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Alzheimer's And Dementia Weekly

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NEW YEAR, NEW YOU: How to Boost Brain Health

December 30, 2020 1 Comment

HEALTHY New Year’s resolutions can prevent dementia. Learn ways to lower your risk of dementia and attain lifelong benefits.

Meat and Cognitive Decline

December 30, 2020 No Comments

VIDEO: There is an explanation for why meat eaters may be at higher risk of developing dementia than vegetarians. Watch now.

Soy Protects Against Dementia – In Certain People

December 13, 2020 No Comments

DIET NEWS: Researchers find that certain people who produce equol — a substance created by gut bacteria after soy products are digested — display lower

Hard Work Must Be ‘Good’ to Lower Dementia Risk

November 22, 2020 No Comments

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have found certain types of physical activity are better than others in preventing dementia and disease. Find out more.

Treating Sleep Apnea to Cut Risk of Dementia

November 22, 2020 No Comments

Researchers at Monash University are exploring the implications of treating obstructive sleep apnea to reduce the risk of dementia. This comes after finding a link

Metformin Improves Cognitive Health in Type 2 Diabetes

November 7, 2020 1 Comment

Researchers studying Australians with type 2 diabetes found those taking the first-line treatment medication metformin had significantly slower cognitive decline compared to those who did

$16M Question: Is Alzheimer’s a Brain-Cell Recycling Crisis?

October 26, 2020 No Comments

VIDEO + ARTICLE: Based on 13 years of Albert Einstein College of Medicine research, see why the NIH is betting $16 million to answer the

Flu & Pneumonia Vaccine Lower Your Risk of Alzheimer’s

August 9, 2020 No Comments

PREVENTION: Did you get your flu shot? Doing that and following your doctor’s advice to get a vaccination for pneumonia can significantly cut your risk

This Test Detects Alzheimer’s 20 Years Early

August 9, 2020 No Comments

DIAGNOSIS NEWS: Scientists at Lund University are working on a new blood test that not only can diagnose Alzheimer’s already in progress, but in persons

Can We Prevent Alzheimer’s by Targeting the Gene That Starts It?

July 12, 2020 No Comments

Scientists have discovered a specific Alzheimer’s gene appears to drive the first appearance of amyloid plaque in the brain. Now they’re working on therapies targeting

Military Service and Dementia: Understanding the Connection

July 11, 2025

How can military service impact brain health? What are specific risk factors? Are there vital steps soldiers can take towards dementia prevention and treatment?

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Turmeric Spice Drug Shows 7 Brain Benefits

July 10, 2025

Salk Institute’s J147 is a derivative of turmeric, a spice used in curry. Learn how it fights memory deficits and has a host of unexpected anti-aging effects in the lab.

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Kisunla for Alzheimer’s Now 40% Safer

July 10, 2025

FDA approves a newly recommended dosing schedule for Kisunla (Donanemab). It’s significantly safer due to lowered ARIA-E rates, which has been the main problem with these drugs.

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How Do You Know If Someone Has Alzheimer’s?

What are the early symptoms of Alzheimer’s? When to get a professional evaluation.

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Big Cup, Little Man: Picking Up the Earliest Signs of Alzheimer’s

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.

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?