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Making Memories For Ms Patients
A drug that treats Alzheimer's disease could also help battle memory loss that comes with multiple sclerosis.
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Breakthrough Coma Reversal With Glue
It's a medical first … a man brought out of a coma with glue!
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Mapping the Brain
How computer imaging is helping doctors highlight specific parts of the brain for surgery
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Fighting Alzheimer's
From clinical trials for new treatments to controversial therapies showing very promising results, see what's new in the research of this devastating disease.
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Carol's Story
Find out why Carol and her family decided to commemorate her father by submitting a quilt to the AFA. See how you can create your own panel, too.
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Detection and Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease
Dr. Dean Reports: As the numbers grow so does the likelihood you will face Alzheimer's in your life. Discover what researchers are learning about this mind robbing condition.
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Alzheimer's Advance
We'll show you how a new drug could prevent the ravages of Alzheimer's ... and help keep someone you love feeling like themselves longer
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Nicotine For Alzheimer's
The same chemical found in cigarettes could be the next big breakthrough for patients with Alzheimer's
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Making Memories For Ms Patients
A drug that treats Alzheimer's disease could also help battle memory loss that comes with multiple sclerosis.
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Saving Memories
A drug used for Alzheimer's disease offers hope to people with
brain injuries.
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New Attack on Alzheimer's
All current drugs work only on the chemical linked to memory. Now, a new drug for Alzheimer's
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Experimental Gene Transfer Therapy for Alzheimer's
Learn how researchers are using gene transfer technology to treat
Alzheimer's.
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Alzheimer's Advances
Watch this video to learn about the latest developments in
Alzheimer's research.
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Alzheimer's Disease Video Animation
The most common cause of dementia occurring in patients over 45 yrs of age is Alzheimer's disease. This video animation shows how an abnormal tau protein in Alzheimer's patients can cause the microtubule structures to collapse.
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Seeing Alzheimer's Disease
Video: Researchers in California say an image of the brain may be
the answer to identifying Alzheimer's disease before the symptoms
show. Watch this video to learn more.
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Slow Down Alzheimer's ... Naturally
Could fish oil supplements be what it takes to slow the progression
of Alzheimer's? See how in this video.
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Early Alzheimer's Detection
Using MRI scans and intricate computer software, researchers from
New York can detect even the earliest signs of Alzheimer's disease.
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Delaying Alzheimer's
Researchers from Oregon have found a new drug that could slow the
progression of Alzheimer's.
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Preventing Alzheimer's
New research shows cholesterol-lowering drugs may offer protection
against Alzheimer's disease.
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Mapping Alzheimer's
Researchers at UCLA have developed a way to give a detailed look at Alzheimer’s disease as it progresses.
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Draining Alzheimer's Disease
Watch this video to learn how a drain placed in the brains of
Alzheimer's patients may help them retain their memory.
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How Can I Provide Reminders and Visual Cues to Help an Alzheimer's Patient Through Their Day?
Physicals cues and reminders to help a person with Alzheimer's navigate their day.
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What Are Some Useful Tips for Alzheimer's-Proofing My House?
Tips for safe-proofing your house for your loved one with Alzheimer's.
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How Do I Help My Loved One with Alzheimer's Remember Better?
Tips on helping a loved one with Alzheimer's remember better.
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Advice for Caring for an Alzheimer's Patient
Ways to communicate, simplify tasks and help your loved one with Alzheimer's navigate through their world. Including advice for caregivers.
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Advice for Caring for an Alzheimer's Patient
Ways to communicate, simplify tasks and help your loved one with Alzheimer's navigate through their world. Also, tips for you the caregiver.
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Diagnosing Alzheimer's with a Pencil
What if you could diagnose Alzheimer's in the time it takes to make breakfast? For the five million folks living with Alzheimer's, this is a Godsend. All you need is 15 minutes, and a pencil.
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Bring a Health Advocate
This information is provided by The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
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Keep Track of Your Medicines
This information is provided by The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
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Tips for Going Home
This information is provided by The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
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Understanding Alzheimer's
Learn what symptoms to watch for in your elderly loved one to help catch Alzheimer's early on.
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The Most Important Daily Habits to Caring for an Aging Family Member
When caring for an elderly loved one, it's very important to maintain a daily routine. Tips on helping an elderly family member navigate through their day.
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Some Great Ways to Take a Break from Your Constant Caregiving Role
Asking for help, taking advantage of adult daycare services and other tips you can use to help you take a break from your caregiving role and recharge yourself.
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Activities to Engage an Elderly Family Member in for their Mind
Great tips for improving the brain health of your elderly loved one.
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Crystal Ball for Alzheimer's
Researchers developed the first test that can see into your future and predict your risk for Alzheimer's. It may help some patients in danger of the disease enroll in trials that could slow the decline.
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From Paralyzed to Walking!
One in 50 people are living with paralysis. It can happen in a matter of seconds and change the rest of your life. One doctor was able to reverse paralysis and get one man back on his feet.
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Hands Down: Outlasting Arthritis
Doctors turn one woman's hurting hands into ten fingers fit enough to play a Braham's Sonata in B Major.
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Mapping Alzheimer's Disease: Medicine's Next Big Thing?
5 million Americans are diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Researchers across the globe are pulling together to help them out and map all the genes that may cause this memory-robbing disease.
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Knuckle Knockout! Rebuilding Arthritic Fingers
A young woman watches as her fingers painfully curl with arthritis. But, surgeons gave her new knuckles, and you won't believe the difference.
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New Medical Food: Treating Alzheimer's with a Shake
One in eight older Americans is living with Alzheimer's. While there's no cure, a high powered energy drink could slow Alzheimer's from stealing your memory.
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"Beatitudes": A Unique Nursing Home
More than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's Disease. Many are cared for in traditional nursing homes, but one facility is turning the rules of Alzheimer's care upside down.
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Meal Making Mistakes. What Parents Do Wrong.
Think you're giving your kids healthy food for dinner? Think again! Some major mealtime mistakes every parent should know about.
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Saving Memories with a Shake: The Alzheimer's Drink
It's an energy drink for the brain that's giving families hope!
