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Cantab Mobile Dementia Test Approved by FDA

February 1, 2017 4 Comments

VIDEO + ARTICLE: FDA approval of a new dementia test has taken Alzheimer’s detection a giant step forward. Called “Cantab Mobile“, the test is a

“My Mom HAS Won”: Pat Summitt Alzheimer’s Clinic Opens

January 30, 2017 No Comments

VIDEO: When record-setting coach Pat Summitt was first diagnosed, she turned to her son Tyler and said, “I want to win. I want to beat

Washington Racing to Overcome Alzheimer’s by 2025

December 20, 2016 No Comments

VIDEO: Join “The Hill” in Washington, D.C. See health officials, policymakers, advocates, and medical experts offer a briefing on America’s Alzheimer’s goals and targets.

Tramiprosate Moves Beyond the “One-Size-Fits-All” Approach to Curing Alzheimer’s

December 10, 2016 No Comments

Large, significant improvements in genetically-defined Alzheimer’s patients were seen in a clinical trial for tramiprosate. Learn about the important potential presented by these Phase-3 trial

Dementia Decreases Across the USA

November 27, 2016 1 Comment

VIDEO + ARTICLE: Has the prevalence of dementia REALLY changed among older adults in the United States between 2000 and 2012?

Share a Caregiving Story – Win Dinner & $250

November 8, 2016 No Comments

What could help make a better care-break than an evening dinner with Grammy-award winner and singer Patti Austin, plus $250 as a gift or to

Barack H. Obama Proclaims November 2016 as National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month

November 1, 2016 No Comments

A PERSONAL LETTER PROCLAIMING NATIONAL ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AWARENESS MONTH, 2016 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Will the FDA Approve a Ketone Drug for Alzheimer’s?

September 20, 2016 3 Comments

Years back, Accera completed clinical trials to show how diet can increase ketone levels to improve Alzheimer’s. Now, this subsidiary of Nestle Foods is creating

Aducanumab for Alzheimer’s Gets FDA Fast-Track Designation

September 15, 2016 No Comments

DRUG DEVELOPMENT: The breakthrough trial of aducanumab for Alzheimer’s recently made headline news. The FDA’s Fast Track program speeds up the development of new treatments

Aducanumab Stabilizes Cognition, Shows Good Safety and Clears Plaque

September 1, 2016 3 Comments

MAJOR ADVANCE – VIDEO & ARTICLE: A new experimental drug called “aducanumab” significantly slowed memory, thinking and cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s. It works by almost

Can the Smell of Rosemary Influence Memory?

December 14, 2025

Exploring evidence on rosemary and lavender scents and cognitive performance.

Red plate and white plate with chicken, rice and veggies.

Red Plates for Eating with Dementia

December 12, 2025

If you couldn’t see your mashed potatoes, you probably wouldn’t eat them. That’s why what “The Red Plate Study” found was astonishing! Alzheimer’s patients eating from red plates consumed 25 percent more food than those eating from white plates. Find out why.

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Best Alzheimer’s Pills Organizers

December 12, 2025

Managing multiple medications can feel overwhelming. The right pill box can turn a daily challenge into a simple routine. We compare Amazon’s best pill organizers for 2025—each designed to meet different needs, from arthritis-friendly lids to monthly systems and automatic dispensers.

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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

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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Energetic Lifestyle Builds Brains by 5%

UCLA researchers found active people build 5% more gray matter in their brain. See how this prevents Alzheimer’s.

Bust the Stigma of Dementia

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.

Amazing Dementia Village Cares for Advanced Alzheimer’s

Fresh air and exercise, improved appetite, fewer medications and happier family visits typify the world’s first “Dementia Village”. See how an inspired nursing home manager took a dreary hospital and turned it into a respect-filled, compassionate community.