A person who struggles with tasks they’ve been doing for years or asks the same question over and over again may be showing the…
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Many people experience painful swelling in their joints, especially as they get older. Last year, the CDC reported that more than half of adults…
Traumatic brain injury is one of the world’s leading cause of death and disability. Blunt force trauma to the brain, often from a bad…
Four people living with cognitive decline share their stories. Below, Being Patient features — in a series of short-form documentary videos — people diagnosed…
Approximately one quarter of hospital beds in acute wards – wards for patients who need close care for a sudden or severe medical conditions…
Why are researchers still fumbling in the quest to cure what is arguably one of the most important diseases confronting humankind — Alzheimer’s disease?…
Our cognition and mental wellbeing are crucial factors for our quality of life and put us in a good position to contribute to society….
If you are like me, one of the thousands of individuals caring for a loved one, then you know how draining and difficult the…
Editor’s note: This is a mouse study. Studies in mice rarely translate to humans. An inert and unreactive gas may not seem like an…
Want to prevent dementia? Here are a few healthy, low-risk, science-backed approaches to lowering your risk. Dementia has no cure. And while there is…
Long COVID, a baffling constellation of physical symptoms that may persist long after a bout of COVID-19, can strike almost every system in the…
For many people, correcting loved ones comes from a place of care and a desire to help others grow intellectually. However, conversations with a…
Blood tests provide great snapshots of a person’s health status. Medical providers regularly use them to assess a person’s risk of chronic diseases. High…