TOP-RATED VIDEO: This excellent 8-minute quick-course clearly outlines key facts about Alzheimer’s. Learn what happens, who it affects and how it works.
COMMON ALZHEIMER’S MEDICATIONS are linked to a reduced risk of heart attacks and death. Learn how major Alzheimer’s drugs may be as good for the
VIDEO & ARTICLE – DIAGNOSING MEMORY LOSS: Forgetful? That does not mean Alzheimer’s. Nobel-prize winner Dr. Eric Kandel discovered a key reason we become forgetful.
DASHCAM VIDEO + CARE TIPS + ARTICLE: In this dashcam video, a man with dementia zooms his BMW towards police at highway speed. Check out
INSPIRATIONAL POEM: One man’s sole bequest to posterity provides a glimpse into his heart – and life – during his final days as a patient
CARE TIPS: Here are some good ways you can deal with incontinence in dementia care.
A monthly, 40-minute phone call from a non-clinical professional may suppress or reverse the trajectory of depression so frequently experienced by family members caring for
DIAGNOSIS: Worried about minor memory changes? The British Medical Journal revealed how unnecessary tests led to a 23% over-diagnosis rate. Learn the risks, harms &
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President Trump’s New Year 2019 signing of “The BOLD ALZHEIMER’S ACT” allocated $100 million to combat Alzheimer’s and preserve brain health. This added to the extra $425 million for Alzheimer’s research signed in October 2018.
PROFESSIONALS – VIDEO: Doctors, nurses and caregivers must work together to diagnose Alzheimer’s. There simply is no one-stop test. Even after considering signs and symptoms,
Interestingly, loving care does not require twice the time. But it does require twice the presence.
A powerful song about an 80-year-old professor losing memory due to Alzheimer’s. A tribute and a call for understanding, love, and support.
The European Union authorizes Leqembi as its very first Alzheimer’s drug to target an underlying cause of 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?
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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