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Tour the Promise Alzheimer’s Garden

August 11, 2023 No Comments

Once a patient enters The Promise Alzheimer’s Garden, they can’t get lost, so they feel independent, yet safe.

Aphasia: Word Jumbles in Alzheimer’s

August 9, 2023 9 Comments

Aphasia affects a person’s ability to communicate. It affects language functions, such as speaking, understanding what others say, and naming common objects. Learn its causes, types and a few tips.

Nonconformists are Better Protected Against Alzheimer’s

August 9, 2023 No Comments

Swiss researchers find that people with certain personality traits are protected against Alzheimer’s disease, including those who are less agreeable, had natural curiosity, and were nonconformists. Find out why.

Thought of the Week: Love Grows

August 8, 2023 No Comments

Love grows by giving.The love we give is the only love we keep.

I’m Not Gonna Miss You

August 8, 2023 8 Comments

This video is a tribute to superstar Glen Campbell. See him share the Alzheimer’s journey with his intensely beautifully Alzheimer’s song.

Art Gives Fun and Meaning To Alzheimer’s Patients

August 6, 2023 No Comments

The brush strokes are precise, the colors vibrant. See a Colorado art program help patients rise above dementia, while the paintings raise money for The Alzheimer’s Association.

A Morning Music Lift Lasts All Day in Alzheimer’s

August 6, 2023 1 Comment

Learn about ‘personalized music for dementia’ and its powerful effect on Alzheimer’s. See the Director of the hit film, ‘Alive Inside’, on the dementia-impact of music.

How Physical Activity Turns Back the Brain’s Clock

August 4, 2023 2 Comments

The protein BDNF builds synapses in the human brain, nurturing brain cells and fighting off dementia. While there is no artificial way of boosting it, social and cognitive activity can.

Redirecting Dementia

August 3, 2023 No Comments

Gary, a former dentist living in a dementia care center, gets confused — and it worries him. See staff “redirect” him and relieve his anxiety.

Poor Memory + Slow Walking = Dementia?

August 3, 2023 No Comments

People may not have easy access to sophisticated, expensive dementia tests. A simple test from Einstein Medicine uses a stopwatch and a few questions to determine one’s risk of dementia. The potential payoff could be tremendous for individuals, their families and society.

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Is Leqembi Shrinking the Alzheimer’s or the Brain?

January 5, 2025

Leqembi and Kisunla are the new Alzheimer’s immunotherapies. A loss of brain volume associated with these immunotherapies may be caused by the removal of amyloid plaques, rather than the loss of neurons or brain tissue. A new study sheds light on what’s going on.

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Thought of the Week: Loving You

January 5, 2025

All I want is for youTo forever remember me as loving you. …Click for Pillow, T-shirts, Cards…

Midnight Munchies for Dementia – New Years & All Year

January 3, 2025

CARE TIPS & TRICKS: Midnight snacks are great on New Year’s Eve and even greater on midnight dementia-care shifts. Learn how late-night munchies solved a nurse’s wandering & behavior problems.

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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?