After Lewis Hornby’s grandmother was rushed to the hospital with dehydration, he invented something to help her stay healthy: Jelly Drops, colorful candies that…
A trendy dietary supplement called dopa mucuna appears to contain dangerously high levels of a dopamine-boosting drug called levodopa. Researchers warn of unintended side…
This article is part of the series Diversity & Dementia, produced by Being Patient with support provided by Eisai. Henrietta Lacks. The Tuskegee Experiment. When…
At least one in four people with Alzheimer’s experience apathy. Despite its prevalence, existing drugs for Alzheimer’s cognitive symptoms don’t address this symptom. But…
Earlier this year, when the House of Memories mobile museum visited a Liverpool nursing home, an older woman with dementia who had become withdrawn…
Socioeconomic status is a well-recognized determinant of health. Financial security opens doors to education, healthy foods and high-quality natural ingredients, and other health-related lifestyle…
Neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience experts Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian and Christelle Langley at University of Cambridge and Chun Shen and Jianfeng Feng at Fudan University…
At AAIC, reporter Phil Gutis learns low-intensity exercise could stop mild cognitive impairment in its tracks. But, researchers say, knowing this is only half…
When research dropped at this year’s AAIC about the relationship between junk food consumption and brain health, late-night show host Stephen Colbert had a…
Research presented at AAIC found that people whose diets are full of junk food developed cognitive decline faster than those with healthier eating habits….
“She no longer remembered who I was, but our lifelong connection through LEGO bricks kept our communication and engagement alive.” –Loretta Veney Loretta Veney…
Writer and news reporter Phil Gutis brings his keen nose for news — and his experience living with early-onset Alzheimer’s — to the halls…
At AAIC, scientists from around the world shared new findings on COVID-19 risk factors for cognitive impairment, as well as factors could help protect…
At this year’s AAIC, the developer of an Alzheimer’s blood test debuts promising data, while the Alzheimer’s Association warns new blood-based biomarkers aren’t quite…
Alzheimer’s advocate GeVonna Fassett spent more than a decade caring for her late mother. Today, her organization, Olivia’s Prayer, supports dementia caregivers and raises…