Bring Music to a Million People with Dementia
“Alive Inside” is a fascinating movie on music bridging past and present in dementia. Katie Couric talks with the personalities behind this breakthrough film.
“Alive Inside” is a fascinating movie on music bridging past and present in dementia. Katie Couric talks with the personalities behind this breakthrough film.
PBS MOVIE: Caregivers share their diverse experiences of caring for loved ones in the world of dementia.
Medicare will fund a UCSF initiative that has been replicated across the country for its success in reducing ER visits and caregiver depression.
Two wives caring for their husbands with dementia generously share their experiences and offer caregiving tips to those find themselves in a similar position with a loved one.
A University of California at Davis study examines how connection, through activities with horses, improves life with dementia.
Verna and Jerry Kinersly were happily married for nearly 68 years. See why they were glad to have found the Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health.
A new study from researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine has shown in mice that it is possible to correct the circadian disruptions seen in Alzheimer’s disease with time-restricted feeding.
“Keys Bags Names Words” is a hopeful Alzheimer’s movie. The film portrays stories of young scientists and artists from around the world in, their effort to help those who are affected.
Bringing art and creativity into elder care settings helps families reconnect with loved ones who have dementia. In this moving talk, Anne Bastings shares how.
People living with dementia can experience changed perception, often resulting in visual misinterpretation and disorientation –but simple changes in the environment can help.
Awards recognize and reward innovative care for persons living with Alzheimer’s disease
Kay & Jon’s new song helps to see it’s possible to live well with dementia, and – perhaps – see ourselves as works of art.
RESISTING ALZHEIMER’S VIDEO: “Still Alice” author & neuroscientist Lisa Genova shares the latest science investigating dementia. See promising research on what to do to build an Alzheimer’s-resistant brain.
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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This site was inspired by my Mom’s autoimmune dementia.
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.
The site is dedicated to all those preserving the dignity of the community of people living with dementia.
Peter Berger, Editor