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Alzheimer's And Dementia Weekly

Support & Insight for the Autumn of Life

Peter Berger

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OKLAHOMA! Belted Out by Dad with Dementia & Son

September 5, 2025 No Comments

Here’s Teddy Mac and his son Simon singing Oklahoma – one of his showstoppers – from a few years ago.

The Alzheimer’s Garden

September 4, 2025 No Comments

This isn’t any ordinary garden! It’s home to a very special group of people living well with Alzheimer’s.

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3-Minute ‘Fastball’ Alzheimer’s Test Could Speed Access to Leqembi

September 3, 2025 No Comments

Access to Leqembi, the new Alzheimer’s drug, has been slowed by lengthy diagnoses. The “Fastball” brainwave test could change that — detecting memory decline earlier and speeding access to treatment.

Caregivers Delight: 31-Day Pill Organizer, 4 Times a Day

September 2, 2025 3 Comments

PRODUCT OF THE WEEK: Caregivers love this pill box, as do patients and professionals. Simply fill it once a month. Roomy, simple, ingenious.

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Thought of the Week: The Sea is So Wide

September 2, 2025 No Comments

New Weekly Alzheimer’s Injection Brings Care Home

September 2, 2025 No Comments

Caring for someone with Alzheimer’s is demanding enough. Now, instead of traveling for hours of infusions, families can turn to Leqembi IQLIK—a once-weekly injection approved by the FDA that makes treatment simpler, safer, and closer to home.

America’s Amazing Alzheimer’s Choir

September 1, 2025 1 Comment

Once a week, a chorus of people with Alzheimer’s rehearse side-by-side with their caregivers. The songs they sing are, remarkably, often from memory. Watch “The Giving Voice Chorus” in action.

September is World Alzheimer’s Month

September 1, 2025 No Comments

START WORLD ALZHEIMER’S MONTH WITH A HEALTHY DEMENTIA-FIGHTING INFOGRAPH & VIDEO.
Prevent dementia. Learn how to lower your Alzheimer’s risk. Be good to your brain this World Alzheimer’s Month.

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Leqembi and Kisunla: Inside the Infusion Experience

August 29, 2025 No Comments

They’re not just pills—they’re precision infusions designed to slow Alzheimer’s at its source. See UCLA’s cutting-edge Amyloid Immunotherapy Care Program, and what it feels like to begin treatment with Leqembi (lecanemab) and Kisunla (donanemab).

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Genetic Alzheimer’s Risk? Mediterranean Diet Fights Back

August 28, 2025 No Comments

With what we know today, even high genetic risk can be beaten —new research reveals that the Mediterranean diet may slow memory decline and lower dementia risk, even for those with the APOE4 gene.

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Could Omega-3 in Midlife Lessen Early-Onset Dementia Risk?

January 30, 2026

Higher midlife omega-3 levels were linked to lower early-onset dementia risk. It’s not proof — but it’s a meaningful signal worth paying attention to.

What 400 Alzheimer’s Patients Gained From Leqembi and Kisunla

January 29, 2026

In a one-hour seminar, a leading neurologist answers the most important questions families ask about what these new therapies can realistically deliver — from effectiveness and safety to eligibility, infusion logistics, cost, and access.

Alzheimer’s Alphabet Activity

January 29, 2026

Here’s a good activity caregivers can use easily, contributed by one of our readers. It’s a simple game, great in mid-stage Alzheimer’s.

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“Blank Stares” Inspires Millions for Alzheimer’s

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I Got Dementia. Is That Alzheimer’s or Something Else?

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Play 3-D Video Games & Fight Dementia

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A ‘Feeling’ for Dementia? Findings on Subjectively Perceived Memory Problems

A fascinating study in Europe finds that individuals who felt they had memory problems did in fact have measurable cognitive deficits. Scientists analyzed the spinal fluid to measure the levels of biomarkers associated with Alzheimer’s.