Alzheimer’s disease: ‘A really humbling experience’ April 07, 2016 | Heather Shannon Nancy Edwards never met a stranger. “To her, you were a friend she hadn’t made yet,” her daughter Heather remembers. When her personality began to... Read More Tags Alzheimer's brain aging memory patient stories
Thinking about dementia like cancer February 29, 2016 | Patricia Harriman UC Irvine Alzheimer's disease researcher Frank LaFerla says receiving a dementia diagnosis is in some ways like getting a cancer diagnosis.... Read More Tags Alzheimer's dementia aging brain
A brain disorder in seniors too often misdiagnosed July 13, 2015 | Kristina Lindgren Memory loss, difficulty walking and incontinence in people over age 55 are too often assumed to be signs of early-onset Alzheimer’s or... Read More Tags aging brain Alzheimer's dementia senior health Parkinson's