As the opening notes of “Quando, Quando, Quando” begin, Teddy Mac, an 81-year-old man living with Alzheimer’s, seems gruff, barking out comments to his…
Aluminum has long been feared in pots and pans and antiperspirant as a potential cause of Alzheimer’s disease after a study found high levels…
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For caregivers, watching a loved one struggle with memory loss can be devastating. The aggression that sometimes accompanies memory loss can be even harder…
You’ve probably seen viral videos of patients with dementia suddenly experiencing renewed vigor after listening to a song from their youth. Previously slumped over…
A Florida man with dementia went missing yesterday after evacuating to South Carolina out of Hurricane Irma’s path. John Pasquale, the 77-year-old evacuee, requires several…
Diagnosing Alzheimer’s typically happens one of two ways: after death, during an autopsy, or by using a costly PET scan that requires radioactive tracers…
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