Alzheimer’s advocate GeVonna Fassett spent more than a decade caring for her late mother. Today, her organization, Olivia’s Prayer, supports dementia caregivers and raises…
University of Sydney research fellow Camilla Hoyos discusses new findings that indicate treatment of sleep apnea can improve memory in people with cognitive decline….
When Jamie Tyrone found out that she has two copies of the ApoE4 gene nine years ago, greatly increasing her risk of developing Alzheimer’s,…
Ka`imi A. Sinclair has devoted her career to brain health equity in indigenous communities and to getting these communities more involved in Alzheimer’s and…
Stephanie Wong at Flinders University and Hannah Keage at the University of South Australia explore whether we really ‘lose our filter’ as we age….
Plagued by dementia symptoms for years, Michael Ellenbogen discusses the ongoing ambiguity surrounding his Alzheimer’s diagnosis. Michael Ellenbogen was reaching the height of his…
From the nature of Alzheimer’s to the solutions available for controlling it, here are five common misconceptions to dispel. Alzheimer’s is the sixth leading…
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on all of us, but for people living with dementia and their families, the public health crisis…
Whether it’s forgetting a name or where we placed our keys and cell phone, memory lapses can be especially worrying for aging adults with…
There are a lot of unanswered questions about Alzheimer’s, but one thing the Alzheimer’s community knows well is that getting older is the disease’s…
Being Patient editors round up a selection of favorite and most read articles for a look at some of our top stories of 2020….
Healthy people swallow about 600 to 1,000 times a day, with hardly any thought of the precise brain and muscular coordination that it takes…
We might see increasing forgetfulness in older age as a red flag of mild cognitive decline or dementia. But it turns out that some…
Doctors can spot the beginning stages of mild cognitive impairment, and the very early symptoms of Alzheimer’s, through memory tests. But these tests —…
As we age, our memory inevitably falters—it’s a normal sign of aging. But wouldn’t it be nice if you could return to the memory…