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Kisunla for Alzheimer’s Expands to Japan

September 29, 2024 No Comments

Kisunla, the newest Alzheimer’s drug, is rapidly gaining acceptance around the world. Learn what it does and how to get it.

New Drugs Fight Alzheimer’s by Increasing Amyloid Beta & Reducing Amyloid Plaque

September 23, 2024 No Comments

How do the new drugs Leqembi and Kisunla fight Alzheimer’s? Surprisingly, increases in amyloid-beta protein levels can explain the slowing of Alzheimer’s at least as well as the reduction in amyloid plaques.

7 Steps to Prescribing Lecanemab for Alzheimer’s

September 17, 2024 No Comments

Dr. Jason Karlawish from Penn Memory Center discusses the careful process of determining if Lecanemab is right for a patient with Alzheimer’s.

Massive Investment in Alzheimer’s Drug Kisunla

September 16, 2024 No Comments

Ely Lilly unveils new $1,000,000,000 facility for drugs including Kisunla for Alzheimer’s. New investment will enhance global medicine production, benefiting millions of patients worldwide

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Agitation in Alzheimer’s: Rexulti® Makes Meaningful Improvements

August 30, 2024 No Comments

In a new Alzheimer’s study, Rexulti (brexpiprazole) significantly reduced agitation. Learn the kinds of agitation it reduced and by how much.

Hong Xu, assistant professor at the Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet

Aricept (Donepezil) for Dementia with Lewy Bodies

August 25, 2024 3 Comments

There are no approved treatments for DLB, though it is the second most common type of dementia. Do drugs like donepezil hold the key?

Leqembi: Pioneering Alzheimer’s Drug Faces Challenge in Europe

July 26, 2024 No Comments

While the initial headlines might seem discouraging, there’s always more to the story. 🌟

How to Choose Between Kisunla vs. Leqembi, The New Alzheimer’s Drugs

July 14, 2024 3 Comments

The newest Alzheimer’s drugs, Kisunla and Leqembi, are the first to actually slow down Alzheimer’s. How do they compare to each other?

Kisunla Approved by FDA, 2nd Drug to Actually Slow Alzheimer’s

July 5, 2024 No Comments

VIDEO + ARTICLE: Kisunla (generic name: Donanemab) slowed cognitive and functional decline 35%. Once-monthly infusions reduced Alzheimer’s plaque 84%.

Leqembi Launched in China to Fight Alzheimer’s

July 3, 2024 No Comments

China is the third country to launch LEQEMBI for sale, to fight Alzheimer’s, following the United States and Japan.

Thoughtful Dementia Care – Understanding the Dementia Experience

July 8, 2025

BOOK OF THE WEEK: Thoughtful Dementia Care is today’s best book on understanding the dementia experience. An easy-to-read, sensitive portrayal of managing the world of dementia.

Fooling the Doctor: Cognitive-Reserve Hides Alzheimer’s

July 7, 2025

Don Hayen is a retired doctor, diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at 71. But that diagnosis took way too long. Find out how his “cognitive reserve” fooled his doctors. See why he sure wished it hadn’t.

Understanding, Accepting and Appreciating Dementia Sufferers

July 6, 2025

There is more to us than our brains and our bodies, says dementia expert Teepa Snow. “There’s more to us than that … When we’re together, we become more.” Watch now.

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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?

“I’ve Got You Under My Skin,” By Dad with Dementia & Son

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!

Is Alzheimer’s Catchy?

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.