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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

Axovant Developing 2 Drugs, 3 Programs for Lewy Body Dementia

November 10, 2015 1 Comment

Axovant launches nelotanserin and 3 new clinical programs to treat Lewy body dementia. Also, their drug RVT-101 for Dementia with Lewy Bodies and Alzheimer’s gets

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Think It’s Dementia? Good Chance It’s Not

February 24, 2026

Memory failing? New research shows you may need help, but not for dementia. Memory slips, stress and fatigue are growing in people with healthy memory.

Poor Memory + Slow Walking = Dementia?

February 23, 2026

People may not have easy access to sophisticated, expensive dementia tests. A simple test from Einstein Medicine uses a stopwatch and a few questions to determine one’s risk of dementia. The potential payoff could be tremendous for individuals, their families and society.

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Beet Juice Increases Blood Flow to the Brain

February 23, 2026

DRINKING beet juice can increase blood flow to the brain in older adults. The way beet juice does this holds great potential for combating dementia.

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Art Rises Above Alzheimer’s

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.

Could One Woman Help Researchers Find A Cure for Alzheimer’s?

One woman held the genetic key to unlock the mystery of how she was the only one free of early-onset Alzheimer’s, out of 1,200 members of a South American family,

12 Intervention Sessions Improve Cognition

Researchers say it takes a dozen “intervention sessions” to improve cognition in those at risk for Alzheimer’s and other dementias.

FDA-Approved Sargramostim Improves Alzheimer’s Cognition

FDA-approved Sargramostim, a normal human protein, improved memory and cognition in Alzheimer’s patients in a Phase II clinical trial. The drug is safe and well-tolerated, and has been used for other disorders for 30 years.