
Why Does Sunshine Fight Dementia?
Got enough sunshine? Learn how sunshine seems to offer a bright, simple way to lower your risk of dementia.
Got enough sunshine? Learn how sunshine seems to offer a bright, simple way to lower your risk of dementia.
Lighting affects how people feel. The right light reduces agitation and improves mood in people with dementia.
LIGHTING TIP + NEW VIDEOS: Light therapy for Alzheimer’s increases sleep quality, efficiency and duration, according to an important study. 4 weeks of light therapy also significantly reduced depression and agitation. Learn how.
Alzheimer’s research from UVA Health suggests that enhanced light sensitivity may contribute to “sundowning” – the worsening of symptoms late in the day.
Researchers say exposure to light that’s pulsing at 40 beats per second causes the brain to release a surge of chemicals that may help fight Alzheimer’s disease.
VIDEO: A STIMULATING THERAPY could be music to ears with Alzheimer’s. In dementia, sound-stimulation at 40 hertz appears to increase cognition, clarity and alertness. See
FASCINATING VIDEO + ARTICLE: Learn how people with Alzheimer’s have better cognition skills in the late summer and early fall. Find out how seasonality affects
VIDEO + ARTICLE: MIT researchers substantially reduced beta-amyloid plaques in Alzheimer’s, using LED lights flickering at a specific frequency.
They’re not just pills—they’re precision infusions designed to slow Alzheimer’s at its source. See UCLA’s cutting-edge Amyloid Immunotherapy Care Program, and what it feels like to begin treatment with Leqembi (lecanemab) and Kisunla (donanemab).
With what we know today, even high genetic risk can be beaten —new research reveals that the Mediterranean diet may slow memory decline and lower dementia risk, even for those with the APOE4 gene.
Aphasia affects a person’s ability to communicate. It affects language functions, such as speaking, understanding what others say, and naming common objects. Learn its causes, types and a few tips.
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.
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?
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?
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!
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