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How Do You Know If Someone Has Alzheimer’s?

September 16, 2025 3 Comments

What are the early symptoms of Alzheimer’s? When to get a professional evaluation.

Anemia Triggers Dementia. Fight it with a Good Diet.

September 15, 2025 1 Comment

Anemia (low level of red blood cells) can increase dementia risk 41%. You can do something about it. Learn what it takes.

I’m Not Gonna Miss You

September 15, 2025 8 Comments

This video is a tribute to superstar Glen Campbell. See him share his personal Alzheimer’s journey with his intensely beautiful Alzheimer’s song.

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Alzheimer’s Lethargy Due to Neurodegeneration, Not Insomnia

September 12, 2025 1 Comment

The tendency of Alzheimer’s patients to sleep throughout the day is not due to nighttime insomnia — it has to do with the degeneration of a type of neuron, according to a research study.

SPARK: What Happened to Robin Williams’ Brain?

September 10, 2025 2 Comments

TRAILER: Robin Williams and his battle with Lewy Body Dementia.

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Advantages of Diagnosing Alzheimer’s as Soon as Possible

September 7, 2025 3 Comments

When memory and thinking seem a little off, people tend to avoid getting a diagnosis. Yet early diagnosis allows for early benefits. These include better planning, treatment and therapy. Learn more about the advantages revealed in an important study.

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OKLAHOMA! Belted Out by Dad with Dementia & Son

September 5, 2025 No Comments

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 No Comments

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

America’s Amazing Alzheimer’s Choir

September 1, 2025 1 Comment

Once a week, a chorus of people with Alzheimer’s rehearse side-by-side with their caregivers. The songs they sing are, remarkably, often from memory. Watch “The Giving Voice Chorus” in action.

September is World Alzheimer’s Month

September 1, 2025 No Comments

START WORLD ALZHEIMER’S MONTH WITH A HEALTHY DEMENTIA-FIGHTING INFOGRAPH & VIDEO.
Prevent dementia. Learn how to lower your Alzheimer’s risk. Be good to your brain this World Alzheimer’s Month.

How Do You Know If Someone Has Alzheimer’s?

September 16, 2025

What are the early symptoms of Alzheimer’s? When to get a professional evaluation.

Anemia Triggers Dementia. Fight it with a Good Diet.

September 15, 2025

Anemia (low level of red blood cells) can increase dementia risk 41%. You can do something about it. Learn what it takes.

I’m Not Gonna Miss You

September 15, 2025

This video is a tribute to superstar Glen Campbell. See him share his personal Alzheimer’s journey with his intensely beautiful Alzheimer’s song.

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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?