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As part of our mission to bring you trustworthy information that’s easy to understand, our editorial team hosts weekly LiveTalks with experts, advocates and…
As part of our mission to bring you trustworthy information that’s easy to understand, our editorial team hosts weekly LiveTalks with experts, advocates and…
In the 1980s, when Cindy Weinstein was a graduate student of English, developing her expertise in language and literature, her father Jerry, now deceased,…
This article is part of the series Diversity & Dementia, produced by Being Patient with support provided by Eisai. Image: Kamaria Moore-Hollis (left) and her mother…
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…
Scientists still don’t know why some people develop Alzheimer’s and others don’t. But while we may not fully understand the causes of Alzheimer’s, researchers…
In light of last week’s long-awaited FDA decision on experimental Alzheimer’s treatment aducanumab, a panel of clinical trials experts looks at why Alzheimer’s drug…
People in their 50s and 60s are often working a job, perhaps in the prime of their career, and/or caring for their family. Some…
I would think of it as a Venn diagram, where you have two circles overlapping and the overlap would be extraordinary. The symptoms alone…
As part of our BrainTalk series, newscaster Genevieve Glass speaks with Dr. Michael Geschwind about the causes of rapidly progressive dementias — relatively uncommon…
At the age of 46, John Wood was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, but it wasn’t until about a year later that his diagnosis was revised…
The behavioral changes associated dementia can be some of the most difficult symptoms to cope with. Compounding the challenge, a number of the drugs…
Roughly 2.4 million Americans experience symptoms of dementia-related psychosis, ranging from visual and auditory hallucinations, to paranoid delusions and mistrust of loved ones. While…
As part of our BrainTalk series, Being Patient spoke with Dr. Claudia Kawas, co-lead investigator of the 90+ Study, about the complex pathothologies of…
Yes, there are. ApoE is specific to Alzheimer’s disease because of ApoE’s association with the amyloid protein. The amyloid protein is the one that…
That’s a great question. I think in Alzheimer’s disease, the behavior may be quite normal for long periods of time, and in frontotemporal dementia,…