BOOK OF THE WEEK: Two sisters take on the care of their ailing mother. It is easy to relate to these caregivers and their real
BOOK OF THE WEEK: Memory-challenged adults crave engagement in straightforward, enjoyable activities, like the ones in Through the Seasons. Stimulating and enhancing communication, the book
NAMZARIC™ is a new Alzheimer’s medication that combines the best of Aricept and Namenda (also generically known as donepezil and memantine). It is available across
The biggest Alzheimer’s conference of the year begins on July 18 in Washington D.C. Find out more.
BOOK OF THE WEEK: In Kisses for Elizabeth, the author breaks down different behaviors and lets you know how to react when a person with
VIDEO + ARTICLE: Diagnostic technology is a powerful weapon in the fight against dementia. Find out how a new map of the ageing brain will
VIDEO + INFO: In a study of 2000 people and 17 levels of blood sugar, the more sugar, the more dementia. Always. “The 21-Day Sugar
T-Shirt It’s not that caregivers have so much time, It’s that they have so much heart. PRODUCT OF THE WEEK: Mugs, Magnets, Cards >>
FREE 28-PAGE MINI-BOOK: The latest USA.NIA research on Alzheimer’s & dementia prevention. It includes tips from physical exercise & diet to social engagement & cognitive
A startling new link shows Alzheimer’s in transplant patients is significantly lower, in fact almost absent, when compared to national data from the general population.
Refusal to bathe is common in people with dementia. Here are a dozen simple techniques to make bathing easier.
L.A.T.E.-Dementia is under-recognized, with a health impact as large as Alzheimer’s in very old people. It affects 25% of people over 85 and has nothing to do with the plaques and tangles that cause Alzheimer’s.
What are the early symptoms of Alzheimer’s? When to get a professional evaluation.
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.
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?
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?
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