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Eye Exam for Alzheimer’s

November 24, 2022 No Comments

VIDEO + ARTICLE: Using technology similar to that in an eye doctors’ office, doctors have been developing an eye exam to pre-test for Alzheimer’s.

Blood Test for Alzheimer’s Predicts Future Cognitive Decline

November 10, 2022 No Comments

BREAKTHROUGH: Researchers have developed a blood test that can predict the risk of future cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s. The test checks levels of a fragment

FDA Slams 58 Dangerous Alzheimer’s Supplements

October 3, 2022 13 Comments

FDA CommissionerScott Gottlieb NEWS VIDEO + ARTICLE: 17 Alzheimer’s supplement manufacturers received FDA warnings about 58 illegal below-standard products.

Communicating Pain in Dementia

October 2, 2022 No Comments

A British study has found the brain’s core for the "it hurts" experience. Think of what this could do for people with limited communication abilities,

Can a Herpes Treatment Cut Alzheimer’s in Half?

September 27, 2022 No Comments

Most people are infected by Herpes Simplex Virus 1 (HSV1) by the time they reach old age. New evidence shows that on top of cold

Can De-prescribing Brain Drugs Reduce Dementia?

September 26, 2022 No Comments

Anticholinergic drugs have been consistently linked to cognitive impairment. Scientists seek de-prescribing trials to test anticholinergic drugs as reversible risk factors for dementia. Can de-prescribing

Blood Test Finally Available to Diagnose Alzheimer’s

September 21, 2022 2 Comments

DIAGNOSIS: A highly sensitive blood test has reached the market that can identify whether it is likely a patient has amyloid plaques in the brain,

Turning Point

September 20, 2022 1 Comment

POWERFUL FILM HIGHLIGHTS – VIDEO: In the gripping documentary Turning Point, acclaimed filmmaker James Keach takes us inside the quest for the first medication that could treat the underlying process of Alzheimer’s. See the movie trailer.

Judge Halts Nursing Home “Dumpings”

September 13, 2022 No Comments

ABUSE VIDEO + ARTICLE: Over the past decade, nursing homes increasingly “dumped” residents on hospitals, refusing them permission to return. There were no consequences. In

USA Bans Nursing Home Arbitrators

September 1, 2022 3 Comments

PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA cannot easily protect themselves. Nursing homes have long dodged accountability for dementia patients by making new residents sign a “pre-dispute arbitration agreement“.

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OKLAHOMA! Belted Out by Dad with Dementia & Son

September 5, 2025

Here’s Teddy Mac and his son Simon singing Oklahoma – one of his showstoppers – from a few years ago.

The Alzheimer’s Garden

September 4, 2025

This isn’t any ordinary garden! It’s home to a very special group of people living well with Alzheimer’s.

Designing Homes for Extra Care

September 4, 2025

The Housing Learning and Improvement Network looks at the design process and philosophy behind creating a successful Extra Care scheme.

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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?