
The A4 Study to Prevent Alzheimer’s: Now is the Time
VIDEO + ARTICLE: The A4 Study is a cutting-edge trial aimed at preventing Alzheimer’s. The clinical trial is testing healthy adults who are at risk

VIDEO + ARTICLE: The A4 Study is a cutting-edge trial aimed at preventing Alzheimer’s. The clinical trial is testing healthy adults who are at risk

VIDEO & ARTICLE: Can a little knowledge help the average person beat Alzheimer’s? A new film called “Bread Head” is betting on it. It will

The New England Journal of Medicine reports the PERCENTAGE of people with Alzheimer’s is going down. That’s good news for individuals. Ironically, better health means

VIDEO+ARTICLE: The A4 Study is a cutting-edge trial aimed at preventing Alzheimer’s. The clinical trial is testing normal adults who are at risk for the

VIDEO+ARTICLE: Seniors taking benzodiazepines like Xanax and Valium had a 51% higher risk for Alzheimer’s. The widely prescribed drugs treat anxiety and insomnia. Dr. Holly

As researchers seek anti-Alzheimer’s pills, the evidence mounts that the best preventative is healthy living. Learn about two advanced studies that deepen our understanding of straightforward ways to

VIDEO + ARTICLE: From seniors down to teens, everyone increasingly depends on digital technologies. Surveys reveal a startling side-effect: the brain’s left side gets a

VIDEO & IN-DEPTH ARTICLE Good news from England: “Dementia rates fall as public health improves.” Learn about Cambridge University’s authoritative study based on 20 years
VIDEO & ARTICLE: Alzheimer’s starts doing damage years before anyone notices any signs. Many doctors believe that if we could only catch it early enough,

VIDEO Dr. Rudy Tanzi, Harvard’s top Alzheimer’s expert, explores where we are and what we can do about Alzheimer’s.


A hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU) can bring on Alzheimer’s-like symptoms in brain-healthy patients. See doctors discuss 4 ways to prevent this.


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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