The Heart-Healthy Practice That Can Help Your Brain
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Being Patient
| July 31st, 2018
We know that habits like exercise and eating a nutritious diet are good for our bodies. But when it comes to brain health, it’s…
Opinion | When Dementia Takes Hold, Give Patients the Right to Die
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Diane Rehm
| July 30th, 2018
Diane Rehm, whose husband John Rehm lived with Parkinson’s, shares her perspective on why people living with dementia deserves a say in their end…
Expert Q&A: Can You Prevent Alzheimer’s?
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Deborah Kan
| July 27th, 2018
While you might read reports about the ongoing debate over what causes Alzheimer’s, Dr. Rudy Tanzi, an Alzheimer’s researcher at Massachusetts General Hospital in…
Is Biogen and Eisai’s BAN2401 the Alzheimer’s Drug We’ve Been Waiting For?
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Being Patient
| July 26th, 2018
The long search for a drug to slow the decline of Alzheimer’s may have reached a turning point. Pharmaceutical companies Biogen and Eisai have…
How Soon Would You Want to Know You Have Alzheimer’s?
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Alex Smith
| July 26th, 2018
Jose Belardo of Lansing, Kan., spent most of his career in the U.S. Public Health Service. He worked on the front lines of disasters…
Painkillers for Dementia Could Be Making Things Worse
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Being Patient
| July 24th, 2018
We know that as much as 50 percent of dementia patients experience regular pain. But does providing a common painkiller help or hurt patients?…
A Note From Being Patient Founder Deborah Kan
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Deborah Kan
| July 23rd, 2018
As Being Patient celebrates our one-year anniversary, I wanted to take this time to thank you, our readers, for making this year one of…
How Stress Breaks Your Brain: An Interview With a Stress Expert
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Marguerite Lonergan
| July 20th, 2018
We’ve all felt the temporary effects of stress: a racing heart, sweaty palms, a sinking feeling in your stomach. For the most part, these…
Pregnancy Raises the Risk of Alzheimer’s, Study Finds
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Being Patient
| July 19th, 2018
Giving birth to five or more children may raise the risk of Alzheimer’s by as much as 70 percent, a new study has found….
6 Doctor-Recommended Lifestyle Changes After a Dementia Diagnosis
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Daniel C. Potts, MD, FAAN
| July 18th, 2018
I know a care partner who wrote a one-page life story of her husband that she could share with professionals at each transition: likes, dislikes, former occupation, noteworthy accomplishments—information that would typically not be found in the medical record.
Bill Gates Calls for an Affordable Test To Detect Alzheimer’s Early
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Being Patient
| July 17th, 2018
“Imagine a world where diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease is as simple as getting your blood tested during your annual physical,” Bill Gates wrote in a…
You Asked, We Got the Answers: Alzheimer’s and Finances
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Deborah Kan
| July 17th, 2018
Navigating a dementia diagnosis is difficult enough, but the impact of a diagnosis on caregivers’ and patients’ wallets can be equally devastating. The Alzheimer’s…
You Think It Might Be Dementia. Here’s What to Expect
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Daniel C. Potts, MD, FAAN
| July 16th, 2018
Dr. Daniel C. Potts is a neurologist sharing what patients and care partners should know about navigating the healthcare system after watching his father…
Get a Daily Dose of Green Space to Lower Dementia Risk
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Being Patient
| July 12th, 2018
When you close your eyes and go to your “happy place,” does it involve the great outdoors? If so, there may be a good…
‘I’m Married, but I’m a Widow’: How To Avoid Caregiver Burnout
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Blake Farmer
| July 11th, 2018
Vicki Bartholomew started a support group for wives who are caring for a husband with Alzheimer’s disease because she needed that sort of group…