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Alzheimer's And Dementia Weekly

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Teepa’s 10 Signs of Dementia

December 9, 2024 No Comments

DIAGNOSIS VIDEO: Recognize the 10 early signs of dementia. Watch this engaging, clear presentation by Dementia Care Trainer Teepa Snow.

DIET VIDEO + ARTICLE: Walnuts fight Alzheimer’s in a big way in the lab. Learn how walnuts appear to have a beneficial effect in reducing risk, delaying onset, slowing progression and preventing Alzheimer’s.

Wine Cleans Alzheimer’s Plaque

November 15, 2024 2 Comments

DIET VIDEO & ARTICLE: An innovative study shows how a daily glass of wine (or two) can help clean the brain of Alzheimer’s plaque.

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Enjoy Meat? Diversify Side Dishes to Lower Dementia Risk

October 29, 2024 No Comments

Healthy foods make a healthy brain. Healthy food NETWORKS (which are the foods you eat together), may offer an even bigger benefit.

Connection Between Ozempic and Alzheimer’s Risk

October 28, 2024 No Comments

Could Ozempic lower one’s risk of Alzheimer’s? NewsNation medical contributor Dr. Dave Montgomery joins “Morning in America” to discuss the research.

Concussion: What Happens, How to Prevent Dementia

October 16, 2024 3 Comments

AS PROFESSIONAL sports teams battle concussion-dementia lawsuits, research confirms damage to the brain can persist decades after head trauma. Learn why and what to do.

Add 1 BMI Point, Expect Alzheimer’s 7 Months Sooner

October 14, 2024 1 Comment

BMI stands for Body Mass Index, a measure of how much extra weight we carry. Learn about NIA research connecting BMI levels to delaying Alzheimer’s.

Harvard: CTE Dementia in 1/3 of Football Players

October 13, 2024 No Comments

A new Harvard study of 2,000 former NFL players shows one-third believe they have chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a neuropathological condition linked to repeated head trauma.

80% Less Dementia on Ikaria Island. What’s The Secret?

October 10, 2024 No Comments

PREVENTION VIDEOS: Learn secrets to grow old gracefully, with little dementia, from centenarians on the Greek island of Ikaria.

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Good Relationships Protect Our Brains

October 10, 2024 No Comments

HEALTH VIDEO (TED TALK): What keeps brains healthy and minds happy? Dr. Robert Waldinger is directing a rare study, in its 75th year, to find out. Watch him share 3 lessons learned. See good science verify practical wisdom on healthy living.

Veronica

August 10, 2025

Superstar Elvis Costello sings about his grandmother’s Alzheimer’s and the tapestry of her full, rich life. Co-authored with Paul McCartney, it reached #1 on Billboard.

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If You’re Worried You Have Alzheimer’s, You Probably Don’t

August 8, 2025

FORGOT where you put those keys again? Worried about it? The good news is, though you may have a problem, it’s probably not Alzheimer’s. A real warning sign of Alzheimer’s is “anosognosia”. That’s when you forget and are not aware of it, while other people are. Learn more about what causes memory problems and how to better understand what you see.

Handling Hallucinations in Alzheimer’s Dementia

August 6, 2025

A person with dementia can experience hallucinations when the regions of the brain responsible for interpreting sights and sounds are affected. Here are ways to deal with it.

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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?