
Who Was Alzheimer’s Patient #1 ?
“She said, ‘I have lost myself.’ How did Doctor Alzheimer discover the heartbreaking disease of memory loss that bears his name?

“She said, ‘I have lost myself.’ How did Doctor Alzheimer discover the heartbreaking disease of memory loss that bears his name?

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

Here’s Teddy Mac and his son Simon singing Oklahoma – one of his showstoppers – from a few years ago.

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

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.

DIET VIDEO + ARTICLE: Healthy? Normal blood sugar? No diabetes? Even so, find out how the more sugar you eat, the less memory you get.

ASTONISHING VIDEO & ARTICLE: Dementia-risk was tested for 17 sugar levels in 2000 people. Each higher level bumped up the risk, without exception. See why researchers found these results so compelling.

VIDEO: Men and women living into their nineties are the fastest growing segment in the US population. What determines who will make it into their 90s, and in what condition? The “90+” research study is hoping to find out. Learn more.

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?

Enjoy this great duet between a musician with dementia and his son. A triumph of spirit over Alzheimer’s! Sing-a-long if you like!

It looks like a sneeze cannot give anyone Alzheimer’s. While Alzheimer’s abnormal disease proteins do spread from cell-to-cell, they are not “infectious”. Check out the facts.
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