Each day, Dr. Walter Koroshetz, 65, takes a pill as part of his effort to help keep his brain healthy and sharp. The medicine isn't some miracle drug or a vitamin to stave off memory loss. The pill is his blood pressure … [Read more...]
Print This PageSign Language Gives People with Dementia a Way to Speak
July 17, 2018 by
John “Alec” Stephenson, an administrator at the Silverado Aspen Park memory care community in Salt Lake City, raised a son with a hearing impairment. As many parents of children who are hearing impaired, the family embraced sign … [Read more...]
Print This PageHow to Maintain an Emotional Connection to Someone with Alzheimer’s
May 30, 2018 by
Geri Taylor (69) had recently retired from her job in health administration, when she started noticing changes in herself. For some time, she had experienced forgetfulness at work. For instance, when she was leading a staff … [Read more...]
Print This PageShocking New Study: Alzheimer’s Found in Children and Linked to Air Pollution
May 2, 2018 by
Amy took her daughter, Madison, to visit her grandmother in the memory care unit of the nursing home. Madison's grandmother's Alzheimer's had progressed a lot since they last saw her. Madison was perplexed by the changes in … [Read more...]
Print This PageA Prosthetic Brain to Improve Memory?
April 11, 2018 by
U.S. Army veteran, Steven, is missing his left leg from a war injury. He wears a prosthetic leg, and it enables him to walk. For those who are missing an arm or leg, an artificial limb (or a prosthesis) can often replace it. A … [Read more...]
Print This PageShould Dad Give Up His Guns?
March 9, 2018 by
Q. My father loves three things most in life: his antique cars, his dogs, and his guns. The shooting range has been like a second home to him since mom died. It's the place he gathers with buddies to socialize and let off … [Read more...]
Print This PageThose Late-Night Golden Girls Reruns Could Be Bad for Your Health
March 7, 2018 by
Joan is tired all the time. It could be because she's a night owl who reads books and doesn't like putting them down, or because she watches reruns of the Golden Girls and Frasier late at night. Joan's daughter began noticing … [Read more...]
Print This PageDozens of Dementia Treatments Have Failed. Will This One Work?
February 21, 2018 by
Peter Wooding (77) is among the 5 million Americans who are facing Alzheimer’s disease, one of the most devastating diagnoses today. Happily married for more than 50 years, Peter and his wife Joanne are not going to sit back and … [Read more...]
Print This PageCritter Corner: My Dad Doesn’t Recognize Me; is it Still Worth Visiting?
February 2, 2018 by
Dear Magic,My dad is in a nursing home, and has dementia. I visited him a lot when he first got there, but my visits have tapered off a bit. I'm not sure if he knows who I am anymore, or if there is a benefit to him … [Read more...]
Print This PageBut I Promised I Wouldn’t Put her in a Nursing Home
February 2, 2018 by
Click Here to Read Magic's to "My Dad Doesn't Recognize Me - Is It Still Worth Visiting?"Q. I remember the moment like it was yesterday. My mom, who had Parkinson's for ten years at the time, was sitting at my kitchen table. I … [Read more...]
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