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Glen Campbell’s Music & His Alzheimer’s Journey

March 23, 2014 7 Comments

VIDEO Music legend Glen Campbell hasn’t let his battle with Alzheimer’s keep him from his music. His wife, Kim, tells USA TODAY about his life

A Congressman and a Comedian Take Alzheimer’s to Washington, D.C.

March 2, 2014 6 Comments

Former Congressman Dennis Moore and funnyman Seth Rogen gave Capitol Hill a brilliant presentation on the state of Alzheimer’s today. Watch this engaging presentation to

$122 Million Increase For Alzheimer’s

January 19, 2014 2 Comments

Congress THE BIG NEWS IN WASHINGTON — An unprecedented $122 million increase for Alzheimer’s research & caregiver support was passed swiftly by Congress. Get the

One Man with Alzheimer’s at the G8 Dementia Summit

December 22, 2013 No Comments

VIDEO The recent G8 Dementia Summit joined nations in committing resources to find a cure. One man with Alzheimer’s dementia was at the summit looking

Is a Cure for Dementia “Within Our Grasp”?

December 15, 2013 No Comments

VIDEO The world’s leading nations have joined forces and set an ambitious target of curing dementia by 2025. See what happened at the International G8

G8 Leaders Plan World’s 1st Dementia Research Summit

December 1, 2013 No Comments

VIDEO + ARTICLE On December 11, London will host an international dementia summit. Health & science ministers, world experts and senior industry figures will work

Giving for Thanksgiving: You Click & Lundbeck Donates $15 to Huntington’s Dementia

November 17, 2013 1 Comment

VIDEO & ARTICLE Lundbeck and the Hereditary Disease Foundation announced the launch of the fourth annual Build Hope for HD initiative. To trigger a donation

New Ways to Raise Alzheimer’s Research Budgets

September 15, 2013 No Comments

VIDEO Last year, cancer got 10 times as many research dollars as Alzheimer’s. Many feel that investing that kind of money into curing Alzheimer’s will

Alzheimer’s Needs More Money

August 30, 2013 3 Comments

VIDEO Last year, cancer got 10 times as many research dollars as Alzheimer’s. Many feel that investing that kind of money into curing Alzheimer’s will

What’s the U.S. Government Doing About Alzheimer’s?

June 30, 2013 No Comments

VIDEOS & ARTICLE Watch videos on the newly released National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease: 2013 Update. Read about the new timeline for achieving its first goal

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Getting In & Out of Cars with Dementia

July 20, 2025

Getting in and out of a car’s passenger seat may not be simple, once dementia sets in. Learn the skills needed.

Sure It’s Alzheimer’s? Insights into Lewy Body Dementia

July 18, 2025

Lewy Body dementia is the 2nd most common form of dementia. See
experts at America’s top medical center, The Mayo Clinic, improving the lives of people who struggle with it.

Thought of the Week: What We Give

July 17, 2025

We make a living by what we get,But we make a life by what we give. (Winston Churchill)

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Big Cup, Little Man: Picking Up the Earliest Signs of Alzheimer’s

SHORT-TERM MEMORY lapses are obvious signs of Alzheimer’s, but other tell-tale signals begin to show much earlier. Learn how to look for semantic impairments, such as simple questions about size.

85 with Dementia? Good Chance It’s HS-AGING, Not Alzheimer’s

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?

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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?