Mary Chapman, features writer —

Posit Science, which produces the BrainHQ app, is collaborating with the YMCA of San Francisco to establish a model community-based program for dementia prevention. Posit Science received a $465,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop the program with the YMCA and input from brain health experts at…

Women in the United States are largely uninformed when it comes to some critical health issues, including their relatively higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease as compared to men, according to a comprehensive survey about the state of women’s health. Results of the survey conducted by the Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement…

Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) can be overwhelming. To help ease the caregiver burden — and ultimately benefit patients — a Florida-based company called VirtuALZ is offering a new virtual support program. Crafted specifically to support caregivers of patients who have Alzheimer’s and related…

An innovative new project in Toronto will combine optometry and community-based cognitive testing to improve Alzheimer’s screening and enable the early detection of the progressive neurodegenerative disorder. The project — launching in Ontario, Canada — will be led by the medical imaging company RetiSpec and the community-based medical center…

The Alzheimer’s Association is funding research that aims to improve the lives of caregivers as well as the dementia patients they serve. Amanda Leggett, PhD, a research assistant professor at the University of Michigan, has been awarded $150,000 by the U.S. nonprofit’s Dementia Care Provider Roundtable (AADCPR) to support…

To ensure that dementia patients and their caregivers have proper support and information, the Alzheimer Society of Canada is calling attention to its First Link program, designed to share a key message: “You are not alone.” The Canada-wide campaign, announced in January during the country’s Alzheimer’s Awareness Month,…

While calling the recent decision to slash by about half the U.S. list price for Aduhelm (aducanumab) an “important step,” the Alzheimer’s Association continues to advocate for more equitable access to the first new Alzheimer’s therapy since 2003. Specifically, the organization is calling for Biogen, which with Eisai developed and markets…

Alzheimer’s Research UK said it “welcomes” a plan by the Football Association (FA) and other soccer governing entities to better understand and promote brain health in English football, calling the new efforts to protect players “a step forward.” In addition to the Football Association’s research task force, the joint…

A coalition of dementia organizations is calling on the U.K. government to help care-home residents maintain physical contact with loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic. Called One Dementia Voice, the coalition acknowledges the difficulties of balancing the risk of COVID-19 against the potential harm done by isolation. However, it…

At first glance, it’s a simple photo of eight small crochet works posted in three rows on a light-color backdrop and contained in a wooden frame. But there’s much more to it than that. The photo is a visual representation of the progressive effect of Alzheimer’s as put together…