
Researchers Uncover PLD3 Alzheimer’s Gene
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

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

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

Learn why neurologists wish they could prescribe experimental solanezumab to 15% of their Alzheimer’s patients. Solanezumab is Eli Lilly’s exciting, maturing attempt to create a

VIDEO + ARTICLE IVIG is an FDA-Approved medication. It has been prescribed off-label for Alzheimer’s. Despite recent failures in clinical trials, pharmaceutical companies and academic

A new experimental drug may rescue brain cells just as they begin to become impaired, stopping Alzheimer’s before it is even noticeable. Learn why researchers

Using Deep Brain Stimulation to treat Alzheimer’s is starting to take off. More patients are being added to clinical trials. Learn about the U.S. FDA’s

News on bexarotene demands explaining. In the Alzheimer’s lab, this FDA-approved anti-cancer drug improves memory. Since that is what matters to people, funding is pouring

RADIO & ARTICLE Hear Ronald Peterson, head of the U.S. government’s National Alzheimer’s Project Act, explore the results of 4 new studies on bexarotene (Brand

VIDEO Kathy Sanford is the first person in the USA to have a pacemaker implanted in her brain to treat Alzheimer’s. The pacemaker sends electronic

Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), just gave Americans a dose of good news on Alzheimer’s research. Find out what

How to choose the right MCT oil for Alzheimer’s and dementia support.

Bud, a strong military man, shares what bothers him the most about his dementia. See what he has to say about driving, Alzheimer’s and the new balance he has achieved regarding the things he will and won’t do.

God did not create us to see through each other,
But to see each other through.

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.

TEEPA CARE VIDEO: Learn about Alzheimer’s 6 stages. Teepa Snow shows what to expect, while keeping the focus on the person for whom you care.
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