Tablets aren’t new in the scope of dementia care; long-distance caregivers may use them to help establish communication channels with loved ones in assisted…
On April 15, coronavirus-related deaths in assisted living facilities had topped 5,000, with one in ten nursing homes around the U.S. having reported an…
Diagnoses of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) — a debilitating brain disease caused by repeated brain trauma — are on the rise among former pro…
About seven out of ten cases of Alzheimer’s are accompanied by symptoms of agitation and aggression. This could mean pacing, restlessness, shouting and screaming,…
This week, the Florida Department of Elder Affairs is delivering more than 350 of the Ageless Innovation’s robotic pets to Florida’s socially isolated older…
While pharmaceutical companies have invested decades of research and billions of dollars in the quest to cure to Alzheimer’s, more than 100 experimental therapies…
Diane Rehm’s husband, John, was living with severe Parkinson’s and Lewy body dementia. In the late stages of his disease, he told her that…
A number of studies have shown that eating a healthier diet — green leafy vegetables, berries, nuts, whole grains, fish — may reduce dementia…
Hours feel like days. Days feel like months. And months? Well they can feel like a decade. Particularly when you are awaiting the restart…
Because of their lasting effects on the brain, strains of the coronavirus — possibly including COVID-19 — could cause the onset of some of…
In the late 1890s, a railroad worker in Frankfurt Germany noticed that his wife, Auguste Deter, was behaving oddly. Gradually her anxiety and mood…
The Alzheimer’s gene, known as ApoE4, is one of the the largest genetic risk factors for later onset Alzheimer’s disease. Carrying one copy of the…
For decades, researchers have been searching for ways to combat the abnormal proteins that appear in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s. Despite their best…
As COVID-19 spreads, the risk of the elderly and people with dementia being hospitalized for the disease increases—not to mention all the other medical…
Being Patient spoke with Dr. Jason Karlawish, a professor of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, about how caregiver’s should prepare for the potential…