VIDEO The A4 Study uses the drug solanezumab in one of the most ambitious attempts yet to thwart Alzheimer’s. The major clinical trial got underway
Sleep is restorative and refreshing. It helps clean out Alzheimer’s plaque and lowers vascular dementia risk. Learn to sleep better with the nationwide “Sleep Well,
VIDEO & ARTICLE See why a Taiwanese study closely connects insomnia and vascular problems. (Vascular problems like stroke and heart attack are primary causes of
VIDEO & IN-DEPTH ARTICLE More than a decade ago, consumers started avoiding dementia-causing trans fats. Participation snowballed to include companies, then cities. Learn how cutting
Top experts at world-renowned Johns Hopkins Medicine did a systematic review of existing statin studies. Unlike the FDA, they found no connection between short-term statin
VIDEO + ARTICLE Doctors think many Alzheimer’s drug trials fail because it is too late to cure the disease by the time people notice it.
VIDEO + TRANSCRIPT: 3 experimental drugs are part of a fascinating genetic study on how to prevent Alzheimer’s. NBC’s chief science correspondent Robert Bazell investigates.
Although many researchers have tried, no link between aluminum and Alzheimer’s has ever been proven. Learn of a new finding regarding a job-related case of aluminum exposure. It
VIDEO & ARTICLE BrainyApp enhances brain & heart health. See how it helps reduce the risk of developing dementia. Download a free copy to your
VIDEO & ARTICLE What’s new about the latest study on exercise preventing dementia? It’s huge, including over 19,000 people. It’s broad, looking at lifelong exercise.
Getting out into the fresh air and taking a walk does good things for your brain and well-being, researchers say.
A new test that can be completed in less than three minutes enables simple, accurate detection of cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s in cognitively normal adults, including those with no symptoms of dementia. Find out more.
Scientists say the neurons responsible for transforming experiences into memories are always the first to go in Alzheimer’s. Now they’re taking a closer look to try to figure out why, and what to do about it.
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.
TEEPA CARE VIDEO: Learn about Alzheimer’s 6 stages. Teepa Snow shows what to expect, while keeping the focus on the person for whom you care.
Melvyn Amrine may not have remembered the details of his life since his Alzheimer’s diagnosis, but he sure proved that his love for his wife transcended memory.
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