Memories Fade But Feelings Remain
EMOTIONAL STATES of individuals with Alzheimer’s are profoundly influenced by caregivers. Learn how.
EMOTIONAL STATES of individuals with Alzheimer’s are profoundly influenced by caregivers. Learn how.
UCLA CAREGIVER TRAINING VIDEO: Agitation and anxiety create resistance in people with Alzheimer’s and frustration for their caregivers. Learn techniques to solve and resolve these difficult moments.
In a new Alzheimer’s study, Rexulti (brexpiprazole) significantly reduced agitation. Learn the kinds of agitation it reduced and by how much.
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.
DIET NEWS – ARTICLE & VIDEO: These studies show dark chocolate improves memory & mood, boosts immunity and reduces stress as well as inflammation.
DEMENTIA WITH LEWY BODIES VIDEO: Hallucinations in dementia often pose bigger challenges than memory and cognitive problems. Watch these smart caregiver strategies from the University
ETHICS VIDEO: 3 professors at the prestigious Stanford University Center for Ethics in Society share differing thoughts on respecting the autonomy of people with dementia,
MEDICATION VIDEO + ARTICLE: From allergies to moods, most of us get relief from drugs known as “anticholinergics”. Some raise dementia risk, some don’t. Do
MOODINESS: As Alzheimer’s progresses, people may become more agitated or aggressive. Check out 9 tips for handling it.
TEEPA SNOW VIDEO: People with dementia can say, do and act in the most frustrating ways. Learn why it happens the way it does, how
DIAGNOSIS VIDEO + ARTICLE:
Country music legend Kris Kristofferson Alzheimer’s misdiagnosis ruined his career. Turned out he had Lyme disease. Learn about his remarkable recovery and the signs to look for.
DIET: MAGNESIUM appears to do more to maintain brain health, prevent cognitive impairment (CI), and fight Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), than previously thought. Learn how.
VIDEO + ARTICLE: People who get more REM sleep get less dementia. REM sleep is when dreaming occurs. Learn about the stages of sleep and their dementia links.
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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