ANIMATION VIDEO – UNDERSTANDING DEMENTIA: Nature Neuroscience takes us inside the brain to explore the cells, molecules and mechanisms involved in Alzheimer’s onset and progression
DIET: In a new study of people age 50 and older, eating certain fruits and plant-based foods over 20 years helps significantly lower Alzheimer’s and
VIDEO + ARTICLE: Dementia is not inevitable for people with mild cognitive impairment; researchers find that higher education and advanced language skills more than double
DIET & HYGIENE: Researchers find growing evidence that aluminum contributes to the development of Alzheimer’s. Find out more.
HEALTH SEMINAR – VIDEO: Can Alzheimer’s be prevented? Some call prevention a false hope. Not Professor Gary Small, MD, Director of UCLA’s Longevity Center. If
Dr. Gregory Jicha has completed an eye-opening study on diagnosing dementia. He said, “The overall assumption is that this diagnosis would have a uniformly negative
VIDEO + ARTICLE: MIT researchers substantially reduced beta-amyloid plaques in Alzheimer’s, using LED lights flickering at a specific frequency.
HUGE STUDY: Swiss researchers find it’s important to exercise your brain to keep your body fit after age 50. Their findings show that cognitive abilities
REVIEW – PROGRESS THROUGH RESEARCH – VIDEO & ARTICLE: Alzheimer’s may be triggered by brain immune-system imbalances. Learn the way Duke University researchers want to
PREVENTION: RESEARCHERS reviewed data from the Framingham Heart Study to determine the latest trends in Alzheimer’s dementia. What did they discover? Learn more.
Strengthening social connections may offer a surprising boost to long-term brain health.
When Memory Loss Becomes Invisible to Those Who Need Help Most
Old love is about Silver in the hair and Gold in the heart.
Scientists say restoring a brain protein, not removing amyloid plaques, should be the target of Alzheimer’s dementia therapies. The researchers said treatment might lie in normalizing the levels of a specific brain protein.
Dietary iron is an essential element in the brain. That’s why it is critical to understand how it affects Alzheimer’s. Researchers used advanced X-ray techniques to take a giant step forward in understanding iron chemistry in amyloid plaque, the main culprit behind Alzheimer’s. Learn more about their exciting new insights.
A deep promise to be there for an Alzheimer’s parent, this heartwarming song was written as a tribute to families facing dementia.
EMERGENCIES due to falling happen 54% more often in dementia. As a rule, 1-in-3 adults over 65 fall each year. Most falls happen at home. Make a few simple changes and prevent falls.
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