While researchers have known that the ApoE4 genetic variant is the strongest genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s and related dementias, this finding is largely…
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…
Many non-genetic factors affect our cognitive health and our risk of developing dementia later in our lives, from childhood education to healthy sleep, to…
A nationwide September study revealed that many Americans lack the understanding of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, even though Alzheimer’s is one of the leading causes…
A new review of 44 years worth of data from Sweden found that women with more years of fertility had two thirds higher risk…
At the National Alzheimer’s Summit, experts stressed that it is possible for people to reduce their risk of developing dementia by making certain lifestyle…
A recent study found that constant uncontrollable worry — what cognitive scientists call repetitive negative thinking — may be a factor in the aggregation…
The answer is no. We need to clear amyloid from the brain. The brain can clear amyloid through channels that open during deep sleep….
This is off of the Mayo Clinic so anyone can get it, but essentially the first noticeable symptom was short term memory loss. Grant,…
I have a very specific plan that I talk to my patients about. Most of if, if not all of it, is based on…
The changes in the brain are different in the two diseases. Lewy Body Dementia commonly has changes in the behavior and symptoms of the…
At this point, there’s no role for hormonal replacement in terms of dementia prevention. The initial study that came out from the Women’s Health…
We don’t really know how hormonal changes affect the brain, but what we do know is that hormones affect women in a lot of…
I think it’s very difficult to tease out what the morphine’s used for, which can make people sleepy and sedated, but also more comfortable….
It’s still an area that we’re not sure about. But I think if elderly people are not stimulated, if the room is darker, they…