VIDEO: Join “The Hill” in Washington, D.C. See health officials, policymakers, advocates, and medical experts offer a briefing on America’s Alzheimer’s goals and targets.
What could help make a better care-break than an evening dinner with Grammy-award winner and singer Patti Austin, plus $250 as a gift or to
A PERSONAL LETTER PROCLAIMING NATIONAL ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AWARENESS MONTH, 2016 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
INSPIRING VIDEO: B. Smith’s versatile career spans decades. It includes modeling, owning popular restaurants and hosting her own TV show. After receiving a heartbreaking diagnosis
At the White House, in Congress and even on the presidential campaign – three places where virtually nothing is agreed upon – there is a
NEWS VIDEO + ARTICLE: Leading Hollywood comedian Will Ferrell is on the run from an Alzheimer’s firestorm. Outrage over a Hollywood satire of former President
VIDEO: President Ronald Reagan’s family really raised the bar of Alzheimer’s awareness. See former President Obama with Nancy Reagan, describing why she will always be
The 2016 Alzheimer’s Disease Congress will take place in London on the 7th through the 9th of June, 2016. Find out more.
VIDEO, ARTICLE, BOOK, FORWARD: When restaurateur, TV host and model B. Smith was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, she became a public face in fighting the disease.
VIDEO + ARTICLE: In an effort to educate potential volunteers to try RVT-101 in a clinical trial, the MINDSET STUDY is trying something new. Doctors
See how living with dementia can be a full and meaningful life, in this Virginia Film Festival movie. Watch innovative approaches in memory care communities that improve the well-being of residents.
Twenty percent of people over 65 have mild memory and thinking problems that don’t interfere with day-to-day life. Doctors call this MCI, short for Mild Cognitive Impairment. Find out more about what it is and what to do about it.
FREE DOWNLOAD: This booklet is rich with care practices based on research by highly-credentialed investigators.
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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It is a place where we separate out the wheat from the chafe, the important articles & videos from each week’s river of news. Google gets a new post on Alzheimer’s or dementia every 7 minutes. That can overwhelm anyone looking for help. This site filters out, focuses on and offers only the best information. It has helped hundreds of thousands of people since it debuted in 2007. Thanks to our many subscribers for your supportive feedback.
The site is dedicated to all those preserving the dignity of the community of people living with dementia.
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