Dementia Studies Foundation, Inc.

02/27/2026

What a fantastic afternoon of learning and connection at Countryside Senior Living and Memory Care of Athens!

We're so grateful for everyone who joined us to learn more about Alzheimer's and dementia. Education and conversation are powerful tools, and together we are building a stronger, more informed, and more compassionate community.

A special thank you to our local sponsor, Weinstein Law, for making this event a reality!

If you weren't able to attend, stay tuned for future learning opportunities. We can't wait to see you at the next one.

02/21/2026

Our event is coming up next Wednesday at 2:00 pm! Don't miss this incredible event to learn more about Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia!

Alzheimer’s and dementia can raise a lot of questions. This free community discussion with Dr. Diana Kerwin is a chance to learn, connect, and better understand what comes next.

Join the conversation at 2pm on Wednesday, February 25 at Countryside Senior Living and Memory Care of Athens. All are welcome and we can't wait to see you there!

02/06/2026

Alzheimer’s and dementia can raise a lot of questions. This free community discussion with Dr. Diana Kerwin is a chance to learn, connect, and better understand what comes next.

Join the conversation at 2pm on Wednesday, February 25 at Countryside Senior Living and Memory Care of Athens. All are welcome and we can't wait to see you there!

01/23/2026

EXCITING UPDATE: Congress has announced a bipartisan agreement to provide a $100 million increase for Alzheimer’s and dementia research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and $41.5 million for implementation of the BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Act at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in fiscal year 2026.

When signed into law, it will bring total annual federal dementia research funding to $3.9 billion — accelerating progress against dementia for all communities nationwide. And funding for the BOLD program will strengthen our nation's public health response to dementia. These investments wouldn’t have been possible without our dedicated advocates.

Next up, the agreement will go through both the House and Senate for approval. Tell your representatives to stand with the Alzheimer’s and dementia community today: bit.ly/42VytGH.

12/11/2025

We've seen for years that so much of women’s health advocacy comes down to one question:

Do we believe women enough to measure what they’re telling us?

When data collection skips conditions like endometriosis or postpartum complications, it sends a message that women’s lived experiences are secondary to the metrics we already have.

Measurement is a big form of validation. It’s a way of telling people that their symptoms matter enough to be understood. If we redesigned our metrics to actually reflect women’s lives, we’d be improving outcomes while rebuilding trust in a system that too often asks women to endure instead of be heard.

“What gets measured gets improved” is a principle that has driven progress in fields from education to economics. However, this guiding truth falls painfully short in the U.S. | The U.S. health system urgently needs to update its approach to quality measurement for women’s health.

12/04/2025

Beyond the 50–60% reduction in amyloid-beta, one of the most fascinating aspects of this new nanotechnology study is the focus on the blood-brain barrier.

For years, so much of Alzheimer’s research has centered on neurons themselves, but this work suggests that the problem may start at the brain’s “gate,” not just inside it. If the blood-brain barrier becomes leaky or sluggish, the brain can’t clear waste efficiently, and everything downstream, from neurons to metabolism, starts to suffer.

Brain health isn’t isolated from the rest of the body. Sometimes, improving cognition begins with restoring the body’s natural balance and flow.

Scientists used a new nanotechnology strategy to reverse Alzheimer's disease in mice by helping reduce amyloid-beta in the brain by 50-60%.

11/11/2025

Today (and every day), we honor the courage, dedication, and sacrifice of all who have served our nation.

At the Dementia Studies Foundation, we hold a special place in our hearts for veterans living with dementia and their families who continue to show remarkable strength and resilience every day.

This Veterans Day, we say thank you for your bravery, service, and enduring spirit.

11/05/2025

One of the researchers in this study said something I find incredibly powerful:

“You are never too old to get better.”

We often think of dementia as irreversible. This new study, however, suggests up to 13% of people diagnosed with dementia could actually be struggling with a treatable condition linked to liver health.

Great reminder that medicine is full of overlap and connection. When one system falters, another often carries the weight. There's still so much we don't know, and that means there are still so many new questions to ask.

As the global population ages, more of us face frightening cognitive decline, personally or in our loved ones.

10/17/2025

Science is finally catching up to what many caregivers have known for a long time: the brain doesn’t age in isolation.

Our immune systems, gut health, and even our daily rhythms all play a part in how the brain changes over time. That means we may have more ways to protect brain health than we once thought. We know medication can play a role, but we're starting to understand the power of everyday choices that support our bodies as a whole.

Personally, I find it encouraging to see researchers looking beyond the brain itself and asking bigger questions about how everything connects. The more we understand those connections, the more hope we have for aging well and for caring for those who can’t.

Understanding how interactions between the central nervous system and the immune system contribute to problems of aging, including Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s disease, arthritis and more, can generate new leads for therapeutic development, speakers said at MIT’s symposium “The Neuro-Immune Axis...

10/10/2025

Caregiving for someone with Alzheimer's can be incredibly difficult in countless ways. It's demanding physically, emotionally, and financially. While there's no universal experience, there is one emotion that most caregivers end up feeling at some point:

Guilt.

There's no "right" or "wrong" way to feel about caregiving. Despite what many people believe, there's nothing inherently wrong with experiencing anger, frustration, or pain. Because these feelings aren't widely talked about, it's easy to feel shame for experiencing them.

That's why I feel it's so important to make this reality widely known with pieces like this. Caregivers are already under immense stress. Their own emotions shouldn't be another source of pain.

When I’m with my mum, who has advanced dementia, a lot of the time I exist in a world of frustration rather than pain