All the latest news and stories about Alzheimer's disease, dementia, and the brain.

April 3rd, 2018 is National Carers Day in Canada—and one in five Canadians have experience caring for someone living with Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia. One of these caregivers, Naomi Mison, resides in British Columbia. Her mother, Frances, lives with dementia. An advocate for dementia awareness, Naomi was one of the faces of Alzheimer’s Awareness Month this past January.

Dr. Debra Sheets, Associate Professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Victoria, talks about her research on the benefits of an intergenerational choir for people with dementia.

Mario Gregorio resides in British Columbia. He lives with dementia. An advocate for dementia awareness, Mario was one of the faces of Alzheimer’s Awareness Month this past January.

In part two of this series, we look at how the rights enshrined in the U.N.’s Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities can specifically apply to people living with dementia.

Dr. Matthew Parsons, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Sciences at Memorial University of Newfoundland, talks about his research and how it could ultimately lead to new preventative treatments.

The last Wednesday of January is Bell Let’s Talk Day, an initiative to encourage conversations, increase awareness and end the stigma around mental illness. One aspect of the conversation that’s not often talked about is mental health among older adults and seniors, and how this intersects with dementia. So today, let’s talk about it.

This is the first piece in a blog series based on the webinar, “I am a person with dementia and a person with rights,” hosted by brainXchange and presented by Phyllis Fehr in December 2017 and January 2018.