Everyone carries two copies of a certain gene called APOE4, and it comes in a few variants. One of these variants, APOE4, has been…
Jayne Sibley’s mother started spending money in unusual ways. She’d buy groceries when she had a fridge full of food. She’d take out cash…
Almost 50 million Americans each year use some form of cannabis. In the 1920s, the drug was vilified because of recreational use by Mexican…
After almost two decades of stagnation, two new drugs for Alzheimer’s have hit the market in the last three years. The approval of Biogen…
This article is part of the series Diversity & Dementia, produced by Being Patient with support provided by Eisai. In Southern Texas’s Rio Grande Valley, researchers…
The human gut is home to trillions of microscopic organisms — collectively called the microbiome. The bacteria in the gut help digest food; they…
Having a support system is necessary for caregiving, for help when it’s needed, for moral support, for exchanging knowledge, and more. Yet many people…
“Are nonstick pans toxic”? “Can aluminum cookware cause dementia?” “Are my scratched pans still safe?” That’s just a sample of a few worrying headlines…
Sure, your run-of-the-mill, every day stress and worry may be associated with dementia. But just as depression bears a well-known link to dementia, including…
Studies show that people living with diabetes have a higher risk of developing cognitive decline or dementia during their lifetimes. In fact, the link…
In October of 2022, French writer Annie Ernaux won the Nobel Prize for literature for her body of work: 23 books over the past…
Delirium is a sudden decline in a person’s usual mental function. It occurs when signals in the brain aren’t sending and receiving properly, causing…
Of the 30 million living with Alzheimer’s worldwide, two thirds are women. While it was previously thought that it was because women lived longer,…
Most dementia caregivers don’t apply for the job. They wake up one day in a new reality, where caregiving for a loved one with…
Despite decades of study, the underlying cause of Alzheimer’s continues to evade scientists. Because it’s such a mystery, there are only six drugs approved for…