Typically, a cancer patient receives care from an oncologist or specialist in their particular type of cancer. Someone with heart disease sees a cardiologist….
Julie Gregory was at risk for Alzheimer’s. Here’s how genetic testing for Alzheimer’s changed her life. As she turned 50 years old, Julie Gregory…
Lower levels of serotonin, the neurotransmitter that regulates happiness, sleep and appetite, may be a driving force behind the development of Alzheimer’s and memory…
This week Being Patient was at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in London, where over 5000 leaders in dementia research gathered to discuss the latest thinking…
New research presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference has found that stressful experiences, like being poor, serious illness, or losing a job age the…
A new mice study suggests that the Chinese herb Yang-Xue-Qing Nao has the potential to target and reduce Alzheimer’s pathology. Yang-Xue-Qing Nao (YXQN) is…
New research suggests that light therapy holds the potential to treat symptoms of dementia. In a new study, researchers have applied a type of…
More than half of people over 85 in the U.S. live alone and scientists are starting to unravel how this could be contributing to…