Frontotemporal lobar degeneration, also known as frontotemporal dementia (FTD), refers to various disorders that cause cell damage and affect the brain. FTD is the…
Alzheimer’s disease is considered fatal because it often leads to death. But dying of Alzheimer’s is a bit more complicated than that. Alzheimer’s disease…
What happens when a person who appears to show signs of Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia walks out of a supermarket in the…
It’s tough letting go of life as we know it. Reconciling with the fact that Alzheimer’s takes away our loved ones’ memories, their ability…
The term “childhood Alzheimer’s” suggests that it is a form of Alzheimer’s disease that specifically occurs in children. It turns out, this is a…
Like any family affected by dementia, there were times of hardship for Dennis Dulniak and his late wife Nancy Dulniak, who passed away last…
Researchers have long been studying the therapeutic benefits of listening to music, and how it can stimulate brain regions that regulate cognition, movement, emotions,…
In “The Ethicist,” writer Chuck Klosterman’s weekly column for The New York Times, a question was submitted about the use of black floor mats…
The lack of effective treatments for Alzheimer’s have spurred scientists to rethink the dominant approach to tackling the disease: the amyloid hypothesis. This hypothesis…
Nearly two full years into the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers are still in the process of learning what’s really going on inside the heads of…
Clinicians have suspected that people with early-onset Alzheimer’s, which becomes symptomatic in people aged 65 or younger, tend to decline more rapidly than those…
UPDATE: 3 March 2024, 8:35 P.M. ET. In February 2024, Biogen took Aduhelm off the market, citing financial concerns. Although the drug did receive…
Vaccines are one of the greatest medical advances in history. This strategy is now being applied to the treatment and prevention of Alzheimer’s. We…
Scientists have their eyes set on spotting Alzheimer’s early. The earlier the disease can be diagnosed, the better the chance that a combination of…
On the brink of a new year, a note from Being Patient Founder and Editor-in-Chief Deborah Kan. Dear readers, As I reflect on 2021,…