
Slow-Wave Sleep Halts Alzheimer’s Build-Up in the Brain
See Harvard Alzheimer’s expert Dr. Rudy Tanzi and Deepak Chopra explore cutting edge research and insights on sleep’s capacity to prevent Alzheimer’s.
See Harvard Alzheimer’s expert Dr. Rudy Tanzi and Deepak Chopra explore cutting edge research and insights on sleep’s capacity to prevent Alzheimer’s.
INFO + CHECKLISTS: Dementia demands preparation. When bad weather strikes, be ready. This post includes checklists to help you prepare, tips on how to ride it out, plus ways to get back on your feet in the aftermath.
LAW & MONEY: Get ahead of the legal & financial challenges of Alzheimer’s. This Fact Sheet is a great place to start.
TECH VIDEO: See how video messages break through Alzheimer’s morning fog. Learn why they perk up people with dementia. Watch this pilot program in action.
WATCH FIREFIGHTERS learn how it feels to have dementia and rescue people with Alzheimer’s in an emergency crisis.
TEEPA VIDEO: THE STRESS of dementia on caregivers is unique. See Teepa Snow shine her special light on what to do about the stress.
FILM SHORT: Meet 6 people living fulfilling lives with dementia. This award-winning, true film explores the needs and feelings of real people with dementia.
UCLA CAREGIVER TRAINING VIDEO: Agitation and anxiety create resistance in people with Alzheimer’s and frustration for their caregivers. Learn techniques to solve and resolve these difficult moments.
WEATHER ALERT – 9 WAYS TO STAY SAFE WITH DEMENTIA: People can lose body heat fast. That’s called hypothermia. Big chills and Alzheimer’s are a dangerous combination. Learn 9 ways to stay safe in cold weather.
POLICE DASH CAM VIDEO + ARTICLE:
See a man with Alzheimer’s driving 60 MPH (100kph) at police, against traffic, on New Year’s. Learn how-and-when to help a person with Alzheimer’s hand in the car keys.
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ANIMATED MUSIC VIDEO: Watch this uplifting-yet-real, brilliantly-animated music video about a child’s heroic relationship with his parent with dementia.
Does dementia always begin with memory loss? Three people living with dementia reveal common misconceptions about their diagnoses.
Sleep aid lemborexant (better known by its brand name Dayvigo) showed 40% more hippocampal brain volume than other drugs.
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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