Sleeping on Back Linked to Memory Impairment
September 22, 2022
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SLEEP: Could sleeping on your back hurt memory and increase your brain’s risk of developing neurodegenerative disease?
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Less Dementia Risk with Intensive Blood Pressure Treatments
September 21, 2022
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VIDEO + ARTICLE: In a 2018 study, treating blood pressure more aggressively lowered odds of developing mild cognitive impairment, a gateway to dementia. CBS News
Blood Test Finally Available to Diagnose Alzheimer’s
September 21, 2022
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DIAGNOSIS: A highly sensitive blood test has reached the market that can identify whether it is likely a patient has amyloid plaques in the brain,
Turning Point
September 20, 2022
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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.
How Alzheimer’s Genes Jam Up Brain Cleanings by Immune Cells
September 20, 2022
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Genes PROGRESS NEWS: The most prevalent genetic risk factor of Alzheimer’s is apolipoprotein E4 (APOE4). How does this gene do its damage? A new study
Paradoxical Lucidity – Clear Moments in Dementia
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ETHICS VIDEO: 3 professors at the prestigious Stanford University Center for Ethics in Society share differing thoughts on respecting the autonomy of people with dementia,
Wrong-Way Alzheimer’s Driver + 5 Warning Signs
September 14, 2022
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DASHCAM VIDEO, TIPS + ARTICLE: See this police car’s dashcam video of a man with dementia zooming his BMW head-on towards it at highway speed.
Judge Halts Nursing Home “Dumpings”
September 13, 2022
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September 12, 2022
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