
Antioxidant IDPs in Meat Help Prevent Dementia
IDPs, a form of antioxidant contained in meat, are effective in relieving fatigue and preventing dementia. Learn more.
IDPs, a form of antioxidant contained in meat, are effective in relieving fatigue and preventing dementia. Learn more.
Striking out or shouting while asleep, called RBD, may be a very early warning of Lewy Body dementia. Learn what to look for and what to do about it.
Falls are a preventable threat to the independence and health of those living with dementia. Arm yourself with the following fall prevention tips. Learn how you can reduce the risk of falls.
Estrogen showed a protective effect in women carrying the ApoE4 gene. ApoE4 puts people at substantially increased risk for Alzheimer’s. Learn when and how estrogen may protect you.
How many years does the pollution in your area add to the “age” of your brain?
Older adults who took a daily multivitamin showed higher scores in global cognition, memory and executive function, researchers found.
How does a healthy brain work? What can we do to keep our brain healthy? Watch this engaging University of California exploration on making neurons “happy”.
DIET VIDEO: The jury is out on coconut oil for dementia. Many institutions remain skeptical, while others cautiously review clinical trials. In the meantime, people
SLEEP: Research has long connected sleep apnea and Alzheimer’s. A key study looking at Alzheimer’s and sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is opening up new “chicken-or-egg” questions:
DIAGNOSIS: EMERGENCY ROOM DOCTORS commonly miss strokes, a leading cause of vascular dementia. This is especially true among women, minorities and younger patients. Learn how
P-tau217 is a blood-based marker for Alzheimer’s. See how it offers a simpler, cheaper way to analyze Alzheimer’s.
You cannot control the wind, But you can adjust your sails.
Alzheimer’s rates are on the rise. How is today’s best treatment, Leqembi (generic lecanemab) doing in the fight against it?
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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This site was inspired by my Mom’s autoimmune dementia.
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.
Peter Berger, Editor