Share This Page

Alzheimer's And Dementia Weekly

Support & Insight for the Autumn of Life

Have an account?

Therapy

Can the Smell of Rosemary Influence Memory?

December 14, 2025 No Comments

Exploring evidence on rosemary and lavender scents and cognitive performance.

10 Ways a Nursing Home Pub Is Helping Dementia Patients Reconnect

November 25, 2025 No Comments

A cozy pub inside a nursing home is doing something remarkable — helping residents with dementia reconnect, open up, and feel like themselves again. Here are 10 ways this surprising space is changing daily life.

elderly, elderly woman, third age, elderly, elderly, elderly, elderly, elderly, elderly woman, elderly woman

Dancing with Alzheimer’s Like Nobody’s Watchin’

October 28, 2025 No Comments

VIDEO: See why the
wonderful Alzheimer’s activities program, “Creative Aging: Dance Like Nobody’s Watching” has been a smash success for people with Alzheimer’s, as well as caregivers.

A lady with dementia using "Singing at Home"

Maude’s Awards’ 2025 “Dementia Care Innovation” Winners

September 26, 2025 No Comments

Maude’s Awards annually presents up to eight awards for innovations in Alzheimer’s care. See this year’s 6th Annual Maude’s Award Recipients!

anti-inflammatory, curcuma longa, curcumin

UCLA: Memory-Mood Boosted by Curcumin Despite Aging

September 19, 2025 4 Comments

The spice turmeric contains curcumin. In a UCLA study, curcumin significantly improved memory and mildly improved mood in people with memory problems.

Anemia Triggers Dementia. Fight it with a Good Diet.

September 15, 2025 1 Comment

Anemia (low level of red blood cells) can increase dementia risk 41%. You can do something about it. Learn what it takes.

new year background, spoon, fork, full hd wallpaper, cool backgrounds, mac wallpaper, laptop wallpaper, free background, free wallpaper, 4k wallpaper, desktop backgrounds, cutlery, icing sugar, wallpaper hd, windows wallpaper, beautiful wallpaper, wallpaper 4k, silhouette, eat, 4k wallpaper 1920x1080, powdered sugar, wallpaper, hd wallpaper, background

Is Sugar Really to Blame for Alzheimer’s?

September 9, 2025 5 Comments

Sugar, the brain, and Alzheimer’s – just how tight is their connection? Check out this update from Tulane University’s targeted study.

Successful Bathing with Dementia

August 22, 2025 5 Comments

Refusal to bathe is common in people with dementia. Here are a dozen simple techniques to make bathing easier.

Sleep Works Around Alzheimer’s

August 19, 2025 2 Comments

At Washington University, extra sleep reinforced connections between brain cells that encode memories. Past studies linked extra sleep to boosting memory. This study links extra sleep to the repair of damaged memory systems.

Elderly couple enjoying sunshine on a beach

Why Does Sunshine Fight Dementia?

August 12, 2025 No Comments

Got enough sunshine? Learn how sunshine seems to offer a bright, simple way to lower your risk of dementia.

Microsoft SenseCam on a Senior with Dementia

SenseCam Photos Ease Memory Loss

September 19, 2026

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.

A Senior Lady in Arnsberg, A Dementia-Friendly Town

A Very-Dementia-Friendly Town

September 18, 2026

UPLIFTING AND IDEA-FILLED VIDEO: In picturesque Arnsberg, townsfolk are finding ways to make living with dementia as normal as possible.

Marylin Todd on Sing-a-longs for people with Alzheimer's

Why Singing Feels Right in Alzheimer’s

September 17, 2026

Where words fail, music speaks. See how music can be a very powerful vehicle for communication in the various stages of dementia.

Most Popular Stories

85 with Dementia? Good Chance It’s HS-AGING, Not Alzheimer’s

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?

Grandmother in black and white striped shirt hugging girl in black and white striped shirt

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.