Phil’s Journal: Reflections on a Friend’s Passing
By
Phil Gutis
| July 24th, 2020
Slightly more than a year ago now, my sister and I visited a friend from childhood who had been fighting colorectal cancer for more…
‘The Oldest-Old Have a Lot to Teach Us:’ Here’s How Some 90+ Year-Olds May Avoid Dementia
By
Phil Gutis
| July 22nd, 2020
While there is no definitive way to prevent dementia, half of Americans are worried about developing dementia, and new research shows that certain lifestyle…
Impaired Vision Plus Impaired Hearing May Equal Dementia Risk
By
Tanner Jensen
| July 22nd, 2020
Troubles with vision and hearing become more common with age, with one out of six Americans age 70 and over experiencing impaired vision and…
Study of Brain Damage in COVID-19 Patients Reveals a Rise in Rare Brain Inflammation
By
Nicholas Chan
| July 21st, 2020
Here’s what researchers know and don’t know about COVID-19’s neurological manifestations. “If someone has weakness in their left arm, and they don’t use their…
Is Losing Your Sense of Smell a Sign of Dementia? Study Reveals New Clues
By
Deborah Kan
| July 20th, 2020
As we age, so do our abilities to see and hear… Now, new research indicates that out of all of our senses, our sense…
Looking to the Future: What Are the Long-Term Effects of COVID-19?
By
Tanner Jensen
| July 17th, 2020
As research into COVID-19 continues, mounting evidence suggests that the disease may cause significant brain damage in some recovered patients. Some researchers have focused…
Phil’s Journal: Being Part of Scientific History, or, a New Phase of the Biogen Trial
By
Phil Gutis
| July 16th, 2020
The latest news about Biogen’s controversial Alzheimer’s drug popped into my email at 8:26 a.m. last Wednesday. Coincidentally it arrived just as I was…
Study: 1/3 of People with Dementia Have Access to Firearms at Home
By
Phil Gutis
| July 15th, 2020
New research raises concerns about access to guns for people with dementia, and caregivers search for expert guidance on how to address gun safety…
5 Reasons The Pandemic Caused a Surge in Alzheimer’s Deaths
By
Alexandra Marvar
| July 14th, 2020
The National Center for Health Statistics attributes 266,000 deaths per year to Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. Upwards of 120,000 of those per…
Meet BACE2, a Gene That Can Naturally Suppress Alzheimer’s
By
Alexandra Marvar
| July 13th, 2020
Can a gene that naturally suppresses Alzheimer’s in brain cells pave the way to curing it? In 2012, excitement rippled through the scientific community…
This Discovery May Speed Up Alzheimer’s Drug Testing
By
Alexandra Marvar
| July 9th, 2020
Alzheimer’s clinical trials may take decades, but a new discovery could cut clinical trial time down to a matter of weeks. For nearly a century,…
What If You Could Get the Brain-Boosting Benefits of Six Weeks of Exercise in a Pill?
By
Alexandra Marvar
| July 9th, 2020
Scientists at UCSF have discovered an exercise enzyme. Exercise is one of the most well-studied and most powerful ways of protecting the brain from…
Biogen Seeks FDA Approval for Alzheimer’s Drug Aducanumab
By
Phil Gutis
| July 8th, 2020
In another step toward what could be the first treatment for early stage Alzheimer’s, Biogen and Eisai today said they have completed an application…
What Is CBT? Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Dementia
By
Nicholas Chan
| July 8th, 2020
People with dementia often suffer from mental health conditions, symptoms that can lead to serious consequences. These neuropsychiatric disorders can make it more difficult…
Study: The Higher the Body Mass Index, the Greater One’s Risk of Dementia
By
Susanna Granieri
| July 7th, 2020
Before deeper investigation into the mysterious link between obesity and dementia, little was known about the correlation. Previous research from the University College London…