MAUDE’S AWARDS: RECOGNIZING INNOVATIONS IN DEMENTIA CARE SEATTLE, WA – The 7 TH Annual Maude’s Award Recipients are announced. Maude’s Awards wasdeveloped to gather and
CUTTING-EDGE VIDEO + ARTICLE: See Dr. Anthony Fitzpatrick use world-class cryo-electron microscopes to reveal molecular secrets leading to a cure for Alzheimer’s.
Microsoft Research’s SenseCam aids memory by recording a patient’s life in photos. Subsequent review of images by a patient diagnosed with severe memory impairment was extremely positive; periodic review of images resulted in significant recall of those events.
VIDEO & ARTICLE: 500,000 family and professional caregivers have experienced The Virtual Dementia Tour®. It simulates Alzheimer’s for caregivers. It boosts their level of care and motivation. See how it works.
TECH VIDEO: See how video messages break through Alzheimer’s morning fog. Learn why they perk up people with dementia. Watch this pilot program in action.
HOME DESIGN: Use this safety checklist for living at home with dementia. It can alert you to potential hazards.
Nature provides some of the best therapies for Alzheimer’s. Daffodils specifically from Wales are a big source of Galanthamine for Alzheimer’s. Rosemary competes head-on with the Alzheimer’s drug donepezil. Learn more about these natural sources.
PREVENTING ELDER ABUSE VIDEO:
How trustworthy are care facilities? Care professionals are self-sacrificing, hard-working and compassionate. Yet, one careless moment can quickly snowball into elder abuse. Watch this true story.
See how The Virtual Forest Project lifts people with dementia.
The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America is offering virtual memory screenings through its National Memory Screening Program, free. It’s easy to get one.
Many of us should take aspirin to prevent vascular dementia, strokes and heart attack. We don’t, even when we can get it naturally from food. Why are doctors ignoring U.S. guidelines? Which foods work best? Video+Article
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.
Researchers find that adults ages 70 to 90 who enjoy a pleasant social life, also have a better cognitive life.
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?
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.
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