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Experts estimate that roughly one in five older adults experience physical pain that lasts for three or more months. This persistent pain (a term…
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The years Rochelle Long has spent caring for her mother and aunt with Alzheimer’s have transformed her into an advocate for Paid Family Leave. …
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Dementia care expert Teepa Snow shares guidance for making the holiday season more dementia-inclusive. For many families, the holidays mean mistletoe and holly, gift-giving,…
For Nicole Bell, her husband Russ Bell’s diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer’s was inexplicable. Russ was young and otherwise fit and healthy. He exercised, ate…
Analysts had high hopes for anti-amyloid drug Aduhelm — the first Alzheimer’s treatment approved by the FDA in nearly two decades and the first…
UPDATE: 3 March 2024, 8:25 P.M. ET. In February 2024, Biogen took Aduhelm off the market, citing financial concerns. Although the drug did receive…
UPDATE: 3 March 2024, 8:22 P.M. ET. In February 2024, Biogen took Aduhelm off the market, citing financial concerns. Although the drug did receive…
This article is part of the series Diversity & Dementia, produced by Being Patient with support provided by Eisai. Image: Luisa Echevarria at the MALDEF Chicago…
Beta-amyloid plaques are a hallmark of Alzheimer’s, but researchers have long been puzzled about why these plaques can also be found in the brains…