Around 55 million people worldwide suffer from dementia such as Alzheimer’s disease. On Feb. 22, 2024, it was revealed that former talk show host…
In our latest “Ask Me Anything” with dementia caregiving consultant and expert Teepa Snow, we tackled tons of reader questions. Watch the full video…
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…
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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…
If you or a loved one is going through the diagnostic process for Alzheimer’s, one of the terms you’re likely to hear quite a…
Want to boost your memory? Or control your dreams? It costs $50 to buy 90 pills of galantamine, a brain-boosting nootropic supplement that promises…
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…
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…
Scientists have known for years that unhealthy diets – particularly those that are high in fat and sugar – may cause detrimental changes to…
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…
Nothing is more exciting than when my favorite basketball team, the Toronto Raptors, announced that they were signing a star player that could help…
Dementia doesn’t just affect the brain of a patient. As clinical psychologist, educator, and author Dasha Kiper explores in her new book, the disease…