CLINICAL TRIAL NEWS – VIDEO + ARTICLE: Skeptical Alzheimer’s experts expressed surprising optimism regarding Biogen’s BAN-2401 drug. Dr. Ronald Peterson is one of the world’s
TIME MAGAZINE VIDEO: See Peter Wooding and his wife battle Alzheimer’s, 18 months into the Aducanamab Clinical Trial. On FDA’s Fast-Track program, the new vaccine’s
VIDEO + ARTICLE: It was impossible to examine living brain cells hit by Alzheimer’s – until now. See how large-scale production of live neurons enables
VIDEO + ARTICLE: The Stable Isotope Labeling Kinetics (SILK™) blood test is a recent technology that sees Alzheimer’s years before signs appear. It can open
VIDEO + ARTICLE: The famous “A4 Alzheimer’s Prevention Trial” continues to build momentum. It is adding an Alzheimer’s eye test that can detect signs of
DIAGNOSIS RESEARCH VIDEO: Answering a few questions, while wearing a special helmet, may pick up early signs of Alzheimer’s. See how.
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.
Large, significant improvements in genetically-defined Alzheimer’s patients were seen in a clinical trial for tramiprosate. Learn about the important potential presented by these Phase-3 trial
Leading researchers from Johns Hopkins found that despite their very different causes and symptoms, stroke, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, TBI and Huntington’s have a shared mechanism of
Years back, Accera completed clinical trials to show how diet can increase ketone levels to improve Alzheimer’s. Now, this subsidiary of Nestle Foods is creating
MUSIC (VIDEO & ARTICLE): Alive Inside is an award-winning, magical, healing film. Watch music’s ability to fight memory loss & restore a deep sense of self.
U.S. dementia rates dropped 65% in 40 years. Even so, this predicts a 25% rise in total cases by 2050, due to population aging. See the real numbers. Learn why predictions of dementia doubling by 2050 are sensationalized fake news.
Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages. (George Washington)
SHORT-TERM MEMORY lapses are obvious signs of Alzheimer’s, but other tell-tale signals begin to show much earlier. Learn how to look for semantic impairments, such as simple questions about size.
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!
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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.
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