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12 Warning Signs of Vascular Dementia

February 13, 2025 No Comments

What is vascular dementia, the second most common of the dementias? What causes it? Can it be prevented or cured?

Oxidized Cholesterol and Alzheimer’s

February 10, 2025 No Comments

NUTRITION FACTS, VIDEO + ARTICLE: Cholesterol oxides can end up in your brain, where they are 100 times more likely to cause Alzheimer’s than regular cholesterol. Find out what to eat each day to keep dementia away.

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Upcoming Alzheimer’s Drug Remternetug Launches Prevention Trial

February 9, 2025 No Comments

WashU Medicine-led trial evaluating investigational drug from Eli Lilly and Company aims to stop disease before symptoms arise

6 Activities to Delay Dementia by 5 Years

February 2, 2025 No Comments

Learn the latest research at Rush University on dementia-preventing activities that keep your brain refreshingly healthy.

Alzheimer’s, Aluminum, Tea?

January 31, 2025 1 Comment

FOOD VIDEO: If you are concerned about Alzheimer’s, “steps should be taken to lessen human exposure to Aluminum,” according to The Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. How? Here are some simple tips to fine-tune your diet.

Slow-Wave Sleep Halts Alzheimer’s Build-Up in the Brain

January 24, 2025 1 Comment

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.

Drop a Bit of Meat to Drop Dementia 13%

January 21, 2025 No Comments

Replacing one serving per day of processed red meat with fish was associated with a 28% lower risk of dementia. Learn how.

Is Copper Behind the Alzheimer’s Epidemic?

January 13, 2025 5 Comments

DIET VIDEO:

Why the big rise in Alzheimer’s? That is one of today’s great medical mysteries.

See a provocative theory about copper & Alzheimer’s in The Journal of the American College of Nutrition.

Move More! No Exercise for 10 Days Decreases Brain Blood Flow

December 24, 2024 1 Comment

Everyone knows we should exercise. But it’s hard. Sometimes realizing the consequences of not exercising can get us moving. Here’s a bit of really motivating research.

Why Ambulance & Taxi Drivers Rarely Get Alzheimer’s

December 23, 2024 No Comments

How much protection can frequent spatial processing tasks offer against Alzheimer’s? Researchers in The British Medical Journal investigate.

The Compassionate Guide to Dementia for Caregivers

July 13, 2025

Discover compassionate, practical and proven strategies to navigate dementia care confidently, ensuring the well-being of both you and your loved one.

Military Service and Dementia: Understanding the Connection

July 11, 2025

How can military service impact brain health? What are specific risk factors? Are there vital steps soldiers can take towards dementia prevention and treatment?

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Turmeric Spice Drug Shows 7 Brain Benefits

July 10, 2025

Salk Institute’s J147 is a derivative of turmeric, a spice used in curry. Learn how it fights memory deficits and has a host of unexpected anti-aging effects in the lab.

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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?