In the past, scientists have overlooked the vascular system’s role in aging and dementia. But increasingly, research is showing that vascular dysfunction like damage…
Roughly one in 10 people worldwide, or over 700 million people, will experience hearing loss by 2050, and research suggests it is the leading…
Two large hospitals, Cleveland Clinic and Mount Sinai, have decided against administering Aduhelm for patients following controversy around the Alzheimer’s drug’s FDA approval drug…
This article is part of the series Diversity & Dementia, an editorially independent series produced by Being Patient with support provided by Eisai. One day, young Andres…
In the 1990s, the idea that clumps of beta-amyloid proteins are the main culprits of Alzheimer’s took off, and this line of thought —…
UPDATE: 3 March 2024, 8:22 P.M. ET. In February 2024, Biogen took Aduhelm off the market, citing financial concerns. Although the drug did receive…
UPDATE: 3 March 2024, 8:40 P.M. ET. In February 2024, Biogen took Aduhelm off the market, citing financial concerns. Although the drug did receive…
Following sharp criticisms of the FDA’s broad approval of Aduhelm for all patients with Alzheimer’s, the agency has narrowed the drug’s label to those…
Image: Lynn Casteel Harper, by Travis Tanay Lynn Casteel Harper, author of On Vanishing: Mortality, Dementia, and What It Means to Disappear (Catapult, 2020) and minister of…
Following a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment, patients can find themselves in a state of limbo, caught between being cognitively normal and living with…
Sitting around is a known risk factor for disease and disability. Yet, when older adults start to lose independence — becoming less functional physically…
Older adults’ desire to remain in their own home as they get older is growing, according to two separate studies by AARP and Home…
As the COVID-19 lockdown has laid bare the effects of social isolation, initiatives offering companionship for older adults have provided a critical source of…
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Shreya Mcleod, a titled sports and musculoskeletal physiotherapist, and James F. Donnelly, a lecturer and researcher in Psychology at Southern Cross University, share insights…