Glen Campbell’s Wife on Advanced Alzheimer’s
UPDATE VIDEO: See Kim Campbell’s update on her husband Glen Campbell, as she gives hope and support to other caregivers. She shares Glen’s Alzheimer’s journey,
UPDATE VIDEO: See Kim Campbell’s update on her husband Glen Campbell, as she gives hope and support to other caregivers. She shares Glen’s Alzheimer’s journey,
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
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.
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
VIDEO + ARTICLE: Has the prevalence of dementia REALLY changed among older adults in the United States between 2000 and 2012?
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
A PERSONAL LETTER PROCLAIMING NATIONAL ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AWARENESS MONTH, 2016 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
“She was brave and strong and broken all at once.” Anna Funder
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
MAJOR ADVANCE – VIDEO & ARTICLE: A new experimental drug called “aducanumab” significantly slowed memory, thinking and cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s. It works by almost
Turmeric, a main ingredient in curry, is the spice of choice in fighting and preventing dementia. It’s popular in India, which has one of the world’s lowest rates of dementia. Try this delicious curry-filled wrap.
VIDEO + ARTICLE: Lewy Body dementia is frequently mistaken for Alzheimer’s. That’s dangerous, as Lewy Body dementia requires different medications and unique caregiving techniques. Explore this common type of dementia.
A new workshop at the Flint Institute of Arts is making waves in the Alzheimer’s and dementia community.
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?
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.
Enjoy this great duet between a musician with dementia and his son. A triumph of spirit over Alzheimer’s! Sing-a-long if you like!
It looks like a sneeze cannot give anyone Alzheimer’s. While Alzheimer’s abnormal disease proteins do spread from cell-to-cell, they are not “infectious”. Check out the facts.
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