Over 55 million people worldwide have dementia. This mind-robbing condition has a huge impact on society and the economy, so scientists are working hard…
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This article is part of the series Diversity & Dementia, produced by Being Patient with support provided by Eisai. Some of the United States’s most widespread…
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Scientists have been working to understand the root causes of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease for decades now. But one of the reasons we don’t…
Musician Tony Bennett, a master of beloved musical standards, died this week at age 96. Tony Bennett’s family announced in 2021 that he had been…
About 44 million people are living with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia. According to Dr. Dale Bredesen, the key to preventing Alzheimer’s is…
I’m writing from Amsterdam, where this past week, the Being Patient editorial team has been reporting on the biggest news from the Alzheimer’s Association…
AMSTERDAM —In the data presented at this week’s Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Amsterdam, donanemab has been shown to slow development of memory and…
Good news for brain health this summer: FDA-approved drugs like Leqembi available for Alzheimer’s are becoming more widely available. The caveat: These drugs only…
As I prepared to board the plane to Amsterdam for the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, an email from the news site Axios caught my…
Some 65 percent of adults over the age of 60 live with hearing loss — and mounting research shows it is a controllable risk…
One in three people with dementia develop chronic pain. When over-the-counter medications like Aspirin or Aleve aren’t enough, doctors may prescribe opioids: a class…
AMSTERDAM — When we arrived at the Rijks Museum, the home of Netherland’s most cherished artwork and cultural heritage, the halls were pretty empty…