Stories shared around the dinner table or nostalgic anecdotes about “when I was a kid” often become rarer when a loved one living with dementia is eventually left with limited access to his or her precious memories. Family members and caregivers, strug… Continue reading
Alzheimer’s disease doesn’t discriminate. No matter your fame, no matter how deep your pockets, it slowly, but methodically ravages minds. It’s an unwelcome visitor. Few understand this more than the family of retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O… Continue reading
Alzheimer’s disease is the most frequent form of dementia, and it is both cruel and tragically common. The world’s slowest, most painful disappearing act affects 5.7 million Americans — and with the large boomer generation reaching age 65 and beyond, t… Continue reading
In an opinion piece in a recent edition of the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA), three neurologists at the University of California San Francisco’s (UCSF) Memory and Aging Center wrote that older Americans are being ripped off and served … Continue reading
An increasing number of Americans diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias has put families through heartache, cost hundreds of millions in health care expenses and turned millions of spouses, adult children, friends and neighbors into un… Continue reading
You’ll find most horses and donkeys on a ranch or a farm, but it’s possible that you may also see them visiting nursing homes, senior living communities and even schools. As the benefits of equine therapy are becoming more widely known, more people are… Continue reading
The basics of heart health have been drilled into our brains: Eat less saturated fat. Keep moving. Know your “numbers” for cholesterol, blood pressure and BMI. But what about that brain itself? Although life expectancy has more than doubled since 1900,… Continue reading
(This piece was originally published by the Association of Health Care Journalists and is being republished with permission.) Despite the partial government shutdown, some wheels in Congress keep turning. Among them, the bipartisan BOLD Act (Building O… Continue reading
A multimedia program first developed to help calm children with autism is now proving to be of great help to older adults with anxiety or dementia. Called “LifeMoves,” the sensorimotor program incorporates simple, gentle arm movements with soothing mus… Continue reading
(Advances in science and public health are increasing longevity and enhancing the quality of life for people around the world. In this series of interviews with the Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging, 14 visionaries are revealing exciting … Continue reading