Neuroscientist Kristen Willeumier, author of Biohack Your Brain, discusses the symptoms of stress-related brain fog and strategies to combat it. During these unprecedented times,…
When a patient goes into the doctor’s office with symptoms like brain fog, memory loss, or loss of focus, dementia is often near the…
The behavioral changes associated dementia can be some of the most difficult symptoms to cope with. Compounding the challenge, a number of the drugs…
The sisters behind “The Kathy Project” use TikTok to share their journey with early-onset Alzheimer’s. Kathy and Jean Collins of British Columbia, Canada, downloaded…
For many Americans whose lives have been touched by Alzheimer’s disease, figuring out what comes next can be stressful or overwhelming. There are many…
A better tomorrow starts with a good night’s sleep. This is one of most commonly ‘prescribed’ health recommendations, but is inherently vague in meaning….
As part of our BrainTalk series, Being Patient sat down in 2021 with Executive Director of ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Dr. Erin Foff and Chris Schwilk,…
The idea that a common viral or bacterial infection could lead, decades later, to the onset of Alzheimer’s was proposed over 30 years ago….
Amid the growing burden of Alzheimer’s in the U.S., researchers aim to better understand the relationship between the disease and the places people live….
As part of our BrainTalk series, Being Patient spoke with Jack Price, professor of developmental neurobiology at King’s College London, about how stem cell…
The idea that anxiety somehow foreshadows Alzheimer’s is not new: We have seen it in, for example, 2018 findings that increased anxiety corresponded with…
The holidays are going to look a little different this year. As the coronavirus pandemic continues to surge across the country, many families are…
There are many early signs of dementia from trouble paying bills to forgetting details of a conversation and repeating the same questions. Now, researchers…
A nationwide September study revealed that many Americans lack the understanding of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, even though Alzheimer’s is one of the leading causes…
A new review of 44 years worth of data from Sweden found that women with more years of fertility had two thirds higher risk…