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France Builds Alzheimer’s Village

March 31, 2022 1 Comment

ADVANCES IN DEMENTIA CARE – VIDEO: Dementia-Villages are catching on, with France building the largest one yet. At $28 million, take a quick look at

Little Companion Robot for Alzheimer’s

March 30, 2022 No Comments

TECHNOLOGY VIDEO + ARTICLE: Will Ludwig the Robot revolutionize Alzheimer’s care around the world? Developed by the University of Toronto, see how Ludwig could help

Tovertafel Magic Tables Beat Apathy in Dementia

March 24, 2022 1 Comment

TECHNOLOGY VIDEO: Tovertafels awaken and motivate people with dementia. Dutch for “Magic Table”, over 1,600 Tovertafels have been installed in care homes. See how they

Computers Scan Health Records for Undiagnosed Alzheimer’s

June 15, 2020 No Comments

Researchers are working on a new tool that can be used in primary care settings to scan electronic health records for missed dementia cases, to

Ultrasound Gets Medicine into Alzheimer’s Brains

May 19, 2020 2 Comments

PROGRESS – VIDEO & ARTICLE: A handful of Alzheimer’s patients signed up for a bold experiment: They let scientists beam sound waves into the brain

Visualizing Alzheimer’s

October 7, 2019 No Comments

CUTTING-EDGE VIDEO + ARTICLE: See Dr. Anthony Fitzpatrick use world-class cryo-electron microscopes to reveal molecular secrets leading to a cure for Alzheimer’s.

Daffodils Make Great Alzheimer’s Drugs

September 6, 2019 1 Comment

MEDICATION VIDEO + TRANSCRIPT: 9,000 Alzheimer’s patients treat their Alzheimer’s with galanthamine made of daffodils from Kevin’s farm. See why.

A Coat for Dementia

October 8, 2017 1 Comment

FRESH IDEAS: A “Memory Coat” solves common memory problems: recognizing your jacket, remembering the keys, closing the jacket and finding the way back home. Learn

Neuron-Factory Revs Up Alzheimer’s Research

July 9, 2017 No Comments

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

Next Year’s Dementia Village

October 11, 2016 No Comments

VIDEO: Taking the concept of a dementia village to the next level, Whare Aroha CARE is putting into place their new “CARE Village” at Ngongotaha,

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…

The Dementia-Friendly Neighborhood

January 5, 2025

Becoming more friendly to people with dementia is so crucial. See how “The Dementia Friends” initiative revolutionized an entire community to rally around its members with dementia.

Alzheimer's Amyloid Plaques choking neurons

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.