This article is part of the series Diversity & Dementia, produced by Being Patient with support provided by Eisai. When a member of your family, particularly…
Cardiovascular health and brain health go hand in hand. For instance: studies show that having a stroke doubles the chance a person will develop…
After almost two decades of stagnation, two new drugs for Alzheimer’s have hit the market in the last three years. The approval of Biogen…
Most dementia caregivers don’t apply for the job. They wake up one day in a new reality, where caregiving for a loved one with…
In June, the Food and Drug Administration will decide whether to grant full approval to Biogen and Eisai’s anti-amyloid Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi (generic name…
Caregiver burnout is real. For caregivers of loved ones with dementia, having a support system is crucial, especially due to the amount of stress…
This article is part of the series Diversity & Dementia, produced by Being Patient with support provided by Eisai. As young kids growing up in West…
A ground-breaking 2015 study showed that some cases of dementia are preventable with the right exercise and diet. We sat down with the study’s…
Scientists still don’t know what causes Alzheimer’s, but they do have one, long-standing theory: the amyloid hypothesis. Some say it’s on the brink of…
Christiana Egi is the owner of the Alexis Lodge — a home to more than 20 people living with dementia. But why stop there?…
For a portion of people who get COVID, symptoms continue for months or even years after the initial infection. This is commonly referred to…
Especially as the recent launch of ChatGPT — an alarmingly smart, artificial intelligence-powered text generator that can write a school term paper about as…
Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative condition that affects more than one in every nine Americans over the age of 65. Managing its symptoms…
Fasting, particularly intermittent fasting, is trendier than ever. The good news is, unlike many trendy diets out there, intermittent fasting has credible scientific studies…
Update: As of July 6, 2023, the drug has full, traditional FDA approval. Today, the Food and Drug Administration approved Leqembi (generic name lecanemab), a…