COCHRANE SERIES, PART 1 – WHAT HAPPENED:
A respected review called a breakthrough Alzheimer’s drug useless. Experts shrugged. Investors, who normally panic on such news, barely noticed. Here’s why that matters — and what it means for families weighing their options.
Healthy living lowers Alzheimer’s risk. Today’s healthier lifestyles have witnessed a drop in the rate of Alzheimer’s. Watch The Wall Street Journal interview a new wave of adults changing lifestyles to keep Alzheimer’s away.
PseudoBulbar Affect (PBA) in dementia is characterized by sudden, uncontrolled outbursts of laughing and/or crying. Learn how Nuedexta helps people with Alzheimer’s and dementia affected by PBA.
Delaying retirement can delay dementia in a big way. Learn why.
PREVENTION VIDEO + ARTICLE:
Researchers in Australia have discovered that taking sufficient Vitamin D can help stop Alzheimer’s. Learn more.
VIDEO + TRANSCRIPT: See what a 99-year-old Florida man, jumping from a plane, has to say about Alzheimer’s research.
Scott Russell is living well with his Alzheimer’s. See how he has stayed active in his community, even starting a manageable home business.
VIDEO & ARTICLE – BOOK OF THE WEEK: CNN’s former medical correspondent has written a book on dementia containing “100 Simple Things You Can Do to Prevent Alzheimer’s and Age-Related Memory Loss”. Backed by good science, see the author discuss a few of these “100 Simple Things” that help preserve thinking and memory.
CLINICAL INERTIA is when it’s much easier to start someone on a medication, and keep them on, than to take them off. Find out why most advanced dementia patients receive too many expensive, questionable medications.
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QUICK HEALTH VIDEO: You CAN reduce risk of Alzheimer’s. Learn 4 ways to improve your brain and maintain long-term health. Numerous studies show you really can do something about dementia.
“It is exciting to see efficacy of potential new drugs for Dementia with Lewy Bodies, the most common dementia after Alzheimer’s. It is a huge area of unmet need,” said Dr. Marwan Sabbagh.
Vascular dementia is a common dementia, often brought on by stroke. Check out strategies to prevent stroke in women.
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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