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‘Super-Agers’ Lead World’s Biggest Dementia Study

August 22, 2024 No Comments

In the hunt to cure dementia, a special elderly group seem to hold the key.

Diet’s Effect on 500,000 British Brains

August 22, 2024 No Comments

Our change in diet has been proposed as being the underlying reason for the dramatic increase in the prevalence of Type II diabetes that we are observing worldwide in our time. What’s that doing to our brains?

Basil May Protect Against Alzheimer’s

August 22, 2024 No Comments

A preclinical study finds that a natural component in basil reduces neurotoxicity in the Alzheimer’s brain. Learn more.

A Look at How the ‘Superagers’ Live

July 26, 2024 No Comments

VIDEO: Men and women living into their nineties are the fastest growing segment in the US population. What determines who will make it into their 90s, and in what condition? The “90+” research study is hoping to find out. Learn more.

Curry Derivative J147 Beats Aricept for Alzheimer’s

July 22, 2024 18 Comments

J147 is a derivative of curry’s turmeric spice. It beat the Alzheimer’s drug Aricept (generic: donepezil) on several memory tests. The Salk Institute says it may benefit Parkinson’s, Huntington’s & vascular dementia.

Leslie Stahl discussing the 90+ Study on 60 Minutes

“90+” Study Zooms in on Dementia

July 1, 2024 No Comments

60 Minutes checks in on the groundbreaking “90+ Study”. Lesley Stahl revisited the participants, aged 90+, whom she first met in 2014., See the latest on leading longer, healthier lives, with special focus on memory and dementia.

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Intermittent Fasting Improves Alzheimer’s in the Lab

June 20, 2024 1 Comment

A new study from researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine has shown in mice that it is possible to correct the circadian disruptions seen in Alzheimer’s disease with time-restricted feeding.

Scammability – Dementia’s Newest Warning Sign

June 8, 2024 1 Comment

ELDER ABUSE (VIDEO + ARTICLE): Scammability, or ease of getting scammed, is a warning sign for dementia. Caused by loss of social judgement, it occurs before thinking or memory problems.

Amazonian Groups Are Virtually Alzheimer’s-Free

June 3, 2024 No Comments

VIDEO + ARTICLE: The world’s lowest rates of dementia are found in Amazonian indigenous groups. Now there’s more evidence their lifestyles may hold clues to preventing Alzheimer’s. Learn more.

Bigger is Better: Brain Size Up 7%, Dementia Down 25%

May 28, 2024 1 Comment

In a span of 40 years, why did average brain size increase and dementia rates drop? A new UC-Davis study explores environmental factors behind this silent revolution.

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Thought of the Week: Courage to Try

April 8, 2025

Courage does not always roar.
Sometimes it is a quiet voice at the end of the day saying,
“I will try again tomorrow.”

3 Battery-Operated Dementia Clocks

April 7, 2025

If your loved one asks a little too often, “What’s the time?” “What day is it?”, easily solve the problem with these Battery-Operated Dementia-Calendar-Clocks. No wires, hang them on any wall, stand them on any table.

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PCA Affects Vision Before Memory in Alzheimer’s

April 6, 2025

Why can vision loss come before memory loss in 10% of Alzheimer’s? A new study shows Posterior Cortical Atrophy (PCA), a type of Alzheimer’s, distributes proteins differently.

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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?

“I’ve Got You Under My Skin,” By Dad with Dementia & Son

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!

Is Alzheimer’s Catchy?

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.