Tour the Promise Alzheimer’s Garden
August 11, 2023
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Once a patient enters The Promise Alzheimer’s Garden, they can’t get lost, so they feel independent, yet safe.
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A Morning Music Lift Lasts All Day in Alzheimer’s
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Learn about ‘personalized music for dementia’ and its powerful effect on Alzheimer’s. See the Director of the hit film, ‘Alive Inside’, on the dementia-impact of music.
How Physical Activity Turns Back the Brain’s Clock
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The protein BDNF builds synapses in the human brain, nurturing brain cells and fighting off dementia. While there is no artificial way of boosting it, social and cognitive activity can.
Think It’s Dementia? Good Chance It’s Not
July 28, 2023
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Memory failing? New research shows you may need help, but not for dementia. Memory slips, stress and fatigue are growing in people with healthy memory.
Why Time with Friends Impacts Dementia
July 21, 2023
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SOCIALIZING in your 50s and 60s strongly predicts less dementia later on. Learn why, from new research by University College London. See Ohio State University demonstrate how true it is, from animals to people.
TheraPaws Brighten Dementia’s Loneliness
June 30, 2023
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Meet Marley, a THERAPAWS therapy dog, helping the elderly that suffer from dementia. See pet therapy at work.
Beet Juice Increases Blood Flow to the Brain
June 12, 2023
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DRINKING beet juice can increase blood flow to the brain in older adults. The way beet juice does this holds great potential for combating dementia.
Group Walking Really Fights Dementia
June 8, 2023
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Walking groups are found to be one of the best and easiest ways to boost health and fight conditions such as dementia.
Memories Sharpen in Video Game Study
May 26, 2023
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Scientists at UC San Francisco have found a way to reverse some of the negative effects of aging on the brain, using a video game designed to improve cognitive control.
ADDF: What Works & What Doesn’t in Preventing Alzheimer’s
May 25, 2023
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Alzheimer’s prevention and memory conservation is on everyone’s health radar. Every year, we spend billions on related supplements and alternative medicines. To sort out what might work and what doesn’t, what’s safe and what’s dangerous, and how confident experts are in the science, check out ADDF’s brain-protection website, Cognitive Vitality.
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