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Alzheimer's And Dementia Weekly

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Music Makes Henry Alive Inside

February 15, 2023 6 Comments

Meet Henry. For a decade, he suffered from dementia. Henry barely said a word to anyone — until “Music & Memory” set up an iPod program at his nursing home.

How a Doctor Should Explain an Alzheimer’s Diagnosis

February 15, 2023 2 Comments

An Alzheimer’s diagnosis is hard to get and hard to give. Watch Doctor Chodosh approach this difficult challenge with skilled experience and deep compassion.

Why Do Alzheimer’s Patients Prefer Leaving Hospitals Quickly?

February 12, 2023 No Comments

Hospitals are the place to go for serious medical care. Typically, the care is followed by the question, “Would you like to stay a day or two for observation, or leave now?” In a dementia such as Alzheimer’s, what’s the right thing to do?

Support Group Changes People with Dementia

February 9, 2023 3 Comments

In this video, “Voice of Dementia”, see real people in a dementia support-group talk about their lives, their diagnosis and the importance of being heard.

Clarifying Inflammation’s Role in Alzheimer’s

February 9, 2023 1 Comment

Researchers have long connected inflammation & Alzheimer’s. Find out how interleukin-1 beta clarifies that connection. Learn about the Alzheimer’s treatment targets uncovered by this discovery.

Escaping Smoggy Areas Helps Brainpower

February 7, 2023 No Comments

How many years does the pollution in your area add to the “age” of your brain?

Extended-Release Namenda XR: A New Way to Treat Alzheimer’s

February 7, 2023 No Comments

Treatment for moderate to severe Alzheimer’s is available in an extended-release formulation. Learn how Namenda XR (generic memantine) offers a more convenient way to take this Alzheimer’s medication.

Optimizing Brain Health

February 5, 2023 1 Comment

How does a healthy brain work? What can we do to keep our brain healthy? Watch this engaging University of California exploration on making neurons “happy”.

Blood Pressure & Dementia: Medications Do Double-Duty

February 1, 2023 No Comments

People taking blood pressure drugs may be less likely to get Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia. Learn about this study’s results and which drugs are best.

ClockMe Computerized Dementia Self-Test Created at Georgia Tech

February 1, 2023 No Comments

See Georgia Tech’s simple-to-use computer program that allows adults to screen themselves for
early signs of dementia.

Successful Bathing with Dementia

August 22, 2025

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

Telling L.A.T.E. Dementia & Alzheimer’s Apart

August 20, 2025

L.A.T.E.-Dementia is under-recognized, with a health impact as large as Alzheimer’s in very old people. It affects 25% of people over 85 and has nothing to do with the plaques and tangles that cause Alzheimer’s.

Sleep Works Around Alzheimer’s

August 19, 2025

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.

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How Do You Know If Someone Has Alzheimer’s?

What are the early symptoms of Alzheimer’s? When to get a professional evaluation.

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Big Cup, Little Man: Picking Up the Earliest Signs of Alzheimer’s

SHORT-TERM MEMORY lapses are obvious signs of Alzheimer’s, but other tell-tale signals begin to show much earlier. Learn how to look for semantic impairments, such as simple questions about size.

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?

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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?