When Mom Has Alzheimer's, A Stranger Comes For Christmas
The holidays can be difficult for families dealing with Alzheimer's, especially if the person with the disease is the one who used to be the heart and soul of Christmas.
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The Brain's GPS May Also Help Us Map Our Memories
Brain cells that track our location also can track time and distance, a study finds. This could explain how the brain uses place and time to organize memories throughout our lives.
Can A Cancer Drug Reverse Parkinson's Disease And Dementia?
People with Parkinson's and related forms of dementia improved dramatically when they took a leukemia drug called nilotinib. Researchers say the drug seems to help brain cells eliminate toxins.
'How Do You Tell Your Kids That You've Got Alzheimer's?'
Writer Greg O'Brien was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease five years ago. He describes what it was like to hear the news — and break it to his family.
As A Father's Alzheimer's Progresses, Family Learns To Love Him As He Is
As his disease advances, Greg O'Brien finds his personality shifting, too. "I know I can't go back to who I was before," he says. "I've got to learn to live with the new me."
As Alzheimer's Symptoms Worsen, Hard Conversations About How To Die
Six years after he was diagnosed with both cancer and Alzheimer's, Greg O'Brien is beginning to talk to his doctor, and to his family, about his "exit strategy" for the final years of his life.
Cognitive Decline May Move Faster In People With Low Vitamin D
Older people with low levels of vitamin D are likely to lose memory and executive function more quickly, a study finds. But it didn't look into whether taking supplements could help.
Treatment From Brain Tissue May Have Spread Alzheimer's Protein
Eight people who received growth hormone treatments made from human brains died decades later from a rare disease. Some also had brain damage similar to that seen in Alzheimer's, autopsies reveal.
Wake Forest Baptist Funding Helps Alzheimer’s Research
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center has received nearly $3.5 million dollars to support work in aging and Alzheimer's Disease.
A Sense Of Self: What Happens When Your Brain Says You Don't Exist
In his new book, The Man Who Wasn't There, Anil Ananthaswamy examines the ways people think of themselves — and how those perceptions can be distorted by certain brain conditions.