VIDEO See DBS turn a new, hopeful page in Alzheimer’s treatment. Learn how DBS (Deep Brain Stimulation) pacemakers send electrical signals deep into the brain,
Studies in mice with Alzheimer’s show that sodium phenylbutyrate, known as Buphenyl, successfully increases factors for neuronal growth. Learn how this ability to protect learning and
Agitation can be a disruptive, chronic problem in Alzheimer’s. It increases caregiver burden as well as patient distress and is often the trigger to long-term
Adopting the MIND diet—even later in life—is linked with reduced dementia risk
When I was young,
I used to admire intelligent people.
As I grow older, I admire kind people.
We think we are most free when we don’t need anybody. Exactly what Alzheimer’s represents is absolute dependency. That’s what we all need to learn:
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!
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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