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The United Health Foundation and the American Public Health Association just released their annual state-by-state public health report. Not surprisingly, Hawaii leads as the nation’s healthiest state, followed by Vermont, Massachusetts, Minnesota and New ...

We’re proud to announce that EPOCH Senior Living raised more than $10,000 for the Alzheimer’s Association as part of the annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s campaign.Seven EPOCH communities participated, including four Bridges® by EPOCH communities: Bridges® ...

A British teenager has developed a potential test for the early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease as an entry for the Google Science Fair, a worldwide competition for teenagers to create a science project in the hopes of winning a scholarship and ...

In what could shape up to be great news for Alzheimer’s research, the Senate Appropriations Committee recently approved a historic 60 percent increase, or about $350 million, for Alzheimer’s disease research. If passed into law, it would be the largest ...

February brings American Heart Month, but did you know a healthy heart promotes a healthy brain, too?According to the American Heart Association, following a heart-healthy lifestyle not only reduces your risk for cardiovascular disease and stroke, it can ...

We’re excited to announce that our own Alicia Seaver—executive director of Bridges by EPOCH at Hingham and soon to be regional director of Bridges memory care—earned her certification as a “Positive Approach to Brain Change” Approved Trainer.Trainees ...

Researchers at the University of California-Los Angeles believe we can potentially restore memories believed to be lost in people with Alzheimer’s. The results of their new study suggest that memory restoration may be possible if we can repair damaged ...

According to the results of a new study, low levels of vitamin D are associated with an increased risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.Researchers at the University of Exeter Medical School studied 1,658 older adults ...

Researchers have long known that people with Alzheimer’s disease experience difficulty sleeping, struggling to fall asleep and/or stay asleep. But in light of several new studies, researchers now suspect that Alzheimer’s may not just cause poor sleep, it ...

Researchers from the Gladstone Institute and the University of California, San Francisco recently discovered that a variant of the KL gene helps improve learning and memory. The variant, KL-VS, increases levels of the protein klotho in the bloodstream ...