VIDEO + ARTICLE: The world’s lowest rates of dementia are found in Amazonian indigenous groups. Now there’s more evidence their lifestyles may hold clues to preventing Alzheimer’s. Learn more.
TIPS, INFO + FREE HANDBOOK:
Caring for dementia can cause caregiver burnout, endangering both patient & caregiver. Learn 8 ways to prevent it and better care for yourself. Get a free NIH Caregiver Handbook (104 pages).
LIFE-SAVING VIDEO:
Catching a stroke quickly can avoid vascular dementia. See how one smart lady, with one smartphone, shot the video that saved her brain.
Women have long claimed that they can remember things better – and longer – than men. An important study sheds light on the matter. Learn how women’s memory performs at various stages of life.
The alzheimersweekly.com Sleep Library has articles and videos to lower Alzheimer’s risk via better sleep habits. Check out these 5 tips to sleep better.
See the positive memory-impact of your caffeinated “morning routine”. Learn the real effects of coffee on the brain, from Johns Hopkins University.
Video: Learn how to use dance effectively in dementia. See how “Bolton Dementia’s Trinity Trotters” evolved their version of dance exercises.
Actress Julianne Moore talks about the dignity of women with Alzheimer’s, as her movie enables the public to see “first-hand” what it’s like to have early-onset Alzheimer’s. Watch.
FREE LBD BOOK, by America’s NIH. Insights into caregiving, movement, sleep & behavior. Often misdiagnosed as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s, 1 million Americans have Lewy Body dementia. Learn more about it.
SURVEY RESULTS: HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY USA – The right words can help us rise to dementia’s challenges. Relish these valuable pieces of wisdom, gathered from grandmothers and mothers across the country.
WONDERFUL SONG+LYRICS:
Dementia-patient Ted McDermott journeys with son Simon, making famously beautiful music together. Get your smile ready and join in.
VIDEO & ARTICLE – ALZHEIMER’S INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE:
In a set of 3 studies, see how exercise and sleep lowered Alzheimer’s, while sitting around and watching TV resulted in significantly worse brain health.
VIDEO + ARTICLE: Roasting coffee beans produces Phenylindanes, which inhibit tau and amyloid plaque, the two big culprits behind Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Learn how they defend against cognitive decline.
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?
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.
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