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…
I was recently asked to speak at the 2022 Yale Healthcare Conference focused on patient advocacy. It was an honor to be invited to…
In February of this year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a confusing proposal to dramatically limit insurance coverage for Aduhelm,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Remember what happened the last time you sat down to finish your taxes — a task which is both necessary and boring? First, you…
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…
Scent-based workshops are helping people with dementia tap into good feelings — and good memories. As celebrity “scent guru” Ruth Sutcliffe watched her mom…
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…
As science continues to uncover the wonders of music for the mind and body, music therapy is increasingly recognized by the medical community as…
If you scrape your knee or break a bone, new cells repair the damage before you even know it. Other organs in the body…