Alzheimer's
r/alzheimers
Alzheimer's Patients and Caregivers
- Last successful update
- Updated 2026-08-12 14:22 UTC · 3w ago
- Most-mentioned analysis range
- Most-discussed range 2026-07-13 → 2026-08-12
Trend windows
- Current seven-day window
- Current window 2026-08-05 → 2026-08-11
- Comparison seven-day window
- Comparison 2026-07-29 → 2026-08-04
- Analyzed records behind the comparison
- 738 current vs 758 comparison analyzed posts/comments
Editorial overview
Trending in r/alzheimers
The strongest rising or new signals by prevalence change: how much more often each entity appears in the current seven-day window compared with the previous seven, normalized by analyzed activity. A signal needs at least 5 distinct posts or comments in the current window. “New” means absent from the comparison window — not new to the world or to Reddit.
- #1
doctor
PROFESSIONAL_ROLERising- Prevalence change
- +1.4 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 19 posts/comments
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
- #2
seroquel
DRUGRising- Prevalence change
- +1.4 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 11 posts/comments
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
- #3
house
HOUSING_TYPERising- Prevalence change
- +1.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 23 posts/comments
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
- #4
assisted living
CARE_FACILITYRising- Prevalence change
- +1.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 19 posts/comments
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
- #5
zoloft
DRUGNew- Prevalence change
- +1.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 8 posts/comments
- Recent evidence records
- 8 recent records
- #6
donepezil
DRUGRising- Prevalence change
- +1.0 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 11 posts/comments
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
Window: 2026-08-05 → 2026-08-11 compared with 2026-07-29 → 2026-08-04 (complete UTC days).
Categories by trend strength
Category strength is the sum of its three strongest eligible rising/new signals, in percentage points. Ordered strongest first.
DRUG
+3.4 pp
from 30 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: seroquel, zoloft, donepezil
PROFESSIONAL_ROLE
+3.1 pp
from 41 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: doctor, doc, neurologist
TIME_DURATION
+2.2 pp
from 17 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: week, three year, 2 year
GEOGRAPHIC_LOCATION
+2.1 pp
from 23 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: switzerland, home, sweden
CARE_FACILITY
+1.9 pp
from 54 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: assisted living, memory care, hospital
AGE
+1.4 pp
from 16 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: boomer, elderly, stage
EMOTION
+1.3 pp
from 23 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: agitation, angry, sad
HOUSING_TYPE
+1.1 pp
from 23 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: house
GENE
+1.0 pp
from 11 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: tau, apoe4
MEDICAL_PROCEDURE
+0.7 pp
from 11 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: doctor, neurologist
DISEASE
+0.6 pp
from 18 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: ad
DIET
+0.6 pp
from 5 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: eating
THERAPY_TYPE
+0.6 pp
from 5 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: doctor
COMMUNICATION_STRATEGY
+0.4 pp
from 10 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: phone, conversation
INSURANCE
+0.2 pp
from 7 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: medicare
LEGAL_DOCUMENT
+0.2 pp
from 5 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: poa
DAILY_ACTIVITY
+0.0 pp
from 6 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: every day
All signals for r/alzheimers are reported for the same exact windows; strength is a presentation aid, not a stored metric.
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Explore the data
Exact published metrics for r/alzheimers. Rising and Falling compare the current seven-day window 2026-08-05 → 2026-08-11 with the previous seven days 2026-07-29 → 2026-08-04 ( complete UTC days; 738 current vs 758 comparison analyzed records). Signals appear only with at least 5 distinct posts or comments behind them — the current window for Rising, the comparison window for Falling; the CSV export still contains the complete published metric set. Most discussed uses the current analysis lookback (2026-07-13 → 2026-08-12) — frequency, never trending.
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“New” means absent from the comparison window — not new to the world or to Reddit. All signals are automatically extracted and may be wrong; they are directional product signals, not causal claims.
doctor
PROFESSIONAL_ROLERising- Prevalence change
- +1.4 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 19 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 9 comparison → 22 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
seroquel
DRUGRising- Prevalence change
- +1.4 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 11 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 1 comparison → 18 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
house
HOUSING_TYPERising- Prevalence change
- +1.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 23 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 18 comparison → 28 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
assisted living
CARE_FACILITYRising- Prevalence change
- +1.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 19 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 16 comparison → 34 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
zoloft
DRUGNew- Prevalence change
- +1.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 8 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 0 comparison → 9 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 8 recent records
donepezil
DRUGRising- Prevalence change
- +1.0 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 11 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 5 comparison → 12 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
doc
PROFESSIONAL_ROLERising- Prevalence change
- +1.0 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 9 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 2 comparison → 10 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 9 recent records
week
TIME_DURATIONNew- Prevalence change
- +1.0 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 7 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 0 comparison → 9 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 7 recent records
switzerland
GEOGRAPHIC_LOCATIONRising- Prevalence change
- +0.8 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 11 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 5 comparison → 16 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
rexulti
DRUGNew- Prevalence change
- +0.8 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 6 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 0 comparison → 8 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 6 recent records
neurologist
PROFESSIONAL_ROLERising- Prevalence change
- +0.7 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 13 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 8 comparison → 13 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
home
GEOGRAPHIC_LOCATIONRising- Prevalence change
- +0.7 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 7 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 2 comparison → 9 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 7 recent records
agitation
EMOTIONRising- Prevalence change
- +0.7 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 7 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 2 comparison → 8 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 7 recent records
nurse
PROFESSIONAL_ROLERising- Prevalence change
- +0.7 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 7 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 2 comparison → 7 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 7 recent records
memantine
DRUGRising- Prevalence change
- +0.7 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 6 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 2 comparison → 6 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 6 recent records
kisunla
DRUGNew- Prevalence change
- +0.7 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 5 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 0 comparison → 5 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 5 recent records
three year
TIME_DURATIONNew- Prevalence change
- +0.7 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 5 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 0 comparison → 5 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 5 recent records
ad
DISEASERising- Prevalence change
- +0.6 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 18 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 23 comparison → 32 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
lexapro
DRUGRising- Prevalence change
- +0.6 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 6 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 2 comparison → 8 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 6 recent records
tau
GENERising- Prevalence change
- +0.6 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 5 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 1 comparison → 8 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 5 recent records
2 year
TIME_DURATIONRising- Prevalence change
- +0.6 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 5 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 1 comparison → 7 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 5 recent records
sweden
GEOGRAPHIC_LOCATIONRising- Prevalence change
- +0.6 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 5 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 1 comparison → 6 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 5 recent records
doctor
THERAPY_TYPERising- Prevalence change
- +0.6 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 5 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 1 comparison → 6 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 5 recent records
boomer
AGERising- Prevalence change
- +0.6 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 5 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 1 comparison → 5 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 5 recent records
eating
DIETRising- Prevalence change
- +0.6 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 5 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 1 comparison → 5 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 5 recent records
doctor
MEDICAL_PROCEDURERising- Prevalence change
- +0.6 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 5 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 1 comparison → 5 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 5 recent records
memory care
CARE_FACILITYRising- Prevalence change
- +0.5 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 26 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 28 comparison → 38 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
elderly
AGERising- Prevalence change
- +0.4 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 6 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 3 comparison → 9 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 6 recent records
apoe4
GENERising- Prevalence change
- +0.4 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 6 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 3 comparison → 6 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 6 recent records
stage
AGERising- Prevalence change
- +0.4 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 5 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 2 comparison → 5 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 5 recent records
hospital
CARE_FACILITYRising- Prevalence change
- +0.3 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 9 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 9 comparison → 10 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 9 recent records
angry
EMOTIONRising- Prevalence change
- +0.3 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 9 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 13 comparison → 9 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 9 recent records
sad
EMOTIONRising- Prevalence change
- +0.3 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 7 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 6 comparison → 7 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 7 recent records
anger
EMOTIONRising- Prevalence change
- +0.3 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 6 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 4 comparison → 8 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 6 recent records
paranoia
EMOTIONRising- Prevalence change
- +0.3 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 5 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 4 comparison → 9 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 5 recent records
phone
COMMUNICATION_STRATEGYRising- Prevalence change
- +0.3 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 5 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 3 comparison → 5 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 5 recent records
medicare
INSURANCERising- Prevalence change
- +0.2 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 7 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 8 comparison → 8 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 7 recent records
morphine
DRUGRising- Prevalence change
- +0.2 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 6 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 5 comparison → 14 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 6 recent records
neurologist
MEDICAL_PROCEDURERising- Prevalence change
- +0.2 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 6 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 6 comparison → 10 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 6 recent records
55
AGERising- Prevalence change
- +0.2 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 5 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 4 comparison → 5 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 5 recent records
caretaker
CARE_FACILITYRising- Prevalence change
- +0.2 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 5 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 4 comparison → 5 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 5 recent records
conversation
COMMUNICATION_STRATEGYRising- Prevalence change
- +0.2 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 5 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 4 comparison → 5 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 5 recent records
poa
LEGAL_DOCUMENTRising- Prevalence change
- +0.2 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 5 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 4 comparison → 5 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 5 recent records
us
GEOGRAPHIC_LOCATIONRising- Prevalence change
- +0.0 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 7 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 8 comparison → 7 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 7 recent records
every day
DAILY_ACTIVITYRising- Prevalence change
- +0.0 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 6 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 7 comparison → 6 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 6 recent records
Entities are extracted automatically and may be wrong. Trend signals are directional product signals, not causal claims. See the methodology for the exact definitions.