CAN YOU DIAGNOSE YOURSELF? An important study suggests that self-reported memory complaints might predict clinical memory impairment later in life.
DIAGNOSIS: L.A.T.E. Dementia is important because it affects millions of people, approximately 40% of people over the age of 85. How is it recognized? What makes it different?
DNA: The PHS genetic test may one day diagnose Alzheimer’s before symptoms occur. Learn how looking at genes beyond ApoE4 holds big answers to tough
DIAGNOSIS VIDEO + ARTICLE: Dementia diagnosis often comes as part of costly crisis, but that can be avoided. Find out how.
UNDERSTANDING ALZHEIMER’S: Until now, Alzheimer’s was thought to be a single disease. Advanced research is redefining Alzheimer’s, showing three distinct subtypes. Find out the differences.
DIAGNOSIS VIDEO BY KHAN ACADEMY: There are many types of dementia. Vascular dementia, LBD, FTD and Parkinson’s Dementia are just a few. Dementia from alcoholism,
DIAGNOSIS VIDEO + ARTICLE: Today’s state-of-the-art in diagnosing Alzheimer’s is the F18 PET Scan. See how it changed one man’s life. Learn how 87% of
DIAGNOSIS VIDEO + ARTICLE: A project to screen of Alzheimer’s in community settings involves collaboration between optometry professionals and an Alzheimer’s advocacy organization in Toronto,
DIAGNOSING DEMENTIA: Find out how people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s may lack Alzheimer’s plaques and actually have P.A.R.T. Dementia. (That is, Primary Age-Related Tauopathy, or PART
VIDEO & ARTICLE – DIAGNOSING MEMORY LOSS: Forgetful? That does not mean Alzheimer’s. Nobel-prize winner Dr. Eric Kandel discovered a key reason we become forgetful.
A fascinating Smell-Test developed at Mass General Brigham may help determine your risk of developing Alzheimer’s.
ALZHEIMER’S & ART – VIDEO: Art helps people with Alzheimer’s enjoy the moment. The “Contemporary Journeys” program shows, it’s a life that can still offer both great joy and meaningful experiences – through the power of art. Kate McDonald of Twin Cities PBS in Minneapolis reports.
The good news is that a new initiative called ADDI is pooling research data to accelerate curing Alzheimer’s. Watch Bill Gates on the Alzheimer’s Disease Data Initiative.
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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