Have you made that free flu shot appointment at your local pharmacy yet? The data shows that people who skip their flu shot had…
More than one billion adults worldwide have high blood pressure, but since it doesn’t often cause symptoms, half of them don’t even know they…
Treatment with a powerful magnet is one of the newest experimental therapies being used to try to turn back the clock on Alzheimer’s disease….
Maybe you’ve heard of amyloid plaques, which build up in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s. But there’s another protein biomarker in the mix:…
In February, Biogen announced it was pulling Aduhelm off the market. The company will continue supplying the drug until November but stopped providing it…
There’s no set amount of sleep you need. Everyone’s a bit different. But to have a healthy brain, one thing’s certain: You need good,…
More than one in ten people who catch COVID don’t fully recover — developing a chronic condition called long COVID which causes a variety…
When Being Patient founder Deborah Kan’s mother began hoarding blueberry baskets and other miscellaneous items, Kan was taken aback by this new behavior. Kan’s…
A new definition of Alzheimer’s has been published — and it’s drawing a lot of criticism. According to this set of new diagnostic criteria…
Members of the Being Patient community are increasingly curious to learn their genetic status as it relates to Alzheimer’s risk. A story I was…
The genetic risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease is more strongly influenced by the mother’s side than the father’s side, a recent study has discovered….
Some early studies suggested a class of diabetes drugs called GLP-1 agonists, which have been proven to also help people lose weight and reduce…
What will Alzheimer’s treatment look like in five years? At 2024’s Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Philadelphia, experts provided a sneak peek into the…
According to new diagnostic criteria for Alzheimer’s, a blood test might be all you need to get diagnosed in the near future. At this…
After actor Lauren Miller Rogen’s mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, she and her husband, actor Seth Rogen, decided to apply their powers of entertainment…