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Thought of the Week: Gold in the Heart

September 12, 2023 No Comments

Old love is about
Silver in the hair and
Gold in the heart.

FDA-Approved Sargramostim Improves Alzheimer’s Cognition

September 12, 2023 No Comments

FDA-approved Sargramostim, a normal human protein, improved memory and cognition in Alzheimer’s patients in a Phase II clinical trial. The drug is safe and well-tolerated, and has been used for other disorders for 30 years.

Thought of the Week: The Real Lessons

September 12, 2023 No Comments

The real lessons in lifeAre not found in the victory,But in the struggle. (CafePress)

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Father with Dementia Belts Out “Quando Quando” with Son

September 12, 2023 3 Comments

This carpool sing-a-long between a father with dementia and his son went viral. $50,000 in donations poured into the Alzheimer’s Society. Enjoy their great music. Sing along if you can!

Olive Oil & Lettuce Protect Brain from Vascular Dementia

September 11, 2023 2 Comments

A diet that combines unsaturated fats with nitrite-rich vegetables, such as olive oil and lettuce, can protect you from hypertension and vascular dementia.

Alzheimer’s Patient #1

September 11, 2023 1 Comment

In 1906, Dr. Alois Alzheimer first identified Alzheimer’s disease. A 51-year-old woman, Auguste Deter, exhibited behavioral symptoms and memory loss.

Successful Bathing with Dementia

September 10, 2023 4 Comments

Refusal to bathe is common in people with dementia. Here are a dozen simple techniques to make bathing easier.

Thought of the Week: My Favorite Day

September 8, 2023 2 Comments

“What day is it?” asked Pooh. “It’s today.” squeaked Piglet. “My favorite day.” said Pooh.

Sleep Works Around Alzheimer’s

September 8, 2023 2 Comments

At Washington University, extra sleep reinforced connections between brain cells that encode memories. Past studies linked extra sleep to boosting memory. This study links extra sleep to the repair of damaged memory systems.

How Do You Know If Someone Has Alzheimer’s?

September 7, 2023 3 Comments

What are the early symptoms of Alzheimer’s? When to get a professional evaluation.

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Fire Rescues for People Fighting Dementia

January 14, 2025

WATCH FIREFIGHTERS learn how it feels to have dementia and rescue people with Alzheimer’s in an emergency crisis.

Is Copper Behind the Alzheimer’s Epidemic?

January 13, 2025

DIET VIDEO:

Why the big rise in Alzheimer’s? That is one of today’s great medical mysteries.

See a provocative theory about copper & Alzheimer’s in The Journal of the American College of Nutrition.

Red Plates for Eating with Dementia

January 12, 2025

If you couldn’t see your mashed potatoes, you probably wouldn’t eat them. That’s why what “The Red Plate Study” found was astonishing! Alzheimer’s patients eating from red plates consumed 25 percent more food than those eating from white plates. Find out why.

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Big Cup, Little Man: Picking Up the Earliest Signs of Alzheimer’s

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.

85 with Dementia? Good Chance It’s HS-AGING, Not Alzheimer’s

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?

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A Grandchild for One Day Keeps Dementia Away

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?