Tapping into creativity can feel out of reach for people that are navigating living with Alzheimer’s. We spoke to a neuroscientist, a former academic,…
In the past year, the FDA approved two landmark new Alzheimer’s drugs: monoclonal antibodies designed to attack the disease’s underlying pathology, as opposed to…
What should you do when your loved one is newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s? Receiving this life-changing news can shatter your world, so it is…
A recent study of US veterans found that 10% of those diagnosed with dementia actually had a liver condition called hepatic encephalopathy — a…
Guadalupe Peak, a mountain that stirs awe in even the most seasoned hikers, is located in Guadalupe Mountains National Park in Texas and boasts…
Dementia is a term used to describe a set of symptoms: memory loss and other cognitive issues. The most common disease that causes these…
Before her diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment and early-stage Alzheimer’s in 2019, Rebecca Chopp was a widely published author, editor, and academic, serving as…
Are doctors able to spot the signs of cognitive impairment in their older patients? According to two new research studies, doctors miss the majority…
This story was originally published in July, 2019. Peter Berry, dressed in a green, collared shirt and wearing black, wide-framed glasses, sat in his…
After my mom was first diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, I spent much of the first several years wondering if she really had Alzheimer’s. Her…
One day, Don Kent’s personality started changing. A cool, even-keeled lawyer, he found himself suddenly losing control of his emotions. At the same time,…
Lewy body dementia is the second most common form of dementia. Where Alzheimer’s disease makes up 70 percent of dementia cases, Lewy body makes…
Lewy Body dementia is the second most common form of dementia, but one of the most frequently misdiagnosed. One thing that makes LBD just…
When Laurie Scherrer, a 55-year-oldthen “workaholic” sales executive, was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s and frontotemporal dementia at age 55, she recalls feeling like…
After 30 hours of neurological and psychiatric evaluations, Laurie Scherrer thought the fifth in a series of doctors, would tell her that she had…