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Alzheimer's And Dementia Weekly

Support & Insight for the Autumn of Life

Peter Berger

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Thought of the Week: Dissolving the Pain

July 9, 2025 No Comments

Kindness dissolves the pain.

Thoughtful Dementia Care – Understanding the Dementia Experience

July 8, 2025 No Comments

BOOK OF THE WEEK: Thoughtful Dementia Care is today’s best book on understanding the dementia experience. An easy-to-read, sensitive portrayal of managing the world of dementia.

Fooling the Doctor: Cognitive-Reserve Hides Alzheimer’s

July 7, 2025 8 Comments

Don Hayen is a retired doctor, diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at 71. But that diagnosis took way too long. Find out how his “cognitive reserve” fooled his doctors. See why he sure wished it hadn’t.

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Sleep Clears Brain Waste, Lowers Dementia Risk

July 4, 2025 No Comments

Berkeley researchers reveal deep sleep might protect memory—even in the face of Alzheimer’s. Could your nightly rest be the brain’s best defense?

Jobs That Lower Alzheimer’s Risk

July 3, 2025 No Comments

Considering how often we hear about job risks, it’s encouraging to hear about ones that may actually protect you from Alzheimer’s!

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Brain Sugar Breakthrough: Can Fasting and Fat Burners Shield Your Mind?

July 2, 2025 1 Comment

A new Buck Institute discovery reveals neurons process sugar in a surprising way— and unlocking this “brain sugar” pathway could lead to powerful Alzheimer’s treatments.

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Do Babies’ Tau Proteins Hold the Key to Curing Alzheimer’s?

July 1, 2025 No Comments

Why Do Babies Have More Alzheimer’s Protein Than Adults? A Surprising Clue to Future Treatments

I am only one, but I am one. I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do.

Thought of the Week: What I Can Do

July 1, 2025 No Comments

I am only one,But I am one.I cannot do everything,But I can do something. And I will not letWhat I cannot doInterfere withWhat I can

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One Scan, 9 Dementia Types: Mayo Clinic’s Breakthrough AI

June 30, 2025 No Comments

Diagnosing the right dementia type often takes months. It can make a big difference. Mayo Clinic’s AI tool identifies 9 dementia types, including Alzheimer’s, with one scan — a transformative advance in early, accurate diagnosis.

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Memory Magic: How Nostalgia Sparks Joy and Clarity in Dementia Care

June 29, 2025 No Comments

INCLUDES PRINTABLE CAREGIVER RESOURCE: Can an old song brighten the day of people with dementias such as Alzheimer’s? Can a childhood memory help bring back clarity and connection? An uplifting study offers useful answers.

PrecivityAD™ Blood Test Helps Diagnose Alzheimer’s

March 25, 2026

Research shows that a blood test now on the market accurately identifies brain amyloid status with a single blood sample. In other words, this blood test can diagnose Alzheimer’s.

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Is Sitting Bad for the Brain? Maybe Not.

March 24, 2026

Is keeping seated and sedentary, while intellectually stimulated, part of the best way to care for your brain?

Garden of Remembrance

March 23, 2026

The aptly titled ‘Garden Of Remembrance’ tells the story of a married couple dealing with the early onset of dementia and the feelings of a husband who’s “Lost between the here and now/Somewhere that he can’t be found” and his wife. Stunning, beautiful & poignant.

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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.