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Maude's Awards for Innovation in Alzheimer's Care

5th Annual Maude’s Awards Winners Announced

October 13, 2024 No Comments

MAUDE’S AWARDS: RECOGNIZING INNOVATIONS IN DEMENTIA CARE

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Announcing the 4th Annual Maude’s Awards Winners for 2023

September 22, 2023 1 Comment

Maude’s Awards: Recognizing Innovation in Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care

Links Found Between Viruses and Alzheimer’s Risk

March 7, 2023 No Comments

Researchers have found links between certain viral illnesses — like the flu — and the risk of Alzheimer’s. Learn more.

Memantine Improves Lewy Body Dementia & Parkinson’s

November 28, 2022 1 Comment

OFF-LABEL MEDICATIONS: Memantine (Namenda / Ebixa) is FDA-approved for Alzheimer’s. Learn how it significantly improves memory and attention in Lewy Body Disease, Parkinson’s and various

Bill Gates: Why Dig Deep Into Alzheimer’s

June 7, 2019 6 Comments

VIDEO + ARTICLE: Bill Gates wrote a $100,000,000 check for Alzheimer’s research. See him share his thoughts on what will it take to find a

Irisin, Increased by Exercise, Protects the Brain

February 14, 2019 No Comments

PREVENTION RESEARCH:

Irisin is a neuroprotective protein. The brain makes irisin when you exercise, activating learning and memory genes. Learn how irisin protects brain cells from Alzheimer’s plaque. Find out what increasing irisin can do to your memory.

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

January 25, 2026

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%

January 24, 2026

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

Bust the Stigma of Dementia

January 23, 2026

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.

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7 Steps to Alzheimer’s

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.