Photo: Carolee Lee, left and Michelle M. Mielke, right; Courtesy of Women’s Health Access Matters! Carolee Lee of WHAM! (Women’s Health Access Matters) and…
Being Patient readers share their own stories about navigating life with “Alzheimer’s genes.” Alzheimer’s disease affects one in 10 people over the age of…
Amid the growing burden of Alzheimer’s in the U.S., researchers aim to better understand the relationship between the disease and the places people live….
“If someone has pre-dementia and on top of that they have apathy, their brain shrinks faster.” –Dr. Prasad Padala, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs…
A new study finds that the vast majority of dementia caregivers are suffering from sleep deprivation. Without good sleep, getting through the day is…
A new study explores the dementia risk factors that disproportionately effect African American teens, and that are linked to cognitive health issues later in…
While dementia is not necessarily preventable, scientists now understand even more clearly the extent to which some lifestyle changes can significantly lower one’s odds…