IMAGE: Zhibin Liang, courtesy The Salk Institute. Scientists have been exploring the therapeutic effects of medical cannabis for a host of health conditions, including…
Some cases of Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia are inevitable, thanks to genetics and other factors yet unknown. But one thing scientists have…
Cleveland Clinic Neurologist Dr. Robert Wilson discusses his research on COVID-19, and the extent to which long COVID can affect people’s daily lives. While…
As science continues to uncover the wonders of music for the mind and body, music therapy is increasingly recognized by the medical community as…
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…
Glucose is one of the brain’s main sources of fuel, providing energy for our body’s cells. But the brain’s ability to metabolize glucose becomes…
This article is part of the series Diversity & Dementia, produced by Being Patient with support provided by Eisai. Berta Carbajal remembers her mother…
Neurologist Lenora Higginbotham in Atlanta shares how her grandmother’s Parkinson’s journey inspired her present-day career in neurology. This article is part of the series Diversity…
Dr. E. Wesley Ely discusses the frequency with which intensive care unit survivors go on to experience symptoms of brain dysfunction and dementia, mental…
Despite the absence of disease-modifying treatments, the dementia rate in developed Western countries has actually declined in recent years. In fact, one study showed…
In the 1980s, when Cindy Weinstein was a graduate student of English, developing her expertise in language and literature, her father Jerry, now deceased,…
This panel discussion is part of Being Patient’s Diversity & Dementia series, produced with support provided by Eisai. Black and Hispanic people are at a…
Scientists are looking toward microglia cells as therapeutic targets for Alzheimer’s. Microglia, known as the janitors of our brains, are responsible for clearing harmful…
Researchers share insights on the infectious theory of Alzheimer’s—the idea viruses and bacteria may cause Alzheimer’s. Clinical trials are underway to test this theory….
This article is part of the series Diversity & Dementia, produced by Being Patient with support provided by Eisai. Image courtesy of Fayron Epps. One day,…