Robert Jacobs, professor of brain and cognitive sciences at the University of Rochester, takes a closer look at why memory slips can actually be…
On the brink of a new year, a note from Being Patient Founder and Editor-in-Chief Deborah Kan. Dear readers, As I reflect on 2021,…
This article is part of the series Diversity & Dementia, produced by Being Patient with support provided by Eisai. Berta Carbajal remembers her mother…
You probably don’t realize it when you’re listening to your favorite song, but music has an incredibly powerful effect on the human brain. Singing, playing…
Research assistant Arnaud Francioni, and associate professors Melissa Park and Patricia Belchior, at the School of Physical and Occupational Therapy of McGill University, along…
Image: A volunteer wearing the Fastball electroencephalography cap. Courtesy, University of Bath. Our visual memory system has a phenomenally large capacity. Flick through the…
New research indicates cataract surgery may lower dementia risk. As the population ages, the number of people in the United States with vision loss…
Alzheimer’s is a notoriously difficult disease to identify with certainty. By the time a patient receives a diagnosis, its pathology in the brain is…
What’s the difference between treating Alzheimer’s symptoms and modifying the disease? Despite decades of research, the underlying cause of Alzheimer’s continues to evade scientists….
UPDATE: 3 March 2024, 8:39 P.M. ET. In February 2024, Biogen took Aduhelm off the market, citing financial concerns. Although the drug did receive…
Each of these authors shared their own unique experience with dementia in our 2021 Being Patient LiveTalks, and throughout all of these insightful, personal,…
Neurologist Lenora Higginbotham in Atlanta shares how her grandmother’s Parkinson’s journey inspired her present-day career in neurology. This article is part of the series Diversity…
Protollin, a new vaccine for Alzheimer’s that is administered nasally, heads to human clinical trials. Through the incredible power of our immune system, researchers…
Image courtesy of padsforparkinsons.org Joy Milne was a nurse who lived much of her life oblivious to her hidden ability. But one day, she…
A career journalist, newspaper and magazine editor, Greg O’Brien learned from his mother what it means to truly live with Alzheimer’s, and it was…