New Alzheimer’s Diagnostics and Treatments: A 2026 Family Decision Guide
A practical guide to weighing blood-test limits, modest treatment benefits, MRI risks, and Medicare access.
Steve Levine
Steve Levine brings hands-on caregiving and years of dementia research to HelpDementia.com. After becoming a supplementary caregiver for a grandparent diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease in 2023, he has spent hundreds of hours navigating the realities of cognitive decline — vascular dementia, Lewy body dementia, frontotemporal dementia, sundowning, behavioral changes, medication transitions, and the financial and emotional toll caregiving takes on families.
He writes about memory care, caregiver burnout, dementia-friendly activities, and emerging treatments for Parkinson's disease dementia and other forms of dementia, distilling lived experience and peer-reviewed research into practical guides families can actually use. His goal is simple: to give the next generation of caregivers the playbook he wishes he'd had on day one. Connect with Steve on LinkedIn.
Oolong Tea for Memory Loss: What Human Dementia Research Actually Shows
See why tea associations do not prove that oolong prevents dementia—and when memory changes require assessment.
Cordyceps and Memory in Older Adults: A Dementia Research Reality Check
See what Cordyceps studies actually measured and how to respond safely to memory changes in later life.
SAM-e for Memory: Separating Alzheimer’s Lab Findings From Human Evidence
See why promising SAM-e mouse studies have not translated into proven memory benefits for people with Alzheimer's.
Sulforaphane for Brain Health: What Dementia Studies Can and Cannot Prove
Learn why promising memory scores do not yet show that sulforaphane prevents dementia or treats Alzheimer's disease.
Acetyl-L-Carnitine for Older Adults With Memory Loss: Reviewing Thyroid Medicine Interactions and Stomach Effects
Weigh uncertain memory benefits against thyroid-treatment questions, digestive side effects, and supplement oversight.
Regular Meals vs Ketone Drinks: Which Has Better Human Evidence for Memory Loss?
See why healthy lifestyle patterns support prevention decisions while ketone drinks remain experimental for MCI symptoms.
Red Grapes and Alzheimer’s Disease: Promising Finding or Overstated Claim?
Learn how grape-juice, resveratrol, and animal studies differ—and what those limits mean for dementia care.
Pomegranate Fruit vs Pomegranate Juice: Which Has Better Human Evidence for Memory Loss?
Pomegranate juice, but not whole fruit, has randomized trial evidence for memory improvement in older adults without dementia.
Kiwi and Alzheimer’s Disease: Promising Finding or Overstated Claim?
Kiwifruit shows neuroprotective properties in laboratory cells and animal brains, but no human clinical trials or Alzheimer's evidence exist—making current claims overstated.