Over the last few decades, the number of older adults admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) has been rising — a trend that…
Does your life really flash before your eyes when you die? Through a chance occurrence, scientists recorded brain waves in a dying patient. The…
Alzheimer’s is one of the most common causes of death. What can caregivers do to make the last days for someone with late-stage Alzheimer’s…
I lived in Atlanta when my last two children were born. They were both boys, only 18 months apart, a rambunctious change of life…
It’s been well-established that many heart-healthy foods are also beneficial for brain health. However, it’s not exactly common knowledge that these foods can also…
In “The Ethicist,” writer Chuck Klosterman’s weekly column for The New York Times, a question was submitted about the use of black floor mats…
Joe Brazeal reflects on lessons learned as a father and caregiver. Joe Brazeal’s wife, Kimberly Brazeal, was only 42 years old when she began…
Clinicians have suspected that people with early-onset Alzheimer’s, which becomes symptomatic in people aged 65 or younger, tend to decline more rapidly than those…
This article is part of the series Diversity & Dementia, produced by Being Patient with support provided by Eisai. Berta Carbajal remembers her mother…
You probably don’t realize it when you’re listening to your favorite song, but music has an incredibly powerful effect on the human brain. Singing, playing…
Image: A volunteer wearing the Fastball electroencephalography cap. Courtesy, University of Bath. Our visual memory system has a phenomenally large capacity. Flick through the…
New research indicates cataract surgery may lower dementia risk. As the population ages, the number of people in the United States with vision loss…
Neurologist Lenora Higginbotham in Atlanta shares how her grandmother’s Parkinson’s journey inspired her present-day career in neurology. This article is part of the series Diversity…
As part of an online conference hosted by the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, Associate Professor of Medicine at New York University’s (NYU) Long Island…
You may have read about it in the New York Post: “Scientists pinpoint personality traits that increase risk of Alzheimer’s.” A recent study published in…