Despite failure after failure in clinical trials, scientists are making progress toward developing investigational treatments for Alzheimer’s. Here’s a primer on all the approved…
In our LiveTalk series, Being Patient spoke Jason Ulrich, associate professor of neurology at Washington University in St. Louis, about the complex relationship between genetics,…
Using the blue device (pictured) that performs the ultrasensitive proximity extension assay technology, Professor Nancy Ip Yuk-Yu and her team have developed a blood…
We know that brains benefit from being put to work. Increasingly, researchers are looking at gaming and brain health. Some games are designed specifically…
As part of our LiveTalks series, Being Patient spoke with Gail Gregory, Peter Middleton and George Rook about their dementia diagnoses and what it…
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…
Misconceptions about dementia are prevalent, and for people living with the illness, they can make it all the more isolating. After a candid conversation…
In part 1 of Being Patient’s series about finances, aging and brain health, we explored how dementia can affect money management. In the second…
Data on Cassava Sciences’ Alzheimer’s drug candidate, simufilam, found it was not only safe, but modified disease biomarkers at six months, and improved cognition…
Image: Aduhelm, Biogen/AP. The head of the FDA, Dr. Janet Woodcock, calls for investigation into the agency’s own controversial approval of Biogen’s Aduhelm, the…
The FDA expresses early confidence in Altoida’s investigational tech gadget, designed to predict whether someone will develop Alzheimer’s in the next year. Studies so…
If an experimental drug is only effective for a small percentage of clinical trial participants, should the therapy be abandoned for all? Nearly every…
This article is part of the series Diversity & Dementia, produced by Being Patient with support provided by Eisai. Sheri Yarbrough, 60, has been a caregiver…
This article is part of the series Diversity & Dementia, an editorially independent series produced by Being Patient with support provided by Eisai. Andres Martin, 34, discovered…
Dementia disproportionately affects communities of color. The new UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Center for Brain Health Equity joins the fight to address the disparity. According to the…
Image: Kamaria Moore-Hollis (left) and her mother Mary (right). Courtesy of Moore-Hollis. This article is part of the series Diversity & Dementia, produced by Being Patient with…
A new book by Dr. Jason Karlawish, The Problem of Alzheimer’s, shares largely untold stories the history of the Alzheimer’s crisis, discussing the science,…
Stanley Tucci and Colin Firth, two Hollywood greats, play a couple grappling with a dementia diagnosis in new romantic drama “Supernova.” Caring for someone…
Anthony Hopkins plays an 80-year-old man with dementia in Florian Zeller’s new film ‘The Father.” (Image: Sean Gleason / Sony Pictures Classics) In a…
Being Patient helps to create clarity around Alzheimer’s, dementia and related complex brain health issues by connecting our community of readers directly with trusted…
While dementia is not necessarily preventable, scientists now understand even more clearly the extent to which some lifestyle changes can significantly lower one’s odds…
Early research shows that consistent use of saunas or hot tubs may offer similar health benefits to traditional aerobic exercise — including lowering a…
The earliest signs of dementia and Alzheimer’s: Five people diagnosed with neurodegenerative diseases share the moments they first knew something was not quite right. …
Super-agers don’t develop the key biomarkers of Alzheimer’s, even in their 80s and 90s. Scientists try to crack the code about what protects their…
In Being Patient’s LiveTalk series, palliative care physician Dr. Lynn Hallarman shares her own family’s journey caring for her late mother with dementia before and…
Trouble swallowing can be a slippery slope to a number of other health issues. Being Patient spoke to two experts in speech, language, eating…
Caregiving costs can reach the price of tuition at a four-year university, and families are looking for ways around the debt. A new survey…
It’s no secret that caregivers are stressed — and sleep-deprived to boot — and while “Make time for you” is popular advice, it can be…
Hollywood power couple Seth Rogen and his wife Lauren Miller Rogen are raising awareness about Alzheimer’s through comedy. On a more serious note, their…
The sisters behind “The Kathy Project” use TikTok to share their journey with early-onset Alzheimer’s. Kathy and Jean Collins of British Columbia, Canada, downloaded…
The family of Tony Bennett announced that the legendary singer has been contending with an Alzheimer’s diagnosis since 2016. According to his neurologist, the…
A prima ballerina with Alzheimer’s disease remembers Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake;” details of her past as a dancer remain a mystery. The ability of music…
Andrea Couture is the author of “Embracing What Remains,” a memoir about balancing motherhood and daughterhood following her father’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis. When my father,…
April 23, 2021 Lisa Marshall is a caregiver to her husband Peter, who was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s. Lying on our bed, I sunk…
February 8, 2021 Marlene Jaxon was a caregiver to her mother with Alzheimer’s and the author of “Jinx!: Laughing in the Face of Alzheimer’s.” …
February 1, 2021 Dr. Renée Harmon was a caregiver to her husband and the author of “Surfing the Waves of Alzheimer’s.” Loving and caring…