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Could Music Therapy Ease the World’s Dementia Crisis?

A new wave of research aims to move beyond anecdotal evidence. If it proves significantly beneficial and easily “dispensable,” the savings in terms of well-being and of monetary costs would be immense.
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What Does it Mean When What Looks Like Alzheimer’s Isn’t Alzheimer’s?

Patients with LATE experience symptoms that match those of Alzheimer’s disease, but their brains do not show Alzheimer’s hallmarks.
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Dementia and Gum Disease

Dismissed by scientists for decades, the idea that infection might contribute to the development of Alzheimer’s disease gains traction.
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Seeking an Image of the Smallest Strokes

Q&A with Andy Shih, Ph.D.

Andy Shih is working on new types of imaging that might someday be sharp enough to detect the tiny blood-vessel clogs called microinfarcts.
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Cerebrum Podcast #31: Watering Memory Trees

Dorthe Berntsen, Ph.D., talks the impact of reminiscence therapy and retro environments on Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.
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Watering Memory Trees

Nostalgia improves quality of life for dementia patients. But can it also lead to remedies?
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Anxiety’s Ties to Dementia

While it’s not clear if it is a cause or an effect, anxiety appears closely linked to circuits affected in Alzheimer’s and other dementias.
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The Language of Dementia

Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia significantly affect language skills. Researchers are testing the possibility that spoken language tests could aid in diagnosis of these conditions.
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Building a Genetic Predictor for Alzheimer’s

Researchers are testing prediction tools that combine known suspicious gene-snips to see if that can better predict who will develop this form of dementia and how fast.
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Cerebrum Podcast #10: The Four Pillars of Alzheimer’s Prevention

Dharma Singh Khalsa explains the reasons that diet, exercise, medication, and psychological well-being offer the best chance for aging AD-free and nourishing a sharp mind.

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