Best Time to Stop Medicine for Dementia
MEDICATION VIDEO: How do you know when Alzheimer’s meds ought to be stopped? Explore the benefits of these medications, such as improved cognition, memory, behavior,
MEDICATION VIDEO: How do you know when Alzheimer’s meds ought to be stopped? Explore the benefits of these medications, such as improved cognition, memory, behavior,
EXCELLENT VIDEO: COMPREHENSIVE, CLEAR, UP-TO-DATE Everything you ever wanted to know about medications & supplements for Alzheimer’s and related dementias.
FDA CommissionerScott Gottlieb NEWS VIDEO + ARTICLE: 17 Alzheimer’s supplement manufacturers received FDA warnings about 58 illegal below-standard products.
OFF-LABEL: An approved prescription drug for high blood pressure is showing promise against Parkinson’s, Huntington’s and other forms of dementia, in experimental studies in the
HELPFUL MEDICATIONS: Diabetes can increase Alzheimer’s risk. Learn how drug treatments for diabetes bring that risk back down.
HELP FROM THE PHARMACY: Study reveals patients need help managing drugs Community pharmacists could be used more to support patients and carers Assisting carers reduces
MEDICATIONS VIDEO + ARTICLE: Aspirin cleared some Alzheimer’s plaque in the lab. Plaque is the best-known culprit behind Alzheimer’s. Learn about this potential new role
F18 ALZHEIMER’S SCANS offer powerful diagnostic technology, enabling doctors to “see” Alzheimer’s plaque. At $3000 to $6000 per person, are they worth it?
MEMORY DRUGS for Alzheimer’s can slow heart rates and even trigger fainting. The risk is not always clear to patients. Learn how-and-when to consider side-effects,
MEDICINES: Alzheimer’s drugs are classified as “Cognitive Enhancers”. Learn why they are NOT for mild memory problems. Find out why prescribing them for Mild Cognitive
There are two ways of spreading light. To be the candle, or the mirror that reflects it. (Click to get this on T-shirts, cards, magnets,
Want a blood test to screen for Alzheimer’s? See what you MUST know before you do. It’s not just a simple yes or no – your lifestyle, finances and mental peace hang in the balance.
Awards recognize and reward innovative care for persons living with Alzheimer’s disease
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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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.
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