
Strokefinder Microwave Helmet Diagnoses Strokes Right in the Ambulance
VIDEO & ARTICLE Stroke causes vascular dementia. Strokefinder enables earlier diagnosis than current methods, improving the possibility to counteract brain damage. See how.

VIDEO & ARTICLE Stroke causes vascular dementia. Strokefinder enables earlier diagnosis than current methods, improving the possibility to counteract brain damage. See how.

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

VIDEO & ARTICLE BrainyApp enhances brain & heart health. See how it helps reduce the risk of developing dementia. Download a free copy to your

In Alzheimer’s, how can family members and physicians stay informed and connected? Technology helps. Read about the first smartphone app to integrate Alzheimer’s caregivers with

Eating a traditional Mediterranean-type diet – rich in foods such as seafood, fruit, and nuts – may help reduce the risk of dementia by nearly 25%, researchers say.

WATCH FIREFIGHTERS learn how it feels to have dementia and rescue people with Alzheimer’s in an emergency crisis.

TEEPA VIDEO: THE STRESS of dementia on caregivers is unique. See Teepa Snow shine her special light on what to do about the stress.

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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