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Alzheimer’s caregiving is isolating – alone in a crowd of 16 million

Jim Herlihy, Senior Marketing & Communications Director,

June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month: Learn 10 Ways to Love Your Brain

Jim Herlihy,

5 questions for your doctor: are memory issues a concern?

Jim Herlihy,

To almost 4 million women living with Alzheimer’s: Happy Mother’s Day

Jim Herlihy,

Know the 10 Signs – An Alzheimer’s Checklist

Jim Herlihy, Senior Marketing & Communications Director, (720-699-9286) or jherlihy@alz.org

Back to school—Does education impact risk of Alzheimer’s?

In the fight against Alzheimer’s we have different ways to protect brain health and delay dementia. These include regular aerobic exercise, eating a low-inflammatory diet like the Mediterranean or MIND diet, treating conditions that harm the brain such as diabetes and hypertension, staying socially active, achieving higher education, and being a life-long learner.

Studies find onset of Alzheimer’s disease decades before problems begin

This year’s Facts and Figures report from the Alzheimer’s Association estimates that 5.8 million Americans are living with dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease–a number expected to grow steeply in coming decades as Baby Boomers age. The report also lists and defines the stages of Alzheimer’s disease, one of which might be unfamiliar to you.