Dementia Caregivers: 3 Ways to Celebrate Earth Day
By
Deborah Kan
| April 22nd, 2022
If you have access to a garden — be it a community garden, local botanical gardens, try it out this Earth Day. Even just…
Ka`imi A. Sinclair on the Imperative of Alzheimer’s Awareness in American Indian Communities
By
Simon Spichak, MSc
| April 15th, 2022
Ka`imi A. Sinclair has devoted her career to brain health equity in indigenous communities and to getting these communities more involved in Alzheimer’s and…
This Exec Felt Forgetful at Work—Then Came Her Alzheimer’s Diagnosis
By
Deborah Kan
| April 13th, 2022
Pam Montana knew something about her memory was off. Persistently advocating for herself, she finally learned that she was right: It was Alzheimer’s. In…
Humanizing Alzheimer’s: The Power of Your Stories
By
Deborah Kan
| April 11th, 2022
I was recently asked to speak at the 2022 Yale Healthcare Conference focused on patient advocacy. It was an honor to be invited to…
CMS Says No Aduhelm Coverage for Patients Outside Clinical Trials
By
Simon Spichak, MSc
| April 8th, 2022
In February of this year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a confusing proposal to dramatically limit insurance coverage for Aduhelm,…
Later-Life Alcohol Abuse: A Possible Sign of Dementia
By
Nicholas Chan
| April 1st, 2022
A new study finds that later-life alcohol abuse could be an early red flag for dementia. Excessive drinking that begins later in life can…
Does ApoE4 Mean Alzheimer’s? Not For Everyone
By
Simon Spichak, MSc
| March 31st, 2022
Ask most anyone involved in Alzheimer’s research what the disease’s strongest genetic risk factor is, and there will be no debate: the the E4…
Brain Power: Understanding Bioenergetics, Treating Alzheimer’s
By
Simon Spichak, MSc
| March 30th, 2022
The brain’s power generators, mitochondria, could hold the key to Alzheimer’s. Despite accounting for just two percent of our body weight, the brain consumes…
Q&A: A ‘Shark Tank’ Winner on Dementia Caregiving
By
Nicholas Chan
| March 28th, 2022
Scriptwriter, cupcake entrepreneur and Shark Tank winner Tracey Wheeler Noonan reflects on the decline of her parents’ health due to Alzheimer’s. In caregiving, we…
Oligodendrocytes and Myelin: Distracting Microglia in Alzheimer’s
By
Simon Spichak, MSc
| March 23rd, 2022
Remember what happened the last time you sat down to finish your taxes — a task which is both necessary and boring? First, you…
How Do You Die From Alzheimer’s?
By
Simon Spichak, MSc
| March 21st, 2022
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…
A Celeb Scent Designer Brings Smell Therapy To Dementia Care
By
Stephanie Feuer
| March 17th, 2022
Scent-based workshops are helping people with dementia tap into good feelings — and good memories. As celebrity “scent guru” Ruth Sutcliffe watched her mom…
Steph Jagger: Dementia, Daughterhood, ‘Everything Left to Remember’
By
Nicholas Chan
| March 9th, 2022
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…
What Does “Childhood Alzheimer’s” Really Mean?
By
Nayanika Guha
| March 4th, 2022
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…
Q&A: Love, Dementia and Remembrance With Dennis Dulniak
By
Nicholas Chan
| March 2nd, 2022
Like any family affected by dementia, there were times of hardship for Dennis Dulniak and his late wife Nancy Dulniak, who passed away last…