Neurology and psychiatry professor Christopher Filley at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus shares insights from new research on brain’s gray matter and…
University of Colorado associate professor of health economics Joan O’Connell and University of California Irvine associate professor of epidemiology Luohua Jiang share insights from…
Researchers Eef Hogervorst, Emma O’Donnell, and Rebecca Hardy at Loughborough University in Leicestershire, England share insights on recent findings that the brain-protecting effects of…
People living with Alzheimer’s and dementia in Zambia are commonly accused of witchcraft. A national organization called the Alzheimer’s Diseases and Related Dementias in…
As marijuana becomes more mainstream, and the CBD market thrives, can these herbal drugs treat people with Alzheimer’s and dementia? We take a deep…
A new study shows that individuals with a neurodegenerative language disorder called primary progressive aphasia (PPA) have Alzheimer’s-like plaques and tangles in their brains…
My sister and I shared caregiving responsibilities for my mother, and I know from experience that while those of us with a caregiving team…
I was recently asked to speak at the 2022 Yale Healthcare Conference focused on patient advocacy. It was an honor to be invited to…
Frontotemporal lobar degeneration, also known as frontotemporal dementia (FTD), refers to various disorders that cause cell damage and affect the brain. FTD is the…
Thirty years ago, dementia was a condition less understood than it is now and assumed to be a normal part of aging. A condition…
Scent-based workshops are helping people with dementia tap into good feelings — and good memories. As celebrity “scent guru” Ruth Sutcliffe watched her mom…
What happens when a person who appears to show signs of Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia walks out of a supermarket in the…
Stephanie Wong at Flinders University and Hannah Keage at the University of South Australia explore whether we really ‘lose our filter’ as we age….
The term “childhood Alzheimer’s” suggests that it is a form of Alzheimer’s disease that specifically occurs in children. It turns out, this is a…
I lived in Atlanta when my last two children were born. They were both boys, only 18 months apart, a rambunctious change of life…