There's a growing literature supporting the role of social interaction and support in preventing Alzheimer's, here's the most recent: journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/a… Note that seeing a friend daily was protective, but not seeing a relative. #alzheimer#prevention hopkinsmedicine.org/psychiatry/spe…

Many studies at Alzheimer's meeting reported that exercise reduces risk of cognitive decline and possibly dementia:alzforum.org/news/conferenc… #alzheimer#prevention#exercise hopkinsmedicine.org/psychiatry/spe…

I found this an effective and moving video on the importance of our work.

The European drug agency (equivalent of FDA) turned down adecanumab today. I am skeptical about the value of the drug but I am not as negative as they are.

Among the many choice of nonpharmacologic and behavioral interventions for Alzheimer's, music therapy has one of the best track records. I maybe biased because I play jazz piano but so be it.

There is increasing evidence that hearing loss is associated with dementia and may in fact increase risk. My esteemed colleague Frank Lin is running a large trial to test this hypothesis.

Hi friends! I will be posting facts, ideas, and website on Alzheimer's treatments. tinyurl.com/memoryres for more

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For more info on our #Alzheimer's research see tiny url.com/memoryres

the AMA has an excellent guide to safety for older drivers: ama-assn.org/ama/pub/physic….

I've just completed a collaborative trial (ADMET) showing Ritalin is helpful for apathy in #Alzheimer's abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2…

Antibody therapy for #Alzheimer's had no effect, announced yesterday: nytimes.com/2012/07/24/bus…

A9: Scientists are studying if a healthy lifestyle might have a beneficial effect on #Alzheimers. go.usa.gov/cuhY5 #Fit4Function

As an Alzheimer's researcher by day and musician by night I recommend Songs By Heart songsbyheart.org

New criteria for better understanding the stages and pathophysiology of Alzheimer's have just been published in Alzheimer's and Dementia, here's the draft from AAIC last summer alz.org/aaic/_download…. For more about our research at Johns Hopkins, hopkinsmedicine.org/psychiatry/spe…