Alzheimer’s, dementia and related conditions can bring about changes that can be incredibly difficult to talk about. Among those taboo topics: sexual intimacy. Family…
Alzheimer’s research is being published everyday around the world. Engaging headlines can draw readers in, but some of the articles we read are based…
How does science go from the lab to the news stand? Scientists design experiments to test an idea or hypothesis. Some experiments involve lots…
A woman whose husband is living with dementia once told travel expert Catherine Reed that she wanted a vacation, but didn’t want to leave…
Our brains change more rapidly at various times of our lives, as though life’s clock was ticking faster than usual. Childhood, adolescence and very…
Despite years of experience in the medical field, Dr. Sandeep Jauhar found himself having to learn new tactics and practice empathetic caregiving, a process…
Mild cognitive impairment – an early stage of dementia – is widely under-diagnosed in people 65 and older. That is the key takeaway of…
Can you pass me the whatchamacallit? It’s right over there next to the thingamajig. Many of us will experience “lethologica”, or difficulty finding words,…
A recent study of US veterans found that 10% of those diagnosed with dementia actually had a liver condition called hepatic encephalopathy — a…
According to the 2020 Lancet Commission report, the number of people living with dementia worldwide will almost triple in the coming decades, from 57…
The way we should talk about dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases — the terminology we use — can be confusing. We might find ourselves…
Dementia is a term used to describe a set of symptoms: memory loss and other cognitive issues. The most common disease that causes these…
If your parents have Alzheimer’s or you’ve found yourself caring for someone with the disease, you might be thinking about how to plan for…
People living with Alzheimer’s disease also live with a higher risk of seizures. And that can make things complicated for doctors: Seizures are sometimes…
Scientists have developed more tools than ever to probe Alzheimer’s — from blood tests, to AI-powered cognitive assessments, and brain scans — which have…