Lisa Genova, neuroscientist and New York Times best-selling author, speaks to Being Patient about how she used storytelling to raise awareness about Alzheimer’s, brain…
What does your brain do while you sleep? According to a new study, deep sleep is when your brain gets a scrub down, washing…
We know that Alzheimer’s is caused by a combination of genetics and environmental factors. But for some people, the chances of getting Alzheimer’s are…
Are you worried that your parent or grandparent is unsafe behind the wheel? Dementia affects everyone differently, but it often disrupts the motor skills…
Heidi V. Pickett and David Weild weigh in on the financial obstacles that have stymied progress in Alzheimer’s drug development. Last month, Roche announced…
While it might sound like a New Age dream that a shrub known as “holy herb” from California could help treat Alzheimer’s, it’s not so…
A new study published in the journal Neurology conducted by researchers in Sweden has found that keeping active in middle age mentally and physically…
It sounds like something out of a science fiction movie with a Goop-esque twist: a company called Ambrosia offers plasma transfusions of “young” blood into…
Medical marijuana will be used to treat dementia patients in the first major trial in the U.K. The trial is funded by Alzheimer’s Research…
When Peter Berry was first diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s at age 50, his first thoughts were that he was a burden to his family…
Renowned Harvard University geneticist David Sinclair recently made a startling assertion: Scientific data shows he has knocked more than two decades off his biological…
If we told you there was a magic pill to feel less tired, more alert and younger, you’d take it, right? What if we…
The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on dietary supplements sellers making claims that their products can cure or treat dementia and Alzheimer’s….
After being diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s at age 50, Peter Berry considered ending his life. Following the initial shock, he realized there are people…
First it was a diabetes drug, now researchers have turned their attention to an HIV drug. Could a drug that would slow down Alzheimer’s…