by Alzheimer's Association · Published March 7, 2016 · Last modified March 3, 2016
Does advocacy matter? You bet it does! More than 33,000 advocates chapter-wide persistently emailed, tweeted, marched, called, and visited with their congressional representatives to push for more funding so that we can end Alzheimer’s...
Dr. Edgerly, Executive Director / Education / Education Videos
by Alzheimer's Association · Published February 29, 2016 · Last modified March 7, 2016
Dr. Barnes, PhD, MPH discusses the approach to diagnose the cause of memory decline, outlines currently available therapies for Alzheimer’s disease, and also describes current clinical trials which highlight the benefits of physical activity...
Dr. Edgerly, Executive Director / Education
by Alzheimer's Association · Published February 24, 2016 · Last modified March 7, 2016
Dr. Ayati from the Stanford School of Medicine explains changes in sleep patterns with aging, especially in dementia. He shares about brain circadian rhythm, changes in sleep-awake cycles , as well as the treatment...
by Alzheimer's Association · Published January 21, 2016 · Last modified March 3, 2016
Learn helpful tips to guide you in having difficult conversations with family members, including going to the doctor, deciding when to stop driving, and making legal and financial plans. Watch the video below and learn...
by Alzheimer's Association · Published October 14, 2015 · Last modified November 5, 2018
by Cynthia Nakayama Our loved ones with dementia live in the moment. They know “˜how they feel’ even if they don’t remember what happened. So a family caregiver continually works toward a good life...
Alexis Janosik, age 14, wrote a poem about her grandfather, Mariano Cordoba, who she called “Ito” – short for “Abuelito”. Mariano was a professional Flamenco guitar player and music had been his life since...
Advocacy / News and notes / Newsletter / Research
by Alzheimer's Association · Published September 7, 2015 · Last modified March 3, 2016
The National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease, which was mandated by the 2011 National Alzheimer’s Project Act, has a primary goal to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer’s by 2025. Leading scientists have said we...
Alzheimer's champions / News and notes / Profiles / Walk to End Alzheimer's
by Alzheimer's Association · Published August 6, 2015
My name is Steven A. Barbieri. I will be 55 years old in November of this year, and I have dementia. I was diagnosed about three years ago, on Oct 18, 2012. That phone...
