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The tone that is set in the early days with caregiving aides can be instrumental in their relationship with the person who is living with Alzheimer's disease.
Learn about the benefits and risks of online tests for dementia, and why it is crucial to involve your healthcare provider.
Learn about Alois Alzheimer, the physician who described the brain changes linked with dementia, and the many other contributions that this gifted clinician and researcher made to our knowledge of medicine.
Learn about the roles that one’s sex (determined by genes and chromosomes), and gender (social role and preferred orientation) play in the risk for developing Alzheimer’s in women. We examine how they may impact the course of the disease.
Read about the disproportionate effect of Alzheimer's disease on women.
There is strong evidence for a connection between regular exercise and improved cognitive aging and a delay in the onset of Alzheimer’s disease, as well as better functioning in individuals already affected by cognitive impairment.
