When we swallow, we use muscles to move food and liquid from our mouth all the way down to our stomach, and that requires…
Dave Poritzky is the CEO of Envista Strategies, a boutique advisory and investment firm focusing on early-stage company growth and later-stage strategic challenges. He…
The family of Tony Bennett announced that the legendary singer has been contending with an Alzheimer’s diagnosis since 2016. According to his neurologist, the…
From coping with cognitive and physical impairments, to behavioral and psychological symptoms, people struggle to adjust to the progressive and unpredictable nature of dementia….
January 25, 2021 Robin Thomson was the caregiver for his wife and the author of “Living with Alzheimer’s: A love story.” I will always…
Caregivers are often overburdened, balancing work and raising a family while caring for a loved one with dementia. Amid the daily stresses of juggling…
When a family member is first diagnosed with dementia, it may seem like involving other people in your family member’s care could only complicate…
January 4, 2021 By: Mary Lou Grace Robison As told to: Niki Chen All photos courtesy of Mary Lou Grace Robison Mary Lou Grace…
Being Patient editors round up a selection of favorite and most read articles for a look at some of our top stories of 2020….
November 16th, 2020 Janice Hicks is the co-author of Redeeming Dementia: Spirituality, Theology and Science, chaplain at Asbury Methodist Village in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and…
A prima ballerina with Alzheimer’s disease remembers Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake;” details of her past as a dancer remain a mystery. The ability of music…
While researchers have long known that exercise — including walking — can boost mental health, a new study shows that older adults who stay attuned…
Inspired by their mentor Evelyn Nomayo whose mother had dementia and passed away this year, three Nigerian-Irish teen girls in Drogheda, Ireland created an…
A recent study found that constant uncontrollable worry — what cognitive scientists call repetitive negative thinking — may be a factor in the aggregation…
We know very little about where people are. You can get very hung up thinking about medical things, but at a very basic level,…