
Green Spaces Improve Cognitive Function
VIDEO + ARTICLE: Residential areas with more green space were associated with faster thinking, better attention, and higher overall cognitive function in a federal study. Learn more.

VIDEO + ARTICLE: Residential areas with more green space were associated with faster thinking, better attention, and higher overall cognitive function in a federal study. Learn more.

See Dr. Geoffrey Kerchner, Memory Disorders Specialist at California’s Memory Disorders Center, answer important questions for people who have, or may have, Alzheimer’s.

Women with strokes caused by blood clots arrive at the hospital an average 27 minutes later than men, a delay that can damage brain cells and lead to vascular dementia. Read the startling statistics, and learn what to do about it.

A natural mineral called “selenium” may improve learning and memory, and even possibly reverse memory loss in aging brains, according to a study in Australia.

“60 Minutes” interviews American neurosurgeon Dr. Ali Rezai. He is pioneering a new way to treat Alzheimer’s, focusing beams of ultrasound on the brain.

The first doses of the newly approved Alzheimer’s drug “Leqembi” were administered in Louisville. More than 100 people have signed up since then. See why.

See why Cognito’s headset received FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for addressing cognitive and functional symptoms associated with Alzheimer’s.

Amyloid Scans diagnose and treat Alzheimer’s, at a hefty price. 11 years after FDA approval, Medicare can finally help.

Early evidence indicates that ketogenic therapy is a safe and effective treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease and other forms of dementia. Dr. Stephen Cunnane discusses how ketogenic therapies can help.

A neuroradiologist at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL warns that increased use of monoclonal antibody treatment for Alzheimer’s has also led to the discovery of amyloid-related imaging abnormalities — ARIA. Find out more.

VIDEO & ARTICLE: 500,000 family and professional caregivers have experienced The Virtual Dementia Tour®. It simulates Alzheimer’s for caregivers. It boosts their level of care and motivation. See how it works.

SEMINAR VIDEO: Watch Dr. Terry Barclay share his passion: To help patients and families thrive – not just survive – when living with Alzheimer’s.

EMERGENCY INFOGRAPH: People with dementia are especially vulnerable in natural disasters and extreme weather. Share this infographic of 6 things you can do to prepare against unexpected conditions.

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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