For many Americans whose lives have been touched by Alzheimer’s disease, figuring out what comes next can be stressful or overwhelming. There are many…
There are a lot of unanswered questions about Alzheimer’s, but one thing the Alzheimer’s community knows well is that getting older is the disease’s…
“There are one too many similarities for this to be a coincidence,” says a recent Popular Mechanics review of new brain research. We’ve got…
When a family member is first diagnosed with dementia, it may seem like involving other people in your family member’s care could only complicate…
Every week in the Being Patient weekly newsletter, founder Deborah Kan shares a thought with readers. This holiday, she reflects on what she is grateful…
Being Patient editors round up a selection of our top reader submissions and Patient Perspectives of 2020. Stories from the Being Patient Community Eugenia…
Being Patient editors round up a selection of favorite and most read articles for a look at some of our top stories of 2020….
The idea that a common viral or bacterial infection could lead, decades later, to the onset of Alzheimer’s was proposed over 30 years ago….
As scientists search for ways to prevent Alzheimer’s, a team of researchers in Switzerland and Italy confirm the link between an imbalance in gut…
Air pollution — a major cause of global warming — has been on the forefront of the debate regarding climate change. Now, as we…
“Our son Connor is an energetic, joyful, and loving 12-year-old. And he’s dying,” Marisa DiChiacchio and Mike Dobbyn wrote of their son Connor, who…
Beloved quiz show host Alex Trebek passed away Nov. 8, at age 80, following a nearly two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. He had announced…
As we age, memories of long past events become more important, especially with each passing decade of late midlife and old age. Studies show…
“These days, lots of people feel out of control, and for good reason … When we feel out of control, the anxiety levels go…
The pandemic left many college students with more time on their hands and fewer job opportunities. As another impact of the pandemic has been…