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,…
There needs to be a point to your life, so this ties into brain health and longevity. If you have a reason to get…
My message to caregivers is to demand that their mom or dad has access to technology. There’s no reason why anybody should not have…
Listen to music, take deep breathes, and relax as much as possible. Try simple things such as looking through old photos, and adult coloring…
In general, the first thing we always want to do is make sure that our person is safe so you can’t be right up…
There is a village in France where nearly all of the residents are living with Alzheimer’s. And that is all part of the plan….
A dementia diagnosis may upend life plans for both the person with the diagnosis and their family. Dr. Erin Zahradnik, who provides palliative care…
Caring for someone who is living with dementia during a pandemic can feel like wandering into uncharted territory without a flashlight. Many are feeling…
Nick Harvey, a composer of music for television in East Sussex, England, recently posted to Twitter a video of his 79-year-old father, Paul Harvey,…
Dealing with an Alzheimer’s diagnosis can be challenging, both for the person diagnosed and for their loved ones. Eugenia Zukerman, an accomplished flutist and…
Slightly more than a year ago now, my sister and I visited a friend from childhood who had been fighting colorectal cancer for more…