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People with Dementia Debunk 5 Common Myths

June 4, 2025 No Comments

Does dementia always begin with memory loss? Three people living with dementia reveal common misconceptions about their diagnoses.

Ten Ways to Get Alzheimer’s Patients to Bathe

May 21, 2025 1 Comment

Why do so many people with dementia refuse to bathe? 🚿 What can you do? One simple change could make the difference. See tips to help your loved one. Leave a comment sharing what worked for you. It could inspire another caregiver!

Do Computers Raise or Lower Alzheimer’s Risk?

May 13, 2025 No Comments

Baylor University/Dell Medical School study reveals surprising link between technology use and reduced risk for dementia for older adults.

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Two Mothers Remembered

May 11, 2025 2 Comments

POEM: Moving poetry about mothers, dementia and powerful love.

P-tau217: A Simple, High Quality Alzheimer’s Test

May 5, 2025 No Comments

P-tau217 is a blood-based marker for Alzheimer’s. See how it offers a simpler, cheaper way to analyze Alzheimer’s.

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20% Less Dementia with Shingles Vaccine

April 18, 2025 No Comments

Stanford Medicine’s new analysis of a vaccination program found shingles vaccines appear to lower dementia diagnoses by 20% — more than any other known intervention.

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8 Drinks a Week Mess with Memory & Thinking

April 10, 2025 No Comments

Heavy drinkers who have eight or more alcoholic drinks per week have increased risk of brain lesions called hyaline arteriolosclerosis, signs of brain injury that are associated with memory and thinking problems, according to a new study.

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36 Ways to Revolutionize Dementia Care

April 3, 2025 No Comments

See how living with dementia can be a full and meaningful life, in this Virginia Film Festival movie. Watch innovative approaches in memory care communities that improve the well-being of residents.

At-home Smell Test Detects Alzheimer’s Risk

March 28, 2025 No Comments

A fascinating Smell-Test developed at Mass General Brigham may help determine your risk of developing Alzheimer’s.

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6 Strategies for Repetitive Questions in Dementia

March 19, 2025 No Comments

If your loved one asks the same thing over and over, you’re not alone. In this Careblazer video, learn:
✅ 3 reasons why they happen
✅ What NOT to say
✅ 6 simple techniques to handle this with less stress

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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Alzheimer’s Lethargy Due to Neurodegeneration, Not Insomnia

September 12, 2025

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.

Helping a Person with Dementia to Clean Their Teeth

September 11, 2025

Tooth brushing in dementia can involve a number of tricky details. Anticipating needs is all it takes to make it easy to brush teeth. See dozens of tips to help people with dementia keep their mouth, breath and teeth clean and fresh.

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How Do You Know If Someone Has Alzheimer’s?

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

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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?