Alzheimer's Network

08/10/2023

There are millions of people with dementia who need new therapeutics.

Sign the petition today to give them the right to try!

Best Choice Medicine is a new regulatory route proposed by Liz Parrish and Bill Andrews (Parrish and Andrews, 2022).  BCM is patient-centered: it's about freedom and common sense. BCM is more than ethically sound. As the world grows older, treatments for age-related diseases need to be developed....

08/29/2021

A doctor chronicled the progression of Alzheimer's disease in one of his patients by collecting her signatures from medical forms over several years.

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12/29/2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has meant that caregivers lost help that had given them a respite from round-the-clock duties.

10/24/2020

"A trio of researchers from Institut Polytechnique Paris, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat München, and Erasmus University has found evidence suggesting that cognitive abilities in humans peak at age 35 and begin to decline after age 45."

A trio of researchers from Institut Polytechnique Paris, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat München, and Erasmus University has found evidence suggesting that cognitive abilities in humans peak at age 35 and begin to decline after age 45. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy ...

10/21/2020

"Cold water swimming may protect the brain from degenerative diseases like dementia, researchers from Cambridge University have discovered."

Swimmers at a London lido aid understanding of what cold does to the body.

10/20/2020

"A study published in Frontiers in Psychiatry found evidence to suggest that yoga breathing exercises can lead to improvements in emotional regulation."

A study published in Frontiers in Psychiatry found evidence to suggest that yoga breathing exercises can lead to improvements in emotional regulation. ...

10/19/2020

"People who experience severe apathy have a significantly higher risk of developing dementia, a new study reports."

People who experience severe apathy have a significantly higher risk of developing dementia, a new study reports.

09/28/2020

"Dr. Amen, the author of books like Change Your Brain Change Your Life, told CNBC Make It about the concept of ANTs, or automatic negative thoughts (the kind of thoughts that pop into your mind and throw you off balance.“

In an interview with CNBC, brain doctor Daniel Amen revealed that he plays ping pong to keep his brain sharp and to keep negative thoughts at bay.

09/27/2020

"This mobile brain-monitoring device includes a wand and backpack that works in conjunction with a neural implant. It can also be paired with virtual reality goggles."

Wearable device allows brain readings and stimulation on the go

09/26/2020

"As the human brain ages, the neural circuits that allow its different parts to communicate with each other gradually wear down, even in healthy adults."

Dr. Kristen Kennedy and her colleagues described how they used a pair of imaging techniques to tie the degradation of circuitry in one region of the brain to reduced efficiency in executive functions.

09/25/2020

"New research released from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus proposes that Alzheimer's disease may be driven by the overactivation of fructose made in the brain."

New research released from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus proposes that Alzheimer's disease may be driven by the overactivation of fructose made in the brain.

09/10/2020

"The findings suggest that people who rely on sleeping during daytime hours are at greater risk or developing neurological disorders."

Studies in mice provide new insights into how function of the brain's waste-clearing glymphatic system is linked to circadian rhythms dictated by our biological clock.