Rebecca Atkinson, doctoral researcher in neurologic music therapy at the University of Brighton, delves into the research behind music’s potential for treating neurological conditions….
Researchers discuss why language matters when it comes to describing ‘dementia.’ Research assistant Arnaud Francioni, and associate professors Melissa Park and Patricia Belchior, at the…
New research indicates cataract surgery may lower dementia risk. As the population ages, the number of people in the United States with vision loss…
Holiday shopping? Check out our list of books by the guests we’ve featured in our LiveTalk series this year. Each of these authors shared…
Dr. E. Wesley Ely discusses the frequency with which intensive care unit survivors go on to experience symptoms of brain dysfunction and dementia, mental…
Dementia care expert Teepa Snow shares guidance for making the holiday season more dementia-inclusive. For many families, the holidays mean mistletoe and holly, gift-giving,…
As part of our LiveTalk series, Daniel George and Peter Whitehouse, authors of American Dementia: Brain Health in an Unhealthy Society, discussed the problems…
This article is part of the series Diversity & Dementia, produced by Being Patient with support provided by Eisai. Image courtesy of Brian Van Buren. Image:…
A panel of speakers tackle the challenges of accessing healthcare for underrepresented communities and strategies to reduce the barriers for the diagnosis and treatment…
An experimental, quick, low-cost Alzheimer’s diagnostic is designed to measure the brain’s responses to flashing images on a screen. Physicians are in a race…
In our LiveTalk series, Being Patient spoke with retired physician Jennifer Bute about the early symptoms of Alzheimer’s that she began experiencing in the 2000s,…
A recent analysis of early-onset dementia data found that rates of the illness are higher than previous estimates, but researchers aren’t ready to sound…
Jacquelyn Revere sheds light on the challenges faced by young dementia caregivers through her incredibly popular TikTok account @MomOfMyMom. This article is part of…
New research shows that people who have someone they can count on as a good listener have more resilient brains than people who go…
Guilt is a complicated emotion — all the more so for family caregivers. Experts weigh in on how to untangle and overcome it in…