How Do You Prepare for Dementia? An Interview with Stanley Terman (Part 2 of...
Stanley A. Terman, Ph.D., M.D., is CEO and Medical Director of Caring Advocates and the author of Peaceful Transitions: Stories of Success and Compassion; Plan Now, Die Later—Ironclad Strategy. He is...
View ArticleA Woman Without a Place - A man loses his mother to Alzheimer's
This is Don’s story, as told by Jeanette Summers. Our “Opening Our Hearts” stories are based on people’s real-life experiences with loss. By sharing these experiences publicly, we hope to help our...
View ArticleSusan Jacoby’s “Never say Die” Offers Boomers a Hard Pill to Swallow - No...
I hate the thought of old age and I do my best at keeping good care of my body. “Never Say Die” by Susan Jacoby tells us that no matter how much we exercise or how many supplements we take, … Continue...
View ArticleComedian Seth Rogen’s Hilarious and Poignant Speech on Alzheimer’s Disease...
Most people—more likely the younger generations—know Seth Rogen from his token role as a hilarious, pot-smoking man-child in films such as Knocked Up (2007) and Pineapple Express (2008). But there’s...
View ArticleAlzheimer’s Is The Sixth Leading Cause Of Death - How can you treat...
I hear over and over again from industry experts that Alzheimer’s is the most devastating disease of all. I have listened to the personal stories of many of my friends— horrified by the words and...
View ArticlePomegranates & Preventing Alzheimer’s - Research shows pomegranates could...
According to the American Alzheimer’s Association, over 15.5 million people provided 17.7 billion hours of unpaid care to those suffering from the disease in 2013 alone. That adds up to over $200...
View ArticleFree Memory Screenings Can Help Detect Alzheimer’s Sooner - One group wants...
Did you know that November is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month? Well, one group wants all of you to remember it. Remember Together is an organization focused on early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s through a huge...
View ArticleHogewey: The Dementia Village That Embraces Late-Stage Alzheimer’s - Dutch...
The little village of Hogewey in The Netherlands looks normal on the outside: 23 houses nestled around a community plaza filled with stores and park benches. But this village has a secret. Everyone...
View ArticleFilm Review: Still Alice (2014) by Wash Westmoreland and Richard Glatzer -...
Still Alice is one of those essential movies, an instant classic that has an effect on all of its viewers, regardless of their backgrounds. Alzheimer’s and dementia are growing illnesses that have a...
View ArticleWould You Undergo Genetic Testing for Early-Onset Familial Alzheimer’s When...
Prior to catching the wonderful and emotionally raw film, Still Alice, I stumbled upon a recent physical copy of a People article about a real-life woman named Daisy Duarte, who has been taking care of...
View ArticleHow Do You Stay Active with Alzheimer’s? An Interview with Patricia Ris, Part...
Today SevenPonds speaks with Patricia Ris, the program director and founder of Memory Care Cafe. Her San Francisco-based program teaches people with Alzheimer’s how to stay involved in their...
View ArticleHow Do Caregivers Enjoy Time with Alzheimer’s Patients? An Interview with...
Today we speak with Patricia Ris, the program director of Memory Care Cafe. Her San Francisco-based program teaches people with Alzheimer’s how to stay involved in their communities and maintain an...
View ArticleFuneral For A Stranger - One woman's experience caretaking and losing a...
This is the true recollection of Sara, as told to Susan Seawolf Hayes, regarding the life and death of her mother. Our “Opening Our Hearts” stories are based on people’s real life experiences. By...
View ArticleFilm Review: Away from Her by director Sarah Polley - Of all the films made...
“Away from Her” (2006) is a rare film about Alzheimer’s disease, and in my opinion, one of the best. As a film adaptation of the talented Alice Munro’s short story, “The Bear Came Over the Mountain,”...
View ArticleTurn Back the Clock: Reversing the Effects of Aging? - Scientists are...
“When I first heard this story from Tony Wyss-Coray, I thought it was absolutely amazing,” said Rudolph Tanzi, professor of neurology at Harvard. “I thought it was too good to be true.” Wyss-Coray was...
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Would You Undergo Genetic Testing for Early-Onset Familial Alzheimer’s When...
Prior to catching the wonderful and emotionally raw film, Still Alice, I stumbled upon a recent physical copy of a People article about a real-life woman named Daisy Duarte, who has been taking care of...
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Finding Alzheimer’s Drugs is Harder Than You Think - Here's why researchers...
Alzheimer’s disease is a well-known disorder that affects 5.4 million Americans. Yet there are currently only four drugs available that treat its symptoms. Unlike cancer treatments, which are varied,...
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Film Review: “Terry Pratchett: Choosing to Die” - The documentary takes an...
When author Terry Pratchett was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, he had to confront an uncomfortable decision: Should he see his illness through to the end (and risk losing his dignity in the...
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Scientists Discover Gene That Determines How Fast Your Brain Will Age -...
A new study conducted by Columbia University Medical Center Researchers and published this week in the journal Cell Systems identifies a gene that seemingly dictates how fast a brain ages. The gene,...
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A New Odor Test Could Detect the Early Stages of Alzheimer’s - Researchers...
What if you could detect the early stages of Alzheimer’s using only your nose? A group of researchers is developing a new odor test that they think could help doctors identify patients who have the...
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