No one can tell for certain if you’ll develop Alzheimer’s disease 10, 20 or 30 years from now — but you can certainly lower…
More than one billion adults worldwide have high blood pressure, but since it doesn’t often cause symptoms, half of them don’t even know they…
The Lancet Commission on dementia prevention and intervention, a global project that gets scientists to review the evidence for risk factors of dementia every few…
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Two people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s claim to have conquered the disease through simple lifestyle changes. Dementia and Alzheimer’s have been the leading killers in…
Roughly a quarter of all Americans over the age of 40 in the U.S. take statin drugs — which lower levels of cholesterol —…
Wellness and nutrition experts Lauren Ball, and Emily Burch point out, there is a lot of health buzz around the term “inflammation” right now….
Walk 10,000 steps a day, cut back alcohol, get better sleep at night, stay socially active — we’re told that changes like these can…
When Doreen Monks first started showing symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease, she was working as a neuroscience nurse practitioner. While she was having problems managing…
A recent study reported that sildenafil, sold under the brand name Viagra, and other medicines from the same group called phosphodiesterase type-5 inhibitors may…
Believe it or not, Pfizer’s drug Viagra was originally designed to treat cardiovascular problems. Early on in clinical trials, men taking the drug became…
This article is part of the series Diversity & Dementia, produced by Being Patient with support provided by Eisai. Caribbean neuroscientist Indira Turney’s research is centered…
By 2030, experts estimate that more than 8 million Americans will be living with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia. Black Americans will make…
Blacks are at higher risk for several health conditions in the U.S. This is true for heart disease, hypertension, type 2 diabetes and stroke,…
While many people use Alzheimer’s and dementia interchangeably, these don’t mean the same thing. What exactly is the difference? Dementia is a word used…