Today, the public gets a preview of FDA staff recommendations and drugmaker presentations in advance of this Friday’s advisory committee meeting to discuss Biogen’s…
The cognitive health of adults aged 50 or older has traditionally improved from one generation to another. American Baby Boomers mark the first reversal…
Dr Jane Roskams is a neuroscientist, and recognised research innovator in understanding our brain’s “plasticity” during neurodegenerative disease and after injury. She is currently…
A recent study found that constant uncontrollable worry — what cognitive scientists call repetitive negative thinking — may be a factor in the aggregation…
Research is still looking into this, so we’re not entirely sure. Some studies have shown benefits of exercise alone for people who are walking…
An accomplished physician and professor of psychiatry and medical anthropology at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Arthur Kleinman’s view on the profession was upended when…
October 16, 2020 By: Jeremy Crawford As told to: Niki Chen I had always thought of myself as different from my father. However, when…
Dementia disproportionately affects communities of color. The new UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Center for Brain Health Equity joins the fight to address the disparity. According to the…
Being Patient helps create clarity around Alzheimer’s, dementia and related complex brain health issues by connecting our community of readers directly with trusted experts….
In a study of bilingual people and dementia risk, researchers found that speaking more than one language can cut a population’s prevalence of dementia…
By examining the health records of more than four million older adults on Medicare, the researchers will study whether prescribing drugs such as cholinesterase…
As the pandemic forces the world to change, doctors and patients have turned to virtual care. For people with dementia, the benefits of telemedicine…
Virtual and augmented reality (VR and AR) uses computer-generated environments, viewed through a pair of high-tech goggles, to help individuals face and overcome their…
Published this week in the journal JAMA Neurology, a new study from researchers at Boston University School of Public Health estimates that 13.6% of…
We know that education and cognitive health are closely linked, but a new study from researchers at the University of Southern Australia — aided…