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…
New wearable tech is being designed to detect depression with more than twice the accuracy of your average human psychiatrist — and prompt users…
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…
Donald Weaver, professor of chemistry and director of Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, University of Toronto, explores depression and dementia in the age…
The public health repercussions of contracting COVID-19 have been front-and-center for months. Beyond the disease’s physical effects, researchers say that its psychological toll may…
People with dementia often suffer from mental health conditions, symptoms that can lead to serious consequences. These neuropsychiatric disorders can make it more difficult…
With aging comes concern about developing Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia, and every lapse in memory or attention can feel like the…
Being Patient spoke with neurologist Dr. Steven Sabat about how quarantine life can lead to increased feelings of depression and anxiety for both caregivers…
By all accounts the woman, in her late 60s, appeared to have severe dementia. She was largely incoherent. Her short-term memory was terrible. She…
Are the drugs you’re taking putting you at increased risk for dementia? A 2019 study in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine gives good reason…
Alzheimer’s is a devastating diagnosis, but the patient is not the only one who needs to worry about their health: Studies show that 40…
When Peter Berry was first diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s at age 50, his first thoughts were that he was a burden to his family…
A dementia diagnosis is devastating. While some patients given a dementia diagnosis can enroll in clinical trials that might provide a drug to slow…
Social isolation and depression are considered the gateway to cognitive decline by some researchers. In fact, studies suggest that loneliness increases the risk of…
A new study has calculated the toll loneliness takes on the brain: People who experience feelings of loneliness are at a 40 percent chance…