
Saliva Test Detects Pain in Dementia
Find out how two biomarkers in saliva diagnose pain in dementia, effectively and non-invasively.

Find out how two biomarkers in saliva diagnose pain in dementia, effectively and non-invasively.

Lecanemab, the newest Alzheimer’s drug, is getting a boost by focusing ultrasound waves on the blood-brain barrier. Learn more about this next step in delivering better Alzheimer’s treatments.

New lab research shows high-sugar diets block brain cells performing anti-Alzheimer’s “housekeeping”. How strong is this diet-dementia link?

Light therapy offers significant improvements in sleep and psycho-behavioral symptoms in Alzheimer’s. Check out a new study and some how-to tips.

172 participants showed a personalized health and lifestyle coach can delay or even prevent memory loss.

Do conscientiousness, extraversion and positive affect make your brain dementia-resistant?

The Biosensor is as accurate as state-of-the-art testing methods and will allow testing at home. Next step: test saliva and urine samples.

FDA clears AIRAscore to diagnose and manage many types of dementia. See how it detects and tracks subtle brain volume changes.

FDA-approved ADLARITY is the once-weekly donepezil patch. See how it compares to donepezil / Aricept / Ebixa tablets for Alzheimer’s.

“The night after we found that out, I couldn’t sleep,” said Senior Researcher Dr. Emmanuel Mignot. 1 in 5 people have DR4.

Talk therapy may improve symptoms of depression for people with dementia, providing hope for those who typically do not benefit from antidepressant medication.

“Damn this old dementia, for robbing me of time, But I promise you forever, you will never leave my mind.”

VIDEO ON SUNDOWNING: See UCLA’s Dementia Care Program deal with end-of-day agitation and irritability, known as “Sundowning”. A caregiver asks, “My loved one’s behavior tends to get worse when the sun starts to go down. He appears exhausted and restless. What can I do to get him through this time of the day?”

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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