MUSIC VIDEO: Jay Allen sings to his mother on stage, sharing his thoughts and feelings about her Alzheimer’s.
VIDEO: Glen Campbell’s movie, “I’ll Be Me”, is much more than superstars, great music & Alzheimer’s. It is an educational tour of Alzheimer’s medicine, technology
VIDEO: It started with just four notes. Paul Harvey, who’s 80 and has dementia, improvised a tune that went viral online. After taking to the
MUSIC VIDEO: Country singer Jay Allen, a contestant on NBC’s The Voice, says music helped “wake up” his mom, who had early onset Alzheimer’s. Watch
VIDEO: From Springsteen to Paisley and Kathy Mattea, musicians share personal experiences of seeing family members fight Alzheimer’s.
VIDEO: A 93-year-old jazz pianist suffering from dementia and depression was given a new lease of life when his care home discovered his talent.
MUSIC VIDEO: Country singer Brett Eldredge sings “Raymond,” the story of a young man who befriends an aging woman with dementia. Watch now.
POWERFUL FILM HIGHLIGHTS – VIDEO: In the gripping documentary Turning Point, acclaimed filmmaker James Keach takes us inside the quest for the first medication that could treat the underlying process of Alzheimer’s. See the movie trailer.
VIDEO + ARTICLE: It happens unexpectedly: a person unable to recall their past or even recognize loved ones, will suddenly wake up and exhibit surprisingly
FIFTEEN MUSIC VIDEOS: Music says what words never can. Take in these engaging songs about life with Alzheimer’s.
DOES AGE LEAD to deterioration of brain function, or do older brains just take longer to process ever increasing amounts of knowledge? The latest research may surprise you.
Copper hits the brain with a one-two punch. It inhibits clearance of, AND it stimulates production of, Alzheimer’s plaque. See why copper is a key player in Alzheimer’s.
VIDEO+ARTICLE:
Reagan revolutionized Alzheimer’s awareness. Is there truth to the notion of Ronald Reagan having Alzheimer’s during his presidency? After all, President Reagan’s winning vote margins were massive, among the biggest in American history.
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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