We all know what it’s like to be transported to a different time and place just by hearing a few chords of music. A…
Dr. Francisco Lopera was a young medical resident in Antioquia, Colombia when he encountered his first familial Alzheimer’s patient in the mid 1980s. The…
Here’s some news you can raise a piece of buttered bread to: In a 2018 study, scientists found that a diet high in carbs…
An 80-year-old man with Alzheimer’s mistook his home health aide, who had been providing care for him for several months, for an intruder. When…
What if you could get an Alzheimer’s vaccine like you do for measles or chickenpox? Scientists at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center are…
It sounds like the beginning of an ingredient list for a morning smoothie, but it’s also the three things scientists have found might lower…
The roast turkey and pecan pie may be the same as always, but growing numbers of families plan to add a tradition to their…
Alex Trebek has had a chance to play a memory game every day of work since 1984. Over 30 seasons of hosting “Jeopardy,” he…
Caregiving consultant Linda Jenkins shares wisdom about how to celebrate the holidays with family members who are living with dementia. Holidays are typically a…
Nailing down a dementia diagnosis is difficult. First, the person with the suspected disease needs to ask their doctor about cognitive testing—easier said than…
When a driver cuts you off in traffic, do you take it in stride? Or do you develop a bad case of road rage?…
Shana Dorsey first caught sight of the purplish wound on her father’s lower back as he lay in a suburban Chicago hospital bed a…
As the number of people with dementia grows, scientists are rushing to figure out a faster diagnosis process. And researchers from University College London think…
We know that vascular health and brain health are linked—evidence shows that stroke doubles the chance of dementia and those who follow heart-healthy medical…
The phone call came as a shock. Your aunt can’t transfer into memory care; we have to discharge her from this facility, a nurse…