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Alzheimer's And Dementia Weekly

Support & Insight for the Autumn of Life

Understanding Dementia

10 Types of Dementia

March 25, 2024 13 Comments

DEMENTIA is a group of symptoms common to over 50 disorders. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia. Learn about the 10 most common types of dementia.

Teepa Snow, Dementia Expert, explaining the Amber stage of Alzheimer's

Teepa Uses Gems to Illustrate the Stages of Alzheimer’s

January 22, 2024 No Comments

Communicating a person’s stage of dementia helps everyone give better care. Expert Teepa Snow uses gems to visualize those stages and emphasize the abilities patients still have. Learn this powerful tool.

Diagnose & Prevent Dementia, in Plain English

January 4, 2024 1 Comment

Watch this uniquely clear overview of the steps you can take to diagnose or prevent most types of dementia, including Alzheimer’s.

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Catching Alzheimer’s: News or Nonsense?

January 4, 2024 No Comments

VIDEO + ARTICLE:
Everyone knows Alzheimer’s is not catchy, but a new study shows it might be “transmissible”. Learn the difference and find out what it means to research.

Is Alzheimer’s Catchy?

October 10, 2023 No Comments

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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Alzheimer’s Now, by Mayo Clinic 101

October 2, 2023 No Comments

Mayo Clinic professionals discuss the essentials of Alzheimer’s in this information-packed video.

Why is Alzheimer’s Unofficially Called “Type 3 Diabetes”?

September 18, 2023 No Comments

Mayo Clinic, America’s top research center, asked, “Is Alzheimer’s triggered by a form of brain diabetes?” An insulin nasal spray may help.

Art Rises Above Alzheimer’s

September 15, 2023 No Comments

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.

I Got Dementia. Is That Alzheimer’s or Something Else?

September 4, 2023 No Comments

When a doctor says a person has dementia, what does that mean? What do you do, say and ask?

Alzheimer’s Infamous APOE Gene

August 28, 2023 No Comments

Most of the time, it takes a combination of genetics, bad environment and unhealthy lifestyle to trigger Alzheimer’s. However, one gene called apolipoprotein E (APOE) can make a big difference.

Bust the Stigma of Dementia

January 26, 2026

Learn about The Alzheimer’s Society of Canada’s campaign to bust the stigma of dementia.
Discover 6 easy ways you can make a difference.

Washing Away Alzheimer’s via the Glymphatic System

January 26, 2026

The “glymphatic system” removes brain waste. It may be a powerful new target to treat Alzheimer’s. Learn why scientists believe Alzheimer’s may arise when the system is not doing its cleaning properly.

This is an image, magnified a million times, of amyloid fibril, the type of protein structures that are formed in Alzheimer's. (Credit: Dr. Tuomas Knowles)

7 Steps to Alzheimer’s

January 25, 2026

Plaques are the best-known Alzheimer’s culprit. Cambridge scientists have figured out the 7 steps to forming these plaques. Find out how targeting the formation of these “oligomers” may hold the key to a cure.

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I Will Remind You

A deep promise to be there for an Alzheimer’s parent, this heartwarming song was written as a tribute to families facing dementia.

Memory & Amyloid

Amyloid is one of the leading culprits behind Alzheimer’s. Scientists know it damages memory by killing brain cells. Now research reveals how amyloid triggers memory loss in perfectly healthy brain cells as well. Learn more about how Alzheimer’s develops.

Taking a Walk Improves Brain Health

Getting out into the fresh air and taking a walk does good things for your brain and well-being, researchers say.

Digital Clock-Drawing Test Detects Alzheimer’s Ahead of Symptoms

A new test that can be completed in less than three minutes enables simple, accurate detection of cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s in cognitively normal adults, including those with no symptoms of dementia. Find out more.