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Alzheimer's And Dementia Weekly

Support & Insight for the Autumn of Life

Peter Berger

Emma Heming Willis talking about Frontotemporal Dementia

Bruce Willis and Frontotemporal Dementia

October 3, 2025 No Comments

Diane Sawyer sat down with Emma Heming Willis and Neurologist Dr. Bruce Miller to talk about Bruce Willis’ health. (11 minute video)

Talk Therapy for Dementia

October 2, 2025 1 Comment

Talk therapy may improve symptoms of depression for people with dementia, providing hope for those who typically do not benefit from antidepressant medication.

I Promise You Forever, You Will Never Leave My Mind

October 2, 2025 2 Comments

“Damn this old dementia, for robbing me of time, But I promise you forever, you will never leave my mind.”

5 Tips to Ease Sundowning in Dementia

September 30, 2025 7 Comments

VIDEO ON SUNDOWNING: See UCLA’s Dementia Care Program deal with end-of-day agitation and irritability, known as “Sundowning”. A caregiver asks, “My loved one’s behavior tends to get worse when the sun starts to go down. He appears exhausted and restless. What can I do to get him through this time of the day?”

The miracle is this: The more we share, The more we have.

Thought of the Week: Miracle

September 29, 2025 1 Comment

The miracle is this:The more we share,The more we have.

UCL Scientists Ed Wild and Sarah Tabrizi

Gene Therapy Slows Huntington’s Progression 75% — Including Dementia

September 28, 2025 No Comments

For the first time, a one-time treatment has shown the ability to slow Huntington’s decline — including dementia symptoms — over three years.

A lady with dementia using "Singing at Home"

Maude’s Awards’ 2025 “Dementia Care Innovation” Winners

September 26, 2025 No Comments

Maude’s Awards annually presents up to eight awards for innovations in Alzheimer’s care. See this year’s 6th Annual Maude’s Award Recipients!

How to Approach Residents with Dementia

September 24, 2025 2 Comments

Teepa Snow is the best of all the recognized experts on how to work with dementia patients. See her demonstrate how to engage people in early and mid-stage Alzheimer’s.

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I May Be Forgetful

September 23, 2025 No Comments

This pleasant poem highlights how people living with dementia may be feeling.

Adults and children walking on a leafy trail amidst vibrant autumn colors.

3 E’s Defend Against Dementia

September 22, 2025 No Comments

Simple, low-cost lifestyle changes can significantly slow or prevent cognitive decline. New research offers hope for families, caregivers, and anyone invested in brain health.

The Katie Couric Show with Dan Cohen and Rossato-Bennett

Bring Music to a Million People with Dementia

April 9, 2026

“Alive Inside” is a fascinating movie on music bridging past and present in dementia. Katie Couric talks with the personalities behind this breakthrough film.

Leqembi Intravenous Infusion, RNA chain and human brain

Beyond Leqembi: Can a New RNA Deal Advance Alzheimer’s Care?

April 9, 2026

In a new deal with Alloy Therapeutics, Biogen—the makers of Leqembi—is investing in RNA technology that could point toward what comes next in Alzheimer’s care.

Health Benefits of Turmeric and Curcumin

A Curcumin Aerosol to Fight Alzheimer’s?

April 9, 2026

CURCUMIN (FROM TURMERIC) destroys Alzheimer’s plaque. Japanese researchers are developing an atomizer that generates a curcumin aerosol to get it past the blood-brain barrier barrier. Find out more.

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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.