BOOK OF THE WEEK This brilliant guide received the Caregiver Friendly Award from Today’s Caregiver Magazine. Lewy Body Dementia is the 2nd leading cause of
VIDEO + ARTICLE CERE-110 is a big step forward for Alzheimer’s clinical trials. It induces brain cells to make their own nerve-growth-factor, so they can
VIDEO & IN-DEPTH ARTICLE More than a decade ago, consumers started avoiding dementia-causing trans fats. Participation snowballed to include companies, then cities. Learn how cutting
VIDEO & ARTICLE: See how doctors implant a deep-brain-stimulation device in “The Advance Study”. Learn how its electrodes stimulate a part of the brain called
VIDEO Glenn Campbell’s battle with Alzheimer’s sparked an outpouring of support from fans since he went public with his diagnosis in 2011. This week, People
911 dispatchers often have difficulty locating wireless callers. This could be particularly distressing if the caller is a person with Alzheimer’s who cannot give their
Alzheimer’s is the most common type of dementia, but there are many others. Should Gulf War Illness, which effects over 250,000 troops deployed in the
Top experts at world-renowned Johns Hopkins Medicine did a systematic review of existing statin studies. Unlike the FDA, they found no connection between short-term statin
Pramlintide (known by the brand name Symlin®, an FDA-approved diabetic drug) reduces Alzheimer’s amyloid-beta peptides in the lab. Learn how it improves learning and memory.
VIDEO+ARTICLE A cutting-edge lab in Cambridge is using human brain cells made in the lab to test experimental Alzheimer’s drugs. See how the use of
20 TIPS + NIH HOME SAFETY CHECKLIST FOR ALZHEIMER’S:
Here are 20 ways to make your home a safer place for a loved one with dementia.
People with dementia may be even more vulnerable to fraud and scams than previously thought, according to an NIA study. See the story of one victim with a happy ending. Read the research.
BOOK OF THE WEEK – VIDEO: “I’m Still Here” shows Dr. John Zeisel’s highly effective non-drug Alzheimer’s treatments . Therapy starts with the Arts, expanding to a spectrum of activities. See it break through the barriers 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.
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!
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