This article was written by Being Patient. Corium, the maker of Adlarity®, a transdermal Alzheimer’s dementia treatment, sponsored the article. Scientists have made substantial…
Decades are a significant marker of life’s passage. Ages 10-20 see someone grow from a child all the way through teenagehood into being an…
There are currently no cures or disease-modifying treatment for Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. Once a person is diagnosed, their symptoms — memory loss, personality…
November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month. In an October 31, 2022 statement from the White House, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. reminds the…
Lapses in memory are a fairly normal part of healthy aging. But in the early stages of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s dementia, cognitive changes…
Research shows two of every five cases of Alzheimer’s and related dementias are preventable. According to credible, peer-reviewed scientific studies, here are the 8…
This article is part of the series Diversity & Dementia, produced by Being Patient with support provided by Eisai. In 2013, Loretta Woodward Veney and her…
Researchers in Tokyo continue encouraging research on oxytocin as a potential Alzheimer’s drug target. When administered nasally, the hormone appeared to reverse cognitive decline…
In June, a patient enrolled in the Phase 3 clinical trial for experimental Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab experienced brain bleeds and later died. It is…
Maggie Ellis, a senior lecturer at St. Andrews University, is currently studying a method of communication used with nonverbal individuals for its applications in…
The COVID pandemic has introduced many scientific and medical terms into our everyday language. Many of us are now fluent in conversations about viral…
The hunt for the genetic causes of Alzheimer’s is underway. But there are more than 20,000 genes encoded in our DNA — and that’s…
Caregiving for a person who is nearing the end of their dementia journey is a challenging role, whether someone is doing it professionally or…
When brain cells become starved of oxygen and sugar, they start dying. Many researchers believe that this process of neuronal death is a driving…
Donald Weaver, a researcher and physician who acts as co-director at the Krembil Brain Institute, provides evidence that Alzheimer’s is a result of the…