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Common Sleep Aid Blocks 40% More Alzheimer’s Tau

June 3, 2025 3 Comments

Sleep aid lemborexant (better known by its brand name Dayvigo) showed 40% more hippocampal brain volume than other drugs.

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27 Sleep Tips to Fight Alzheimer’s

April 21, 2025 9 Comments

Poor sleep aggravates dementia and increases Alzheimer’s risk. Sleeping well restores and refreshes the brain. Learn to get a good night’s sleep to prevent and treat dementia. Check out these tips.

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Deep Sleep Cleans the Brain & Prevents Alzheimer’s

March 6, 2025 No Comments

VIDEO+ARTICLE: Depth of sleep impacts our brain’s ability to wash away waste and toxic proteins. Sleep becomes lighter and disrupted as we get older. A new study reveals intriguing links between aging, sleep deprivation, and Alzheimer’s risk.

Conor Wild, Sleep Study Research Associate

Sleep Tips for Brain Health from World’s Largest Study

February 24, 2025 No Comments

VIDEO + ARTICLE: 40,000 people around the world participated in Western University’s sleep and brain health study. See Neuroscientists use cognitive performance activities to revealed surprising insights. Get 6 sleep tips.

A better sleep may not be the best sleep.

Does Ambien Clutter the Brain with Alzheimer’s Plaque?

January 26, 2025 1 Comment

Ambien (Zolpidem), a sleeping pill, was studied to see its effects on the brain. Learn to think twice before reaching for a sleeping pill – while you can still think clearly.

TED: What’s the Connection Between Sleep and Alzheimer’s?

November 11, 2024 No Comments

Does lack of sleep lead to Alzheimer’s? Sleep scientist Matt Walker explains the relationship between the two. See how researchers want to use sleep to decrease our chances of developing this condition.

Light Improves Life with Alzheimer’s

August 29, 2024 7 Comments

LIGHTING TIP + NEW VIDEOS: Light therapy for Alzheimer’s increases sleep quality, efficiency and duration, according to an important study. 4 weeks of light therapy also significantly reduced depression and agitation. Learn how.

Get a Good Night’s Sleep to Get Rid of Alzheimer’s Plaque

August 22, 2024 2 Comments

Can something as simple as a good night’s sleep help prevent and even slow down Alzheimer’s?

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Sleeping and Loafing in Fighting Dementia

July 12, 2024 2 Comments

VIDEO & ARTICLE – ALZHEIMER’S INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE:
In a set of 3 studies, see how exercise and sleep lowered Alzheimer’s, while sitting around and watching TV resulted in significantly worse brain health.

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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.

Teaching Dancing for Dementia

June 10, 2026

Video: Learn how to use dance effectively in dementia. See how “Bolton Dementia’s Trinity Trotters” evolved their version of dance exercises.

Julianne Moore realizing she may have Alzheimer's in "Still Alice"

Julianne Moore: Person of the Week

June 9, 2026

Actress Julianne Moore talks about the dignity of women with Alzheimer’s, as her movie enables the public to see “first-hand” what it’s like to have early-onset Alzheimer’s. Watch.

50-Page Free Book on Lewy Body Dementia

June 8, 2026

FREE LBD BOOK, by America’s NIH. Insights into caregiving, movement, sleep & behavior. Often misdiagnosed as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s, 1 million Americans have Lewy Body dementia. Learn more about it.

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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.