Is the Ketogenic Diet Good for Your Brain?
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Being Patient
| April 27th, 2018
As part of the Being Patient brain experts Live Talk series, our editor in chief Deborah Kan sat down with UCSF’s Dr. Ed Blonz,…
Common Medications Linked to Dementia Risk
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Being Patient
| April 26th, 2018
Long-term use of certain drugs, some of them used to treat depression, has been linked to an increase in dementia risk in a study…
Hospitals Fail to Detect Dementia in a Third of Patients
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Being Patient
| April 25th, 2018
Hospitals have failed to identify dementia in one third of patients, a new study from the U.K. shows. Those patients, who require unique support…
To Slow Down Alzheimer’s, Treatment Must Start Decades Before Symptoms
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Being Patient
| April 24th, 2018
Scientists highlight that targeting amyloid early on in patients’ progression of Alzheimer’s is key to treating the disease effectively. By the time a patient…
Exposure to Air Pollution Linked to Signs of Dementia, Even in Babies
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Being Patient
| April 23rd, 2018
A new study released by the University of Montana showed that symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease were present in those who had been exposed to…
Study: 1 in 5 Dementia Patients Is Over-Medicated
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Being Patient
| April 20th, 2018
Jasja De Smedt Kotterman, whose mother died of Alzheimer’s in 2017, said she was always fearful that her mother was in pain toward the end…
Memory Training Could Make Your Brain Decades Younger—But Only for Specific Tasks
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Being Patient
| April 19th, 2018
Memory loss is inescapable as we age. Everyone will experience some difference in the way they remember things from when they were younger. The…
How College Education Affects Alzheimer’s Risk
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Being Patient
| April 17th, 2018
It’s not just any one thing that causes Alzheimer’s disease, but rather a combination of factors that range from possessing certain variants of genes…
Dementia’s Toll on Low-Income Countries: a Ugandan Caregiver’s Perspective
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Deborah Kan
| April 16th, 2018
Listening to music at a World Rocks Against Dementia day, as well as hosting a food and clothes drive to raise money for homeless…
Too Much Sitting Could Affect Your Memory
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Being Patient
| April 16th, 2018
We know that a sedentary lifestyle isn’t good for your health. Studies on inactivity have led to headlines like “Sitting Can Kill You,” and…
One Day, a Simple Eye Exam Could Detect Alzheimer’s
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Being Patient
| April 13th, 2018
Peter Snyder of Lifespan Hospital System discusses retinal imaging’s potential for helping diagnose Alzheimer’s early, even before symptoms appear. What if getting a reliable…
Menopause, Memory and HRT: How Hormones Could Affect Brain Health
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Being Patient
| April 12th, 2018
New research indicates that when it comes to verbal memory, the later you hit menopause the better. We know that varying levels of estrogen…
Study Finds Treating Depression Lowers Alzheimer’s Risk
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Being Patient
| April 11th, 2018
There is no one reason why some people get Alzheimer’s and others do not. Most scientists point to genetics and lifestyle as the main…
The Path of an Alzheimer’s Drug, From Trial to Market
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Being Patient
| April 9th, 2018
Any Alzheimer’s drug under development has a complicated journey from formulation to clinical trials to potentially getting in the hands of patients. We spoke…
How to Prevent Falls in People With Dementia
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Being Patient
| April 6th, 2018
While taking a tumble might sound harmless enough, falls are a common threat to adults over 65—about one-third experience a fall over the course…