Dementia's cholinesterase inhibitors can affect trips to the bathroom, according to researchers in Houston, Texas. Learn more if you take donepezil, rivastigmine or galantamine. (Brand names Adlarity, Aricept, Ebixa, Exelon, Namzaric, Razadyne)
Check out these top 12 care tips to assist people with dementia. Great for family, friends and professionals!
See Dr. Geoffrey Kerchner, Memory Disorders Specialist at California's Memory Disorders Center, answer important questions for people who have, or may have, Alzheimer's.
What is vascular dementia, the second most common of the dementias? What causes it? Can it be prevented or cured?
VIDEO: Kate Swaffer had to leave her job after she was diagnosed with dementia at the age of 49. See why she co-founded Dementia Awareness International, which is now giving a powerful voice to people with Dementia.
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.
UPLIFTING AND IDEA-FILLED VIDEO: In picturesque Arnsberg, townsfolk are finding ways to make living with dementia as normal as possible.
A natural mineral called "selenium" may improve learning and memory, and even possibly reverse memory loss in aging brains, according to a study in Australia.
Where words fail, music speaks. See how music can be a very powerful vehicle for communication in the various stages of dementia.
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.
VIDEO & ARTICLE: 500,000 family and professional caregivers have experienced The Virtual Dementia Tour®. It simulates Alzheimer's for caregivers. It boosts their level of care and motivation. See how it works.
SEMINAR VIDEO: Watch Dr. Terry Barclay share his passion: To help patients and families thrive - not just survive - when living with Alzheimer's.
