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Alzheimer's And Dementia Weekly

Support & Insight for the Autumn of Life

Peter Berger

How Much Will Professional Care Cost in 2013?

January 6, 2013 3 Comments

Take a look at this 2012 MetLife Market Survey of Nursing Home, Assisted Living, Adult Day Services, and Home Care Costs. It offers a clear

Room for 52 Alzheimer’s Volunteers in Promising EVP-0962 Trial

January 6, 2013 No Comments

In 2012, Envivo’s experimental Alzheimer’s drugs improved cognitive function as the company won a Fierce BioTech Award. Learn about and participate in their newest Phase-2

2012 Drug Trials Edge Towards an Alzheimer’s Cure

December 30, 2012 2 Comments

BioWorld’s top 10 stories for 2012 included the puzzling outcome of some massive Alzheimer’s trials. Find out how we are more-sure-than-ever of what ought to

Merck’s EPOCH Clinical Trial for Alzheimer’s Enrolling 1,700 People

December 23, 2012 No Comments

Merck announced it is enrolling volunteers for the EPOCH clinical trial. Read details on their highly promising MK-8931 treatment for mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease. Find out

Robot with Biological Brain Helps Dementia Researchers

December 23, 2012 No Comments

See a robot with a biological brain made of cultured neurons. Find out why this may hold a key to treating dementia, stroke & brain injury.

Solanezumab, a Top Alzheimer’s Experimental Drug, Launches New Phase 3 Trial

December 16, 2012 1 Comment

VIDEO & ARTICLE Solanezumab slowed Alzheimer’s by 30% in a trial earlier this year. Find out what it’s maker, Ely Lilly, plans for the next step.

1st Implant of “Brain-Pacemaker” for Alzheimer’s

December 9, 2012 No Comments

VIDEO + ARTICLE Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine surgically implanted a pacemaker-like device into the brain of a patient in the early stages of Alzheimer’s

How Does IVIG Stop Alzheimer’s? Time to Find Out

December 2, 2012 1 Comment

VIDEO & ARTICLE In trials, the most effective Alzheimer’s treatment so far is IVIG. At $50,000 per year, learn how scientists hope to bring down

Medicare Approves Speech, Physical & Occupational Therapies for Dementia

November 18, 2012 No Comments

Learn how Medicare has just added payment for more dementia therapy. Previously, therapy had to improve a condition. Now, maintaining it or even preventing & slowing deterioration are covered.

WSJ: Rember Tackles the Tau behind Alzheimer’s

November 18, 2012 No Comments

VIDEO Watch this Wall Street Journal interview on why Dr. Wischik sees tau as a more worthwhile anti-Alzheimer’s target than plaque. Learn more about TauRx’

‘Super-Agers’ Lead World’s Biggest Dementia Study

August 22, 2024

In the hunt to cure dementia, a special elderly group seem to hold the key.

Diet’s Effect on 500,000 British Brains

August 22, 2024

Our change in diet has been proposed as being the underlying reason for the dramatic increase in the prevalence of Type II diabetes that we are observing worldwide in our time. What’s that doing to our brains?

Scanning a brain (Courtesy University of Michigan press release)

USA Dementia Diagnosis is Double Trouble

August 22, 2024

In the USA, the same person may be twice as likely to be told they have dementia, depending on where they are diagnosed. Learn more to get a more accurate test and better treatment.

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Energetic Lifestyle Builds Brains by 5%

UCLA researchers found active people build 5% more gray matter in their brain. See how this prevents Alzheimer’s.

Bust the Stigma of Dementia

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.

Amazing Dementia Village Cares for Advanced Alzheimer’s

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.