorway one’s own, and mostly, stimulate memories of good times.

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A Thought on Martin Luther King Day

January 16, 2025 No Comments

This week in the USA: Martin Luther King Jr. Day

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Alzheimer’s Legal & Financial Planning

January 16, 2025 No Comments

LAW & MONEY: Get ahead of the legal & financial challenges of Alzheimer’s. This Fact Sheet is a great place to start.

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Daily Video Message Orients & Reassures Dementia Residents

January 15, 2025 9 Comments

TECH VIDEO: See how video messages break through Alzheimer’s morning fog. Learn why they perk up people with dementia. Watch this pilot program in action.

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Fire Rescues for People Fighting Dementia

January 14, 2025 2 Comments

WATCH FIREFIGHTERS learn how it feels to have dementia and rescue people with Alzheimer’s in an emergency crisis.

Is Copper Behind the Alzheimer’s Epidemic?

January 13, 2025 5 Comments

DIET VIDEO:

Why the big rise in Alzheimer’s? That is one of today’s great medical mysteries.

See a provocative theory about copper & Alzheimer’s in The Journal of the American College of Nutrition.

Red Plates for Eating with Dementia

January 12, 2025 15 Comments

If you couldn’t see your mashed potatoes, you probably wouldn’t eat them. That’s why what “The Red Plate Study” found was astonishing! Alzheimer’s patients eating from red plates consumed 25 percent more food than those eating from white plates. Find out why.

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What’s Ahead for Alzheimer’s Drugs in 2025

January 12, 2025 No Comments

Learn about 2025’s newly approved or potential Alzheimer’s drugs. These include Leqembi, Kisunla, Remternetug, Semaglutide, Trontinemab and Bepranemab.

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Alzheimer’s Mealtime: Eat Together to Eat Well

May 7, 2025

With dementia, it’s not just what you eat – it’s also how and where!

Custom Photo Placemats Foster Meaningful Connections at Mealtime

May 6, 2025

Make mealtime for loved ones with Alzheimer’s more meaningful. Foster social connections and bring people closer together with a custom, one-of-a-kind photo placemat. Make it a time to gather, share, and celebrate life.

Stave Off Dementia with Blood Sugar Meds Like Ozempic

May 5, 2025

See how the class of weight loss and diabetes drugs that includes Ozempic and Wegovy have the added benefit of protecting against the development of dementia.

Most Popular Stories

85 with Dementia? Good Chance It’s HS-AGING, Not Alzheimer’s

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?

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A Grandchild for One Day Keeps Dementia Away

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?

“I’ve Got You Under My Skin,” By Dad with Dementia & Son

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!

Is Alzheimer’s Catchy?

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.