A new study predicts dementia cases will rise three-fold. Developing countries are expected to be the hardest hit. Eastern sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa and…
Joe Brazeal reflects on lessons learned as a father and caregiver. Joe Brazeal’s wife, Kimberly Brazeal, was only 42 years old when she began…
Looking for brain fog remedies? Neurological experts offer six ways to speed up recovery from COVID-19’s neurological symptoms. Memory problems. Trouble focusing. Confusion. Mounting…
You probably don’t realize it when you’re listening to your favorite song, but music has an incredibly powerful effect on the human brain. Singing, playing…
New research indicates cataract surgery may lower dementia risk. As the population ages, the number of people in the United States with vision loss…
Each of these authors shared their own unique experience with dementia in our 2021 Being Patient LiveTalks, and throughout all of these insightful, personal,…
Dr. E. Wesley Ely discusses the frequency with which intensive care unit survivors go on to experience symptoms of brain dysfunction and dementia, mental…
For Nicole Bell, her husband Russ Bell’s diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer’s was inexplicable. Russ was young and otherwise fit and healthy. He exercised, ate…
As part of an online conference hosted by the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, Associate Professor of Medicine at New York University’s (NYU) Long Island…
Despite the absence of disease-modifying treatments, the dementia rate in developed Western countries has actually declined in recent years. In fact, one study showed…
In the 1980s, when Cindy Weinstein was a graduate student of English, developing her expertise in language and literature, her father Jerry, now deceased,…
Physicians are in a race against time to diagnose Alzheimer’s. While treatments and interventions can slow the clock, spotting the disease early is key…
In our LiveTalk series, Being Patient spoke with retired physician Jennifer Bute about the early symptoms of Alzheimer’s that she began experiencing in the 2000s,…
New wearable tech is being designed to detect depression with more than twice the accuracy of your average human psychiatrist — and prompt users…
Jacquelyn Revere sheds light on the challenges faced by young dementia caregivers through her incredibly popular TikTok account @MomOfMyMom. This article is part of…