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"All of a sudden, these people, from wilted flowers, became blooming flowers right in front of me. Music is so much more powerful than I had any idea!"
The Intergenerational School paired up young students with senior volunteers suffering from mild-to-moderate dementia. Education reporter Kim Wheeler says they found both generations benefited from their time together.
Sunday wasn't nearly as cold as it normally would be, but tell that to the Philadelphian fundraisers who jumped into the frigid Schuylkill River to 'Stop Alzheimer's Cold !'
Fred Ruekert is part of a phase three trial to test a therapeutic antibody designed to target beta amyloid, an abnormal protein in the brain that's linked to Alzheimer's. Here's his story.
In football, Hal Rowe was the kind of college player who'd help the other fellow up, even if he'd been the one who sent him to the turf. Now he's gone and given away a kidney. He is showing the world just how much Alzheimer's patients still can help others.
