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Hazardous Alzheimer’s Center

November 12, 2018 No Comments

NEWS VIDEO: See why Health Inspectors reported hundreds of violations at an Alzheimer’s Care Center in North Carolina. Learn what to keep any eye out

Catching Alzheimer’s: News or Nonsense?

September 16, 2015 No Comments

VIDEO + ARTICLE: Everyone knows Alzheimer’s is not catchy, but a new study shows it might be "transmissible". Learn the difference and find out what

Anesthesia is a Higher Dementia Threat to Women

July 26, 2015 No Comments

VIDEO + ARTICLE: Anesthesia appears to lead to faster deterioration of cognition, function and brain volumes in women than in men. Understand anesthesia’s dementia-like effects

Guns & Dementia

June 8, 2014 5 Comments

Two things are true about elderly Americans: they are the most likely citizens to own a gun and the most likely patients to have dementia.

Police Charge 86-Year-Old with Dementia: You Voted Twice

March 10, 2013 1 Comment

VIDEO An 86-year-old Minnesota woman says her dementia caused her to vote twice in the 2012 primary election, but prosecutors say they have no discretion

Fish, Omega-3, Dementia

September 25, 2023

Dr. Michael Gregger, Director of the authoritative NutritionFacts site, asks, “Why has fish consumption been associated with cognitive impairment and loss of executive function?”

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Is Sitting Bad for the Brain? Maybe Not.

September 24, 2023

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

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6 Tips on Repetitive Questions Due to Dementia

September 24, 2023

CARE VIDEO: “WHAT TIME IS IT?” Repetitive questions are common in dementia, triggering frustration and anxiety in caregiver and patient alike. If you are ever at a loss as to how to deal with repetitive questions, check out these tips from UCLA Health.

The Genetic Factor That Fends Off Alzheimer’s

September 22, 2023

A massive study of medical and genetic data shows that people with a particular version of a gene involved in immune response had a lower risk of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.