Little or no awareness to declining cognitive function- Anosognosia and Alzheimer’s Disease
Medical News Today recently covered a formal medical term that refers to a lack of awareness of having a mental health condition or brain injury.…
Tag: memory loss
Alzheimer’s disease patients have larger number of DNA mutations, study finds
US News reports on recent study findings that show that patients with advanced Alzheimer’s disease had a larger number of gene mutations. “As we age,…
David Hyde Pierce advocates for Alz on Today Show
David Hyde Pierce opens up on his family’s battle with Alzheimer’s Disease on the Today (NBC) in honor of June being Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness…
Dementia-friendly city makes a difference
Vancouver uses culturally sensitive city planning to create a friendlier city to seniors with memory loss. The Tyee Canada writes “Diversity is a fact, and…
Robin Williams’ wife advocates for Lewy Body dementia research
“The actor’s untimely death shook Hollywood and devastated fans, but also left behind a grieving wife, Susan Schneider Williams” writes Best Life News. “Not until…
More than one cardio-metabolic disease doubles dementia risk
Neuroscience News writes that “People with at least two of the diseases type 2 diabetes, heart disease or stroke have double the risk of developing…
Breaking: dementia gene-based therapies on the rise in the UK
Collaboration between UK-based Cell & Gene Therapy Catapult and the UK Dementia Research Institute is currently set to allow academic centers to identify new AAV-based…
Vitamin D deficiency and dementia
“Investigating the association between vitamin D, neuroimaging features, and the risk of dementia and stroke, the study found that low levels of vitamin D were…
Mild Cognitive Impairment over age 60
According to a recent USA Today article, “A new report estimates 6.5 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease, and more than 1 in 10 older adults…
New focus on Aphasia
Notable actor Bruce Willis announced in March of this year that he has been diagnosed with Aphasia and as a result will be stepping away…