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Oral Health for Older Adults

January 22, 2020 No Comments

A GREAT DENTAL resource provides low-cost programs for American seniors. Also check out the website’s free “how to” guide for communities.

Diagnosing Dementia’s Symptoms for Nurses & Caregivers

January 21, 2020 No Comments

PROFESSIONALS – VIDEO: Doctors, nurses and caregivers must work together to diagnose Alzheimer’s. There simply is no one-stop test. Even after considering signs and symptoms,

China Approves Seaweed Sugar as Alzheimer’s Drug

January 17, 2020 2 Comments

MEDICATION PROGRESS – VIDEO & ARTICLE: Chinese researchers are now using seaweed sugar to tackle Alzheimer’s. Read on to learn how Oligomannate, the first treatment

Suvorexant Improves Sleep in Alzheimer’s

May 19, 2019 1 Comment

AlzForum reports new Alzheimer’s results for FDA-Approved insomnia drug suvorexant (Belsomra®). Half of people with Alzheimer’s don’t sleep well, exacerbating a variety of problems. Learn

Xadago for Parkinson’s Hits USA Market

September 20, 2018 No Comments

MEDICATION: Xadago tablets for Parkinson’s are FDA and EU Approved. Xadago is a new Parkinson’s disease drug that helps at those times of the day

Namenda’s Switch to Namenda-XR

August 31, 2014 2 Comments

VIDEO & ARTICLE: Namenda® is the most popular drug for mid-stage Alzheimer’s. The manufacturer is discontinuing Namenda and replacing it with extended-release Namenda-XR. CBS wants

Namenda Converting to “Namenda XR”

June 15, 2014 No Comments

Namenda®, known generically as memantine, helps people with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s. Learn how the newer, extended release version has become so popular that the

Amlodipine is Racing to be the 1st Vascular Dementia Treatment

June 12, 2014 8 Comments

Amlodipine, an inexpensive drug approved for high blood pressure, could become the first ever treatment for vascular dementia. Vascular dementia is one of the most

Hopkins Defends Statins’ Brain Benefits In Face of FDA Warning

April 14, 2014 No Comments

Top experts at world-renowned Johns Hopkins Medicine did a systematic review of existing statin studies. Unlike the FDA, they found no connection between short-term statin

Namenda’s Switch to Namenda XR

February 16, 2014 3 Comments

If you use Namenda (also called memantine or Ebixa) for Alzheimer’s, there is an important change planned for August 15. Learn about the move to

Planting New Memories with Horticulture Therapy

March 2, 2026

In gardening, people with Alzheimer’s grow fresh plants along with better thinking. It’s a pleasant way to make things easier.

Dementia Caregiver’s House Tech Tour

March 1, 2026

The co-founder of a caregivers’ organization introduces technology he has found helpful in caring for his grandmother with dementia.

Why Leqembi Works: Fc Activates the Brain’s Cleanup Crew

March 1, 2026

New research reveals that Leqembi’s Fc region switches on microglia — the brain’s immune cells — helping them clear toxic amyloid. Here’s why that mechanism matters for treatment and safety.

Most Popular Stories

The aptly titled ‘Garden Of Remembrance’ tells the story of a married couple dealing with the early onset of dementia and the feelings of a husband who’s “Lost between the here and now/Somewhere that he can’t be found” and his wife. Stunning, beautiful & poignant.

three person holding coffee mug and glass with soda inside

In with the Coffee, Out with the Soda

Drinking to fight dementia? Which drinks are good and which are bad?
Harvard & Cleveland Clinic researchers offer scientific advice.

Art Rises Above Alzheimer’s

In dementia, art is often expressed at a much higher level than other activities. People engaged in artistic activities when they were healthy may hold on to these abilities in a way that seems to defy Alzheimer’s. See the remarkable case of one Canadian sculptor.

Could One Woman Help Researchers Find A Cure for Alzheimer’s?

One woman held the genetic key to unlock the mystery of how she was the only one free of early-onset Alzheimer’s, out of 1,200 members of a South American family,