In Being Patient’s LiveTalk series, a scientist explores the biology of the blood-brain barrier — the brain’s layer of protection against pathogens and toxins…
A study conducted in 2018 by AARP found that 76 percent of US residents over the age of 50 would choose to live in their…
To understand memory, we must understand the power and vulnerability of the brain. In Being Patient’s LiveTalk series, Lisa Genova, neuroscientist and author of Remember,…
Laurie Archbald-Pannone, associate professor of medicine and geriatrics at the University of Virginia, explores the difference between normal memory loss and more severe cognitive…
In part 1 of Being Patient’s series about finances, aging and brain health, we explored how dementia can affect money management. In the second…
Alzheimer’s main hallmarks — beta-amyloid plaques and tau tangles — have long been the focus of the quest to come up with an Alzheimer’s…
With more of us living into our 90s and beyond, researchers have long been curious about why (and how) some “super seniors” manage to…