Alzheimer’s and Social Interaction: Here’s What You Need to Know
Humans are social beings — and clinical research shows they need a healthy social life to function. Social isolation and loneliness have been found…
Humans are social beings — and clinical research shows they need a healthy social life to function. Social isolation and loneliness have been found…
Neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience experts Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian and Christelle Langley at University of Cambridge and Chun Shen and Jianfeng Feng at Fudan University…
Experts share insights on gender differences in nursing home residents’ experiences, and strategies for choosing a quality facility that suits the needs of an…
According to a recent study, older adults who use Zoom and other digital social platforms to communicate with friends and family experience slower cognitive…
University of Washington Professor of Medical Anthropology Janelle Taylor discusses the benefits of being friends with someone who has dementia. Each year, in the…
A new study indicates that the brain-boosting benefits of psychological resilience — including overcoming conditions like persistent loneliness — might offset harm and ultimately…
Tech gadgets to help ease loneliness: Our technology picks for people living with dementia Caring for someone who is living with dementia during a…
Dementia is not necessarily preventable, but science has established that lifestyle changes can significantly lower risk. Here are 12 factors that could help delay…
The National Center for Health Statistics attributes 266,000 deaths per year to Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. Upwards of 120,000 of those per…
Marriage is likely the single most important relationship a person will have in their adult life. And it turns out that getting married can…
October 30, 2017 A study has found that marriage or a close relationship is correlated with protection against dementia. The study, conducted by Loughborough…