Successful Dementia Village on a Government Budget
NEW VIDEO: How should governments help us spend the last years of life? In a sterile institution or in an easy-walking village with a supermarket,
NEW VIDEO: How should governments help us spend the last years of life? In a sterile institution or in an easy-walking village with a supermarket,
A new way to catch and predict Alzheimer’s with a blood test is in advanced stages of trials. The test promises to delay dementia, as
PROGRESS VIDEO + ARTICLE: See Alzheimer’s 3D super-resolution imaging break through major obstacles towards finding a cure. Watch it reveal where Alzheimer’s starts and where
POWERFUL FILM HIGHLIGHTS – VIDEO: In the gripping documentary Turning Point, acclaimed filmmaker James Keach takes us inside the quest for the first medication that could treat the underlying process of Alzheimer’s. See the movie trailer.
VIDEO + ARTICLE: A blood test to detect Alzheimer’s has moved one step closer to reality. Washington University can measure Alzheimer’s proteins in the blood
PROGRESS: A key study shows an easing, in certain respects, of the harsh impact of dementia. On average, people seem to be developing dementia later
BBC – PROGRESS ON ALZHEIMER’S – VIDEO: A new era in Alzheimer’s research is dawning that suggests we are the cusp of a cure. Watch
VIDEO: CNBC’s Meg Tirrell reports on new methods drug companies are developing to combat Alzheimer’s.
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
TECHNOLOGY VIDEO + ARTICLE: Will Ludwig the Robot revolutionize Alzheimer’s care around the world? Developed by the University of Toronto, see how Ludwig could help
Awards recognize and reward innovative care for persons living with Alzheimer’s disease
Kay & Jon’s new song helps to see it’s possible to live well with dementia, and – perhaps – see ourselves as works of art.
RESISTING ALZHEIMER’S VIDEO: “Still Alice” author & neuroscientist Lisa Genova shares the latest science investigating dementia. See promising research on what to do to build an Alzheimer’s-resistant brain.
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?
If you couldn’t see your mashed potatoes, you probably wouldn’t eat them. That’s why what “The Red Plate Study” found was astonishing! Alzheimer’s patients eating from red plates consumed 25 percent more food than those eating from white plates. Find out why.
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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