Hurricanes hastened the deaths of adults with dementia, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 08, 2023
People with Alzheimer’s and related dementias (ADRD) had higher mortality rates in U.S. counties that had recently experienced a hurricane disaster, investigators report.
“They know me. They remember who I am.”
By
Beth Sanders
Nov 21, 2012
The life story is not a “nice to have” document – it is essential to delivering quality. If memory loss begins and progresses, the details of his or her life story would serve as the...
Alzheimer’s origin story is about metabolism and lifestyle, scientists contend
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 02, 2021
Alzheimer’s Disease is increasingly being referred to as insulin resistance of the brain, or Type 3 diabetes, a research team says.
Clinical Briefs for Thursday, April 2
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 01, 2020
FDA orders all Zantac heartburn products off store shelves … Scientists discover gene that increases risk of Alzheimer’s disease … New CDC report adds evidence that underlying conditions raise...
Staring down the Alzheimer’s diagnosis
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 25, 2023
Alzheimer’s disease may be among the most-feared diagnoses for people of a certain age, one that for many has been instantaneously life-altering. But today’s patients will force us to see it through...
The disease that keeps on taking
By
John O'Connor
Aug 06, 2012
There is no way to tally the full cost of Alzheimer’s disease, a life robbing condition that now claims more than 5 million victims nationwide. But what can be put on a ledger sheet is sobering....
Dementia signs, symptoms may be different for Latinos, researchers say
By
Alicia Lasek
May 27, 2021
Cultural practices and disease processes may explain why Latino adults with dementia experience faster functional decline and higher rates of depression and anxiety, investigators say.
‘Awakenings’ in advanced dementia patients inspire search for a cause
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 07, 2019
Scientists have begun a search for the cause of a phenomena where people with late-stage Alzheimer’s disease are very lucid near the end of life.
Vitamin D may protect against Alzheimer’s, new report asserts
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 06, 2023
Exposure to vitamin D supplements is linked to longer dementia-free survival and a lower rate of dementia when compared to no exposure, a new study has found.
Intern gains life lessons on retirement living and memory support
By
Jessie Krebs
Oct 17, 2014
When I came to Baltimore-based Erickson Living to work as a public relations summer intern, I imagined I would enrich my PR experiences and skills, but I never dreamed I’d walk away with such a wealth...