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Suvorexant Improves Sleep in Alzheimer’s

March 27, 2023 No Comments

Does your loved one with Alzheimer’s suffer with insomnia? Suvorexant (BELSOMRA) could help. Learn more.

Acting Out While Asleep? Take Steps to Prevent Lewy Body Dementia

February 20, 2023 No Comments

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.

Does Sleep Apnea Cause Alzheimer’s, Or Is it the Other Way Around?

December 15, 2022 5 Comments

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:

Forgetfulness Might Depend On Time of Day

November 29, 2022 No Comments

MEMORY: Can’t remember something? Try waiting until later in the day. Researchers have identified a gene in mice that seems to influence memory recall at

Best Sleep Position to Reduce Alzheimer’s Risk

October 30, 2022 6 Comments

SLEEP RESEARCH: The brain’s glymphatic pathway clears harmful wastes, especially during sleep. Stony Brook researchers show this lateral position could be best for the brain-waste

Sleep Treatments Push Off Memory Loss by 10 Years

October 28, 2022 No Comments

VIDEO + ARTICLE: A new study linked heavy snoring or sleep apnea to early memory loss and Alzheimer’s. However, people treating sleep breathing problems with

Sleeping on Back Linked to Memory Impairment

September 22, 2022 No Comments

SLEEP: Could sleeping on your back hurt memory and increase your brain’s risk of developing neurodegenerative disease?

Lack of Sleep Accelerates Spread of Alzheimer’s

September 12, 2022 No Comments

NEWS VIDEO + ARTICLE + SLEEP TIPS: Sleeplessness has just been shown to accelerate the spread of toxic clumps of Alzheimer’s tau. “Our brains need

Dreaming Phase in Sleep Refreshes the Brain

September 8, 2022 No Comments

VIDEO + ARTICLE: Sleep is super important for the brain, but researchers have also discovered that blood flow in the brain capillaries is increased during

One Night of Sleep Fights Alzheimer’s

September 5, 2022 No Comments

SLEEP VIDEO + ARTICLE: A good night’s sleep is known to clear the brain of the day’s waste. A revealing study shows how one night

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Leqembi Best at Fighting Alzheimer’s in Men

April 18, 2025

See why Leqembi is even more effective in males than females, at fighting Alzheimer’s.

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20% Less Dementia with Shingles Vaccine

April 18, 2025

Stanford Medicine’s new analysis of a vaccination program found shingles vaccines appear to lower dementia diagnoses by 20% — more than any other known intervention.

Biogen Targets Alzheimer’s Tau

April 17, 2025

The big Alzheimer’s culprits are Amyloid and Tau. Biogen made Leqembi to treat amyloid. Now, they are betting on BIIB080 to treat tau. Learn how this exciting new treatment just got FDA Fast Track Designation.

Most Popular Stories

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?

“I’ve Got You Under My Skin,” By Dad with Dementia & Son

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!

Is Alzheimer’s Catchy?

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.