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The “Reality of Caring” Report

April 18, 2016 No Comments

VIDEO + ARTICLE + FREE REPORT: Read the latest report from HQO called, “The Reality of Caring”. It examines the growth of caregiver distress experienced

2016 Alzheimer’s Congress

February 1, 2016 No Comments

The 2016 Alzheimer’s Disease Congress will take place in London on the 7th through the 9th of June, 2016. Find out more.

RVT-101 Alzheimer’s Trial Offers Lunch-and-Learn Sessions and Memory Screenings

January 26, 2016 No Comments

VIDEO + ARTICLE: In an effort to educate potential volunteers to try RVT-101 in a clinical trial, the MINDSET STUDY is trying something new. Doctors

Destigmatizing Dementia

January 18, 2016 No Comments

VIDEO: Many people live well with dementia. At the same time, misconceptions of the people they know and meet can make life harder than it

An Unintended Journey: A Caregiver’s Guide to Dementia

January 10, 2016 No Comments

BOOK OF THE WEEK: Explores different types of dementia, tips on alternative types of care, caregiver stresses, how testing is done, legal problems, and creative

Kirk Douglas: You Haven’t Learned How to Live Until You’ve Learned How to Give

December 30, 2015 1 Comment

VIDEO + ARTICLE: Screen legend Kirk Douglas celebrated his 99th birthday. Instead of receiving gifts, he used the occasion to give one — $15 million

9 Puzzles for Dementia

December 20, 2015 1 Comment

GIFT OF THE WEEK: Brain-exercising puzzles may slow the progress of dementia and improve mood. They offer a great way to get a mental workout.

B. Smith Wanders for 50 Miles in NY

November 26, 2015 No Comments

VIDEO: Last Thanksgiving, B. Smith, a famous restauranteur and former model stricken with Alzheimer’s, wandered off. She traveled more than 50 miles before being found.

Flickers Diagnose Dementia Simply & Accurately

November 23, 2015 2 Comments

Can a flickering light predict dementia, diagnose it and measure its progress? University of Georgia researchers think it can. Patients watch a flickering light that

10 Books on Self-Care for Caregivers

November 17, 2015 7 Comments

HEALTH TIPS: Caregivers, are you taking care of you? You can only care for somebody as much as you care for yourself. Whether family-caregiver or

An infusion of antibody therapy for Alzheimer's. (Courtesy of WashU Medicine news release using Getty Images)

Leqembi & Kisunla: Extending Independent Living

February 16, 2025

A new analysis of the benefits of these Alzheimer’s treatments scores the days and ways patients succeed in living independently.

Caregiving often calls us to lean into love we didn't know possible. (Tia Walker, Author)

Thought of the Week: Lean into Love

February 15, 2025

Caregiving often calls us to lean into love we didn’t know possible.

Alzheimer's Doctors in a Panel Discussion

Can My Doctor Diagnose & Treat Alzheimer’s or Do I Need a Neurologist?

February 14, 2025

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.

Most Popular Stories

The Songaminute Man with his son, singing in their car

Dad with Dementia Sings “Lonely is the Man Without Love”

EXTRAORDINARY MUSIC VIDEO: Ted McDermott, The Song-A-Minute Man, was diagnosed with dementia. His son, Simon, wasn’t going to let that stop his Dad. He understood how music reaches our deepest selves and has journeyed with his Dad and their dashcam to make beautiful music together. Get your widest smile ready and watch them in action.

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?

Grandmother in black and white striped shirt hugging girl in black and white striped shirt

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?