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9 Tips for Coping with Agitation and Aggression

June 7, 2022 21 Comments

MOODINESS: As Alzheimer’s progresses, people may become more agitated or aggressive. Check out 9 tips for handling it.

Alzheimer’s Agitation: Citalopram May Help

April 25, 2022 7 Comments

MEDICATION & TREATMENT VIDEO: Agitation is one of the most common symptoms of Alzheimer’s. See why citalopram may be effective in alleviating Alzheimer’s agitation and

Alzheimer’s Agitation Reduced by Dextromethorphan-Quinidine Pill

February 23, 2022 4 Comments

MEDICATION & MOOD: Aggression and agitation are hard challenges in dementia. An important study may offer some simple answers.

Antipsychotics Drop 20% If Focus is on What Dementia Residents CAN Do

February 16, 2022 5 Comments

DRUGS: 100 care facilities saw a significant drop in antipsychotics for dementia when staff were trained to focus on “treating the residents as human beings

Caffeine & Alzheimer’s: Protects Before, Problems After

February 14, 2022 3 Comments

DIET: Years of good research suggested caffeine lowers the risk of getting dementia. Now, top researchers uncovered a subtle twist – evidence that AFTER dementia

Kisses for Elizabeth: Resolving Negative Behavior in Dementia

July 12, 2015 No Comments

BOOK OF THE WEEK: In Kisses for Elizabeth, the author breaks down different behaviors and lets you know how to react when a person with

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8 Drinks a Week Mess with Memory & Thinking

April 10, 2025

Heavy drinkers who have eight or more alcoholic drinks per week have increased risk of brain lesions called hyaline arteriolosclerosis, signs of brain injury that are associated with memory and thinking problems, according to a new study.

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Leqembi Best at Fighting Alzheimer’s in Men

April 9, 2025

McGill University researchers found Leqembi to be even more effective, in males than females, at fighting Alzheimer’s.

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Horses Improve Life with Dementia

April 8, 2025

A University of California at Davis study examines how connection, through activities with horses, improves life with dementia.

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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.