The Intelligence That Alzheimer’s Can’t Steal: Lisa Genova, Author of ‘Still Alice,’ on Empathy and a Cure
Alzheimer’s disrupts a lot of the brain, but it doesn’t disrupt your ability to feel emotion. You can still feel loved, lonely, sad or upset.
Alzheimer’s disrupts a lot of the brain, but it doesn’t disrupt your ability to feel emotion. You can still feel loved, lonely, sad or upset.
Scientists are looking for ways to detect cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s faster, so that they could treat the disease sooner. The holy grail of…
Dementia is a term used to describe a set of symptoms: memory loss and other cognitive issues. The most common disease that causes these…
This article is part of the series Diversity & Dementia, produced by Being Patient with support provided by Eisai. An Alzheimer’s diagnosis is often talked about…
Scientists have developed more tools than ever to probe Alzheimer’s — from blood tests, to AI-powered cognitive assessments, and brain scans — which have…
Alzheimer’s disease affects millions of people worldwide, and as the world’s population ages, that number is going up. But, the exact cause of Alzheimer’s…
“How can I prevent Alzheimer’s?” There is no surefire way to cure or altogether avoid Alzheimer’s disease, but research shows you can take certain…
Before her diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment and early-stage Alzheimer’s in 2019, Rebecca Chopp was a widely published author, editor, and academic, serving as…
Neurologists and Alzheimer’s research experts explain the side effect known as ARIA — or brain bleeds — associated with the use of anti-amyloid monoclonal antibody…
Biogen and Eisai’s monoclonal antibody drugs for Alzheimer’s — Aduhelm (now off the market) and Leqembi (fully approved by the FDA in 2023) —…
The internet is abuzz with claims that biomarker blood tests are the key to predicting dementia 15 years out. Indeed, up to now, the…
Alzheimer’s disease affects one in 10 people over the age of 65 and one in three over the age of 85, and its global…
This week Being Patient did an extensive series of reports on blood tests for Alzheimer’s, because beyond the headlines, there are a lot of…
Scientists are looking for ways to detect cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s faster, so that they can treat the disease sooner. This research involves discovering…
Alzheimer’s blood tests: a new frontier in neurodegenerative diagnostics, getting the world a big step closer to earlier, more accessible Alzheimer’s diagnosis. But it’s…