IMPROVING MOOD & BEHAVIOR – CARE VIDEO: Social skills, including light conversation and joking around, are often long-lasting skills in Alzheimer’s. Can tapping these skills
TEEPA CARE VIDEO: Frustrated? When your loved one is impossible to deal with, it’s not you – it’s the dementia. Watch this 4-minute video to
GENES & EXERCISE: Want to lessen Alzheimer’s risk? Research shows that physical exercise is as powerful as getting rid of an Alzheimer’s gene. Get motivated
DIET VIDEO + ARTICLE: Caffeine increases the enzyme called NMNAT2 in the brain. This creates a chemical ‘blockade’ against dementia. Learn how caffeine and 23
TED VIDEO + FREE BOOK + 13 EASY WORKOUTS: PEOPLE WITH MEMORY ISSUES EXPERIENCED slower degeneration in a brain region crucial for memory when exercising
NUTRITION: Blueberry vinegar may fight dementia by improving cognitive function. Learn about improvements to short-term memory in the lab as reported in The Journal of
HEALTH RESEARCH: Can muscle strength gains really fight MCI? (MCI is Mild Cognitive Impairment, sometimes nicknamed “pre-Alzheimer’s”.) Check out this health tip from Australia’s “SMART
APATHY strikes 90% of people with dementia, sooner or later. Faster decline and care problems result. Apathy is the most common neuropsychiatric symptom of dementia,
MINDFULNESS TRAINING was shown to brighten outlook on life for people with dementia, as well as caregivers. Northwestern University found that just eight sessions of
SLEEP VIDEO & ARTICLE: Sound stimulation in deep sleep improved memory for people with pre-dementia. The small pilot study used easy-to-get “pink noise” machines. See
New research suggests antidepressants accelerate cognitive decline in dementia. Learn which drugs appear to be less harmful than others. Help your doctor make better treatment decisions.
Read this 2025 update on “The Nun Study,” analyzing more than 30 years of aging and dementia patterns of 678 nuns from the School Sisters of Notre Dame. Then watch 2 videos that take you inside.
STIMULATION VIDEO: See how Snoezelen Rooms offer sensory experiences designed for dementia. “We have found more stimulation slows down the progression of the disease process.” Relax, explore, hear Frank Sinatra, enjoy calming colors, even test memory.
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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