MEMORY: A new computer-model reveals fascinating insights into why we remember some words more easily than others. Can NIH researchers further develop it into memory
MEDICATION PROGRESS – VIDEO & ARTICLE: Chinese researchers are now using seaweed sugar to tackle Alzheimer’s. Read on to learn how Oligomannate, the first treatment
DIAGNOSIS RESEARCH – VIDEO & ARTICLE: A simple experimental blood test reliably detects signs of brain damage in people on the path to developing Alzheimer’s
TRIP TIPS: Taking a loved one with Alzheimer’s on a trip is a challenge. Traveling can make them worried and confused. Think ahead. Here are some tips to help.
DIAGNOSIS VIDEO + ARTICLE:
Problems with memory or thinking? Check out this simple, written exam from Ohio State University Medical Center. Find out what made this outstanding test go viral.
Print this free 10-page booklet. Brookdale Care Programs offers helpful hints, practical suggestions, checklists and tables to ease your journey as dementia-care-partners.
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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