As the pandemic forces the world to change, doctors and patients have turned to virtual care. For people with dementia, the benefits of telemedicine…
Virtual and augmented reality (VR and AR) uses computer-generated environments, viewed through a pair of high-tech goggles, to help individuals face and overcome their…
In June, after a 17-year hiatus, the Federal Bureau of Prisons resumed the scheduled execution of four death row prisoners. One of them, Wesley…
The NFL considers concussions serious injuries, but that has not always been the case. Now, Black players who sustained repeated brain injuries during their…
While women are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s than men, accounting for two-thirds of the 5.8 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s, the two sexes…
Dealing with an Alzheimer’s diagnosis can be challenging, both for the person diagnosed and for their loved ones. Eugenia Zukerman, an accomplished flutist and…
Published this week in the journal JAMA Neurology, a new study from researchers at Boston University School of Public Health estimates that 13.6% of…
We know that education and cognitive health are closely linked, but a new study from researchers at the University of Southern Australia — aided…
For an older adult in long-term care, a fall can trigger a domino effect of problems that hasten the end of one’s life. Every…
Drilling down on the link between autism and Alzheimer’s, an extensive new study from the Tel Aviv University found a key Alzheimer’s biomarker in…
The occasional minor cognitive error is a perfectly normal occurrence, but some people live with persistent, subjective cognitive difficulties that have no underlying structural,…
According to new research, nearly three quarters of older adults with dementia have filled prescriptions for medicines that act on their brain and nervous…
According to neuroscientist Dr. Majid Fotuhi, age-related cognitive decline is as normal as loss of muscle mass. But just like regular exercise can keep…
The world is facing increasing numbers of people with Alzheimer’s and related dementias. While there is no cure for Alzheimer’s, some treatments can help…
According to the Alzheimer’s Association’s 2020 Facts and Figures report, older African Americans are about twice as likely to have Alzheimer’s or other dementias…