Ask Amy: My dearest friend was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s … how do I let her know I love her?
DEAR AMY: My dearest friend in the world was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at a relatively young age. Full Story
DEAR AMY: My dearest friend in the world was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at a relatively young age. Full Story
Depression. Thoughts of suicide. Job loss. The unpaid role of being a family caregiver for a loved one living with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia comes with many…
Uberlinda Godoy Santana, 94, has Alzheimer’s, a condition that causes a gradual decline in memory, thinking, behavior and social skills. Full Story
“Music and Memory” is a short documentary that explores the power of music for treating dementia and other related diseases in the context of memory. Full Story
Using a microsimulation algorithm that accounts for the effect on mortality, a team from Marseille, France, has shown that interventions targeting the three main vascular risk factors for dementia —…
Alzheimer’s disease is the health condition Americans 60 or older are most afraid of getting. But dementia experts say research is increasingly demonstrating that there are ways to reduce that risk.…
Bruce Willis' wife Emma Heming shared a powerful conversation with Gertrude Jordan, a dementia coach, who advised her on caring for a loved one with memory loss Full Story
Engineers at the University of Waterloo are using robots to locate medicine, phones, glasses, and other missing items for those with dementia. Full Story
Alzheimer’s disease is complex, and it is unlikely that any one drug or other intervention will ever successfully treat it in all people living with the disease. Full Story
Dementia is a term that describes a group of symptoms affecting memory, cognitive abilities, and social abilities severely enough to interfere with daily functioning. Full Story