A.I. Detects Early Signs of Alzheimer’s
Scientists found a way to predict Alzheimer’s up to seven years before symptoms appear using A.I.
Scientists found a way to predict Alzheimer’s up to seven years before symptoms appear using A.I.
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.
Very small things that people do can make a very big difference to people with dementia. Hear people with early dementia share their experiences, stigmas and what you can do to help create a dementia-friendly world.
DESIGN VIDEO: See how Muskoka Shores is livening up their Dementia-home in 4 low-cost stages. Learn simple ways to turn a dull care home into a bright, dynamic, village-like place to live.
A hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU) can bring on Alzheimer’s-like symptoms in brain-healthy patients. See doctors discuss 4 ways to prevent this.
Explaining Alzheimer’s to young children can be a daunting task, but it’s essential to help them understand and cope with the changes they may see in their family members. In this guest blog post, read 10 easy suggestions for explaining Alzheimer’s to young children.
MEDICATION: Razadyne (generic galantamine) is an FDA-Approved daffodil extract for Alzheimer’s. Learn how it significantly lowered mortality & eased cognitive decline.
The first 3D-printed brain tissue that can grow and function like typical brain tissue is a major breakthrough for scientists in search of an Alzheimer’s cure.
Walk through the various steps that occur as a person participates in the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) project.
A long, long time ago (1930), brains were smaller. Are today’s bigger brains connected to improvements in rates of dementia?
Kindness is more than deeds.
It is an attitude, an expression, a look, a touch.
It is anything that lifts another person.
When Kathy Mattea first sang, “Where’ve You Been”, she wondered to herself, “Do people want to hear this on the way to work?”
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?
If you couldn’t see your mashed potatoes, you probably wouldn’t eat them. That’s why what “The Red Plate Study” found was astonishing! Alzheimer’s patients eating from red plates consumed 25 percent more food than those eating from white plates. Find out why.
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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It is a place where we separate out the wheat from the chafe, the important articles & videos from each week’s river of news. Google gets a new post on Alzheimer’s or dementia every 7 minutes. That can overwhelm anyone looking for help. This site filters out, focuses on and offers only the best information. it has helped hundreds of thousands of people since it debuted in 2007. Thanks to our many subscribers for your supportive feedback.
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