Dementia Caregivers, Coronavirus, and Turning a Burden Into a Journey of Personal Growth
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Nicholas Chan
| May 13th, 2020
“You realize that it’s not the journey that you chose, but it’s the journey that you got. How are you going to make the…
Words Matter: Changing the Way We Talked About Alzheimer’s Changed My Dad’s Experience for the Better
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Trish Laub
| May 12th, 2020
I should have known that there was a stigma that surrounds Alzheimer’s disease, because when I learned of my dad’s diagnosis, I felt like…
Could AI Testing Replace Doctors in Alzheimer’s Prediction and Diagnosis?
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Tanner Jensen
| May 11th, 2020
Scientists are confident that artificial intelligence can help us improve Alzheimer’s prediction and diagnosis — the question is exactly how. Around the world, researchers…
Phil’s Journal: ‘Caring Places,’ or, a Meditation on the Future of Long-Term Care Facilities
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Phil Gutis
| May 8th, 2020
Last September, long before COVID-19, quarantines and national lockdowns, I visited a memory care facility in Princeton, New Jersey. A friend worked there and…
Coronavirus: Telemedicine Enters a New Era—But Is It a Panacea?
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Nicholas Chan
| May 7th, 2020
The coronavirus outbreak, and the social distancing it has mandated, is transforming the way people visit their doctors. For older adults, including people living…
Speaking of Viruses: A Closer Look At How Herpes May Spur Alzheimer’s
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Alexandra Marvar
| May 6th, 2020
A six-millimeter-wide, donut-shaped sponge made of silk protein and collagen, populated with neural stem cells, can now show scientists exactly what it looks like…
Coronavirus: More Than Ever, Dementia Caregivers Are Turning to iPads in Eldercare
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Nicholas Chan
| May 5th, 2020
In the pandemic, adoption of tablets like iPads in eldercare is speeding up, helping adult day care go virtual, enabling assisted living communities and…
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