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SuperAgers Have 90% Fewer Tangles

March 14, 2023 No Comments

SuperAgers, aged 80+, have memories as sharp as persons decades younger. Find out why.

5 Ways to Shape Up Your Brain

March 13, 2023 2 Comments

Learn the 5 effective habits shown to reduce Alzheimer’s risk and slow it down.

DIAMOND’s Lewy Body Diagnosis & Treatment Kit

March 12, 2023 1 Comment

Lewy body dementia receives relatively little attention and few research dollars, and often goes undiagnosed. Learn about a kit to do something about it. Watch Mike Belleville share his long journey of misdiagnosis from Alzheimer’s to Lewy body dementia.

The Making of Alive Inside (A TED Talk on Music & Dementia)

March 11, 2023 3 Comments

What’s behind Michael Rossato-Bennett’s stirring documentary on music’s affect on dementia? See why this film has been a success in the battle against Alzheimer’s.

At Family Gatherings, Get to the Heart of Medical Histories

March 10, 2023 No Comments

Doctors are encouraging people to take advantage of holiday gatherings with relatives to discuss family medical histories. Learn why knowing your family’s medical history can help you avoid repeating past health issues.

Flickering Light Mobilizes Brain Chemistry That May Fight Alzheimer’s

March 8, 2023 No Comments

Researchers say exposure to light that’s pulsing at 40 beats per second causes the brain to release a surge of chemicals that may help fight Alzheimer’s disease.

Stem Cells Replenish Neurons, Delaying Huntington’s Dementia

March 7, 2023 No Comments

Researchers have been able to mobilize the brain’s native stem cells to replenish a type of neuron lost in Huntington’s disease. Learn how they improved health and extended life in the lab.

Players Are 19 Times as Likely to Develop Dementia

March 7, 2023 1 Comment

NFL researchers find that football players may end up with dementias such as CTE and Alzheimer’s NINETEEN TIMES more often than normal. Watch and learn more.

Glen Campbell on Alzheimer’s: “I’ll Be Me”

March 4, 2023 1 Comment

When music icon Glen Campbell was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, he was told to hang up his guitar and prepare for the inevitable. Instead, Glen and his wife, Kim, went public with the diagnosis and announced that he and his family would set out on a Good Bye Tour. See what happened.

Diagnosing Alzheimer’s with Cognoptix 5-Minute Eye-Test

March 2, 2023 No Comments

This simple eye test has the potential to change the way Alzheimer’s is detected and managed. Find out how this quick, easy-to-use, low cost & accurate technology for non-specialists will vastly improve the standard of care for people with Alzheimer’s.

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8 Drinks a Week Mess with Memory & Thinking

April 10, 2025

Heavy drinkers who have eight or more alcoholic drinks per week have increased risk of brain lesions called hyaline arteriolosclerosis, signs of brain injury that are associated with memory and thinking problems, according to a new study.

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Horses Improve Life with Dementia

April 8, 2025

A University of California at Davis study examines how connection, through activities with horses, improves life with dementia.

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Thought of the Week: Courage to Try

April 8, 2025

Courage does not always roar.
Sometimes it is a quiet voice at the end of the day saying,
“I will try again tomorrow.”

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