Stepping Into Dementia’s Reality: Real-Life Advice From Teepa Snow
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Being Patient
| March 19th, 2019
Dementia care expert, Teepa Snow, discusses strategies caregivers can use to help their loved ones.
Wendy Suzuki on the Ways Exercise Boosts Your Brain’s Memory Center
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Being Patient
| March 19th, 2019
NYU neuroscientist and author of Healthy Brain, Happy Life, Dr. Wendy Suzuki, explores how exercise benefits the brain.
‘The Intelligence That Alzheimer’s Can’t Destroy’: A Conversation with New York Times Best-Selling Author and Neuroscientist Lisa Genova
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Being Patient
| February 28th, 2019
Lisa Genova, neuroscientist and New York Times best-selling author, speaks to Being Patient about how she used storytelling to raise awareness about Alzheimer’s, brain…
What Is the Secret to Living Over 100 Years?
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Being Patient
| January 9th, 2019
Being Patient talks to Jason Prall, Founder of The Longevity Project, who traveled the globe to figure out what healthy centenarians have in common.
Have A Bad Night’s Sleep? Here’s What It Is Doing To Your Brain
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Being Patient
| January 4th, 2019
Being Patient talks to Dr. Daniel Gartenberg about what happens to your brain when you are deprived of sleep and how technology can help…
Do Hormones Really Affect Your Memory?
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Being Patient
| December 11th, 2018
Being Patient talks to Dr. Pauline Maki about the effect of hormones on cognition and whether there is a link between estrogen, menopause and…
Can Technology Help Diagnose Alzheimer’s 5 Years Before Symptoms Appear?
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Being Patient
| December 6th, 2018
Being Patient talks to Dr. Mallar Chakravarty, a computational neuroscientist at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute in Canada. He discusses how artificial intelligence…
Could Artificial Intelligence Catch What Doctors Miss? Precision Medicine and Its Role in Brain Health
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Deborah Kan
| November 15th, 2018
What if a machine could determine the source of your brain fog, offer a targeted treatment plan to reduce your risk of developing Alzheimer’s…
Alzheimer’s and AI: How Technology Can Help with Diagnosis and Treatment
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Being Patient
| November 12th, 2018
Dr. John Walker speaks about the intersection between artificial intelligence, precision medicine and Alzheimer’s treatment. The interview: Summary: Being Patient talks to Dr. John…
The Link Between Pregnancy, Blood Pressure and Alzheimer’s
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Being Patient
| November 8th, 2018
Being Patient talks to Dr. Heather Boyd from the Statens Serum Institut in Copenhagen. She’s the leading author of a new study that found…
Two-Thirds of Alzheimer’s Patients Are Women. Here’s How That’s Affecting the Search for a Cure.
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Being Patient
| October 23rd, 2018
Being Patient talks to Dr. Rebecca Nebel about why Alzheimer’s presents itself differently in women compared to men and how these differences impact basic…
How Depression Ages the Brain
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Being Patient
| October 7th, 2018
We speak to Dr. Darya Gaysina, psychologist and epidemiologist at University of Sussex, about the link between depression and cognitive decline.
Why Alzheimer’s Hits Women Harder Than Men
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Being Patient
| September 25th, 2018
We talk to Dr. Marie Pasinski, faculty member at Harvard Medical School and neurologist at Massachusetts General’s Institute for Brain Health, about why two out…
Could Being ‘Skinny Fat’ Harm Your Brain?
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Being Patient
| September 20th, 2018
We know that obesity is linked to increased dementia risk—but what about being ‘skinny fat’? Being Patient talks to Dr. James Galvin, associate dean…
Not My Mom: How Brain Disease Alters Personality
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Being Patient
| September 20th, 2018
We talk to Dr. Bruce Miller, head of the Global Brain Health Institute at UCSF and a world-renowned expert on how dementia alters behavior…