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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.

Dad with dementia and son singing, "Oklahoma!"

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.

Planting New Memories with Horticulture Therapy

March 2, 2026

In gardening, people with Alzheimer’s grow fresh plants along with better thinking. It’s a pleasant way to make things easier.

Dementia Caregiver’s House Tech Tour

March 1, 2026

The co-founder of a caregivers’ organization introduces technology he has found helpful in caring for his grandmother with dementia.

Why Leqembi Works: Fc Activates the Brain’s Cleanup Crew

March 1, 2026

New research reveals that Leqembi’s Fc region switches on microglia — the brain’s immune cells — helping them clear toxic amyloid. Here’s why that mechanism matters for treatment and safety.

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Could One Woman Help Researchers Find A Cure for Alzheimer’s?

One woman held the genetic key to unlock the mystery of how she was the only one free of early-onset Alzheimer’s, out of 1,200 members of a South American family,

12 Intervention Sessions Improve Cognition

Researchers say it takes a dozen “intervention sessions” to improve cognition in those at risk for Alzheimer’s and other dementias.

FDA-Approved Sargramostim Improves Alzheimer’s Cognition

FDA-approved Sargramostim, a normal human protein, improved memory and cognition in Alzheimer’s patients in a Phase II clinical trial. The drug is safe and well-tolerated, and has been used for other disorders for 30 years.

Son singing alongside father with dementia

Father with Dementia Belts Out “Quando Quando” with Son

This carpool sing-a-long between a father with dementia and his son went viral. $50,000 in donations poured into the Alzheimer’s Society. Enjoy their great music. Sing along if you can!