Electroencephalography, or EEG, was invented 100 years ago. In the years since the invention of this device to monitor brain electricity, it has had…
Vaccinations have provided significant protection for the public against infectious diseases. However, there was a modest decrease in support in 2023 nationwide for vaccine…
More than 7 million Americans are living with dementia, and these numbers are set to double by 2060. Experts say that getting an early…
In February, Biogen announced it was pulling Aduhelm off the market. The company will continue supplying the drug until November but stopped providing it…
There’s no set amount of sleep you need. Everyone’s a bit different. But to have a healthy brain, one thing’s certain: You need good,…
More than one in ten people who catch COVID don’t fully recover — developing a chronic condition called long COVID which causes a variety…
When Being Patient founder Deborah Kan’s mother began hoarding blueberry baskets and other miscellaneous items, Kan was taken aback by this new behavior. Kan’s…
A new definition of Alzheimer’s has been published — and it’s drawing a lot of criticism. According to this set of new diagnostic criteria…
With scientists studying if new semaglutide weight loss drugs could potentially treat dementia, many have questions about the potential impact of Ozempic and Wegovy…
Members of the Being Patient community are increasingly curious to learn their genetic status as it relates to Alzheimer’s risk. A story I was…
Dementia is not an inevitable consequence of aging. It’s thought that around 40 percent of dementia cases could be prevented (or at least delayed)…
With the 2024 FDA approval of Eli Lilly’s Kisunla for early-stage Alzheimer’s disease, there are now two fairly similar anti-amyloid on the market in…
A new study from the UK suggests that the models used to screen for potential future cases of dementia are not reliable predictors of…
On August 22nd, the UK’s drug regulation agency — UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency — approved Eisai and Biogen’s anti-amyloid drug Leqembi…
When Reda Harrison came back from vacation to her University of Kentucky hospital plastic surgery coordinator job at home in Lexington, Kentucky, something was…