If you could get a $400 blood test that tells you within 10 days whether you’re likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease years or decades…
When you have a family member living with dementia, one of the hardest things to consider is when it’s time to take away the…
Depression is a common mood disorder that can make people feel persistently sad or hopeless, extremely fatigued, and cause them to lose joy in…
About 1.7 million Americans have taken up use of a substance called kratom — an herbal extract from the leaves of a tropical tree…
It was 7:20 a.m. and Joel Braunstein, co-founder and CEO of C2N Diagnostics, was about to start his second meeting of the day. C2N…
Concussion and head trauma is a real and serious risk for many people — especially those who frequently get knocked on the head, like…
The term “sundowning” is sometimes used to describe a tendency for people living with dementia to become more confused in the late afternoon and…
After 30 hours of neurological and psychiatric evaluations, Laurie Scherrer thought the fifth in a series of doctors, would tell her that she had…
The early indicators of Alzheimer’s disease or dementia can be subtle — at times, imperceptible to the person experiencing them. Forgetfulness or struggling with…
At first glance, celebrity animal expert Jack Hanna appears to be living a nice, quiet life at his home in Montana. In the mornings,…
When a person is diagnosed with dementia or another debilitating disease or illness, family members are often the first to step up and help….
This article is part of the series Diversity & Dementia, produced by Being Patient with support provided by Eisai. As neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s disease become…
Dr. Julia Basso has been dancing since she was just a toddler. In college, she studied dance more seriously — and as she became…
Dementia is an umbrella term to describe a progressive neurological condition that affects people’s cognitive abilities, such as memory, language and reasoning. Alzheimer’s is…
Drexel University emeritus professor of medicine Arnold R. Eiser discusses the impact of environmental pollution on our brains. In the summer of 2021, a…