As Hurricane Florence barreled toward her coastal community, Patty Younts grappled with a question: Where should a person with dementia go? Her husband, Howard,…
Dementia causes memory loss and deteriorates the ability to carry out everyday tasks over time, but sometimes the most distressing thing to experience is…
We know that obesity is linked to increased dementia risk—but what about being ‘skinny fat’? Being Patient talks to Dr. James Galvin, associate dean…
We talk to Dr. Bruce Miller, head of the Global Brain Health Institute at UCSF and a world renowned expert on how dementia alters…
Inside your brain, there are 100 billion cells carrying out the daily tasks of keeping you alive and feeding you information: transmitting messages from…
Air pollution is on the rise, and there’s no question that it’s bad for your respiratory system. Scientists have linked pollution to around 9…
A concussion may cause headaches, fatigue and difficulty concentrating, but could a blow to your head also lead to more serious consequences decades later? According…
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