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Frontotemporal Dementia: ‘Cruelest Disease You Never Heard Of’

February 19, 2023 No Comments

Frontotemporal Dementia, FTD, is the most common form of dementia in people under age 60. Why isn’t it better known?

AlzoSure Test Predicts Alzheimer’s So New Drugs Can Help Block It

February 16, 2023 1 Comment

The AlzoSure® Predict blood test can accurately identify individuals who will progress to Alzheimer’s within two years’ time. Learn more.

F18 Alzheimer’s Tests: Who, What, When & How?

February 16, 2023 No Comments

The F18 PET scan Alzheimer’s test is a giant step forward in diagnosis and treatment. Learn the guidelines that describe what it is, who it’s for, when to avoid it and how to use it.

How a Doctor Should Explain an Alzheimer’s Diagnosis

February 15, 2023 2 Comments

An Alzheimer’s diagnosis is hard to get and hard to give. Watch Doctor Chodosh approach this difficult challenge with skilled experience and deep compassion.

AlzoSure Blood Test Will Achieve Earlier Alzheimer’s Treatments

February 15, 2023 No Comments

The AlzoSure® Blood Test can catch Alzheimer’s two years before symptoms appear. Its development could not be more timely. With FDA approval of lecanemab for Alzheimer’s, this accurate and economical screening tool will dramatically assist patients most likely to benefit from early treatment.

ClockMe Computerized Dementia Self-Test Created at Georgia Tech

February 1, 2023 No Comments

See Georgia Tech’s simple-to-use computer program that allows adults to screen themselves for
early signs of dementia.

Warning: Stroke Signs Often Misdiagnosed as Harmless Headache or Dizziness

December 13, 2022 2 Comments

DIAGNOSIS: EMERGENCY ROOM DOCTORS commonly miss strokes, a leading cause of vascular dementia. This is especially true among women, minorities and younger patients. Learn how

Seniors Avoid Memory Tests

December 6, 2022 No Comments

DIAGNOSIS: Many seniors know their memory and thinking abilities have gone downhill. They also know Medicare offers free cognitive tests. Yet 50% of these seniors

Blood Test for Alzheimer’s Now on the Market

December 2, 2022 No Comments

VIDEO + ARTICLE: The -C₂N Diagnostics firm is marking the two-year anniversary of being the first to ffer its widely accessible blood test for Alzheimer’s.

Harvard’s Tau Scans: A Turning Point in Fighting Alzheimer’s

November 28, 2022 No Comments

TEDx TALKS – VIDEO: Harvard developed Tau Scan technology to fight Alzheimer’s. Dr. Bernard Hanseeuw quit his clinical practice to join them, to help advance

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Advantages of Diagnosing Alzheimer’s as Soon as Possible

September 7, 2025

When memory and thinking seem a little off, people tend to avoid getting a diagnosis. Yet early diagnosis allows for early benefits. These include better planning, treatment and therapy. Learn more about the advantages revealed in an important study.

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OKLAHOMA! Belted Out by Dad with Dementia & Son

September 5, 2025

Here’s Teddy Mac and his son Simon singing Oklahoma – one of his showstoppers – from a few years ago.

The Alzheimer’s Garden

September 4, 2025

This isn’t any ordinary garden! It’s home to a very special group of people living well with Alzheimer’s.

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How Do You Know If Someone Has Alzheimer’s?

What are the early symptoms of Alzheimer’s? When to get a professional evaluation.

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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?