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Diagnosing Alzheimer’s Stages

November 11, 2022 No Comments

DIAGNOSIS NEWS: Researchers have found a novel form of the Alzheimer’s protein tau in the fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord. This form of

What is Amino LP7? Can It Really Keep Dementia at Bay?

November 2, 2022 2 Comments

VIDEO + ARTICLE: Researchers say an amino acid combination called Amino LP7 can hinder the development of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease. Learn more.

Dr. Rudy Tanzi on Alzheimer’s Treatment & Prevention

October 28, 2022 1 Comment

VIDEO: Dr. Rudy Tanzi of Massachusetts General Hospital and the Cure Alzheimer’s Fund explains the latest progress on Alzheimer’s treatment — and prevention. Watch now.

Dementia Medications – Advanced Seminar

October 21, 2022 5 Comments

EXCELLENT VIDEO: COMPREHENSIVE, CLEAR, UP-TO-DATE Everything you ever wanted to know about medications & supplements for Alzheimer’s and related dementias.

Glen Campbell & The Mayo Clinic

October 14, 2022 1 Comment

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

Breakthrough: Lecanemab Slows Cognitive Decline in Early Alzheimer’s

October 14, 2022 No Comments

TREATMENT VIDEO + ARTICLE: There’s good news about the investigational drug Lecanemab: a Phase 3 clinical trial showed the anti-amyloid beta antibody slows cognitive decline

Green Spaces Improve Cognitive Function

October 7, 2022 No Comments

TREATMENT RESEARCH VIDEO + ARTICLE: Residential areas with more green space were associated with faster thinking, better attention, and higher overall cognitive function in middle-aged

FDA Slams 58 Dangerous Alzheimer’s Supplements

October 3, 2022 13 Comments

FDA CommissionerScott Gottlieb NEWS VIDEO + ARTICLE: 17 Alzheimer’s supplement manufacturers received FDA warnings about 58 illegal below-standard products.

Can De-prescribing Brain Drugs Reduce Dementia?

September 26, 2022 No Comments

Anticholinergic drugs have been consistently linked to cognitive impairment. Scientists seek de-prescribing trials to test anticholinergic drugs as reversible risk factors for dementia. Can de-prescribing

Nature’s Lab Teaches Alzheimer’s Prevention

September 2, 2022 No Comments

PREVENTION VIDEO + ARTICLE: A mutation called APOE3 Christchurch has spared critical brain regions from the tau pathology in a woman with a family history

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More Evidence Alzheimer’s is a Type of Diabetes

April 16, 2025

MEMORY PROBLEMS, an early sign of Alzheimer’s, are linked to glucose sugar deprivation in brain cells. So is diabetes, a well-known Alzheimer’s risk factor. How strongly connected is the Alzheimer’s-Sugar-Diabetes triangle?

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Caring for Vascular Dementia

April 14, 2025

TEEPA SNOW CARE VIDEO: Vascular dementia poses unique challenges to caregivers. Learn how vascular dementia differs from Alzheimer’s. See how to make life better, both for you and the one for whom you care.

Dignity & Dementia: Where to Draw the Line?

April 13, 2025

People with dementia deserve dignity and have rights. Where do we draw the line between encouraging personal choices versus following what caregivers think is best? See Dr. Murray Raskin & Dr. Linda Teri offer experienced tips.

Most Popular Stories

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?

“I’ve Got You Under My Skin,” By Dad with Dementia & Son

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!

Is Alzheimer’s Catchy?

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.