Can Having More Money Buy Brain Health?
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Being Patient
| May 16th, 2018
They say money can’t buy happiness, but can it buy you a healthy brain? A new study has found that poor people are more…
Alzheimer’s Symptoms Reversed in Animals
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Being Patient
| May 15th, 2018
Researchers study fruit flies for ways to manipulate certain enzymes and improve Alzheimer’s symptoms. Could the cure for Alzheimer’s be unlocked by studying fruit…
5 Proven Ways To Make Life Better for Dementia Patients
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Being Patient
| May 11th, 2018
By Emily Woodruff Dementia is not a disease that just takes away memories. It steals a person’s ability to communicate and perform everyday tasks,…
Dementia and Depression: What’s the Link Between Mood and Memory Problems?
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Being Patient
| May 10th, 2018
Dementia and depression may be more closely linked than they appear. While scientists aren’t sure what exactly causes dementia, depression falls into a category…
4 Factors That Affect Your Dementia Risk
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Being Patient
| May 9th, 2018
By Emily Woodruff Why do some people develop dementia, when others live well into old age without memory problems? While scientists are still figuring…
One Traumatic Brain Injury Doubles the Risk of Dementia
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Being Patient
| May 8th, 2018
Repeated blows to the head, like those potentially sustained in football or boxing, have long been shown to contribute to long-term neurological damage. But…
Why All the Alzheimer’s Drugs Fail, According to One Study
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Being Patient
| May 3rd, 2018
The Alzheimer’s clinical trial success rate isn’t pretty: A 99.6 percent failure rate means there are only four approved drugs to treat Alzheimer’s on…
A Smart Dresser Helps Dementia Patients Dress Themselves
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Being Patient
| May 2nd, 2018
Researchers are developing a high-tech dresser to offer support with dressing for people living with dementia. Caregivers of Alzheimer’s patients know that it isn’t…
How Do We Help the Helpers? New Tactics for Supporting Caregivers
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Mindy Fetterman
| May 1st, 2018
For today, there are no doctor’s visits. No long afternoons with nothing to do. No struggles over bathing — or not. At the National…
Personalized Music Playlists Help Dementia Patients Maintain Brain Connections
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Being Patient
| April 27th, 2018
Do you ever wonder why you feel so good when you hear an old favorite song you know all the words to, but you…
Is the Ketogenic Diet Good for Your Brain?
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Being Patient
| April 27th, 2018
As part of the Being Patient brain experts Live Talk series, our editor in chief Deborah Kan sat down with UCSF’s Dr. Ed Blonz,…
Hospitals Fail to Detect Dementia in a Third of Patients
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Being Patient
| April 25th, 2018
Hospitals have failed to identify dementia in one third of patients, a new study from the U.K. shows. Those patients, who require unique support…
To Slow Down Alzheimer’s, Treatment Must Start Decades Before Symptoms
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Being Patient
| April 24th, 2018
Scientists highlight that targeting amyloid early on in patients’ progression of Alzheimer’s is key to treating the disease effectively. By the time a patient…
Exposure to Air Pollution Linked to Signs of Dementia, Even in Babies
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Being Patient
| April 23rd, 2018
A new study released by the University of Montana showed that symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease were present in those who had been exposed to…
Memory Training Could Make Your Brain Decades Younger—But Only for Specific Tasks
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Being Patient
| April 19th, 2018
Memory loss is inescapable as we age. Everyone will experience some difference in the way they remember things from when they were younger. The…