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2 Eye Tests for Alzheimer’s

March 25, 2014 2 Comments

VIDEO+ARTICLE Simple eye tests have the potential to transform the way Alzheimer’s is detected and managed. Find out how two quick, low-cost Alzheimer’s eye tests

NitroMemantine Turbocharges Brain Connections Knocked Out by Alzheimer’s

March 16, 2014 No Comments

Turbocharging the popular Alzheimer’s drug called Namenda with nitroglycerin achieved a better level of treatment in the lab. Learn how the new formulation, called NitroMemantine,

800 People Donate 6 Billion Sets of DNA to Cure Alzheimer’s

March 16, 2014 No Comments

Massive amounts of data have been generated by the first “Big Data” global project for Alzheimer’s disease, called the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI). Discover

Genetic Clues to Prevent Alzheimer’s

February 18, 2014 No Comments

VIDEO + TRANSCRIPT: 3 experimental drugs are part of a fascinating genetic study on how to prevent Alzheimer’s. NBC’s chief science correspondent Robert Bazell investigates.

Did Aluminum in Englishman’s Brain Trigger Alzheimer’s?

February 16, 2014 11 Comments

Although many researchers have tried, no link between aluminum and Alzheimer’s has ever been proven. Learn of a new finding regarding a job-related case of aluminum exposure. It

NIH Launches Massive $230 Million Treatment Venture

February 16, 2014 No Comments

VIDEO & ARTICLE The NIH has launched a breakthrough private/public joint-venture to find a cure for Alzheimer’s and 3 other complex disorders. It consists of

“Anavex Plus” May Double Aricept’s Memory Boost

January 26, 2014 No Comments

Learn how Anavex is breaking ground on a new Alzheimer’s treatment by developing their best experimental drug in combination with the best-known approved treatment, Aricept.

Pfizer’s Video Game to Detect Cognitive Differences in Alzheimer’s

January 12, 2014 No Comments

VIDEO + ARTICLE Pfizer and Akili Interactive Labs are developing a video game to detect cognitive changes in people at-risk for Alzheimer’s. This is the

Researchers Uncover PLD3 Alzheimer’s Gene

December 22, 2013 No Comments

International researchers pinpointed a rare coding variation in the Phospholipase D3 (PLD3) gene which is more common in people with late-onset Alzheimer’s than non-sufferers. Find

11 New Genes Provide Crucial Pieces to the Alzheimer’s Puzzle

November 3, 2013 No Comments

VIDEO & IN-DEPTH ARTICLE The world’s 4 largest international Alzheimer’s genetic consortiums have joined forces. The goal? To win the war on Alzheimer’s. Since joining

“Beet” Alzheimer’s with Betanin

April 28, 2025

Betanin makes beets red. Betanin slows the #1 Alzheimer’s culprit, brain plaque. Learn the way it fights dementia and how much to eat or drink.

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“Alive Inside” – The Music for Alzheimer’s Movie

April 25, 2025

MUSIC (VIDEO & ARTICLE): Alive Inside is an award-winning, magical, healing film. Watch music’s ability to fight memory loss & restore a deep sense of self.

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U.S. dementia rates dropped 65% in 40 years. Even so, this predicts a 25% rise in total cases by 2050, due to population aging. See the real numbers. Learn why predictions of dementia doubling by 2050 are sensationalized fake news.

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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?