How Urinary Tract Infections Trigger Delirium in People With Dementia | Dr. Shouri Lahiri
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common infections in older adults, but in people living with dementia, they can trigger a sudden and dramatic change in behavior and cognition. A UTI that might cause mild discomfort in a younger, healthier person can instead set off delirium — an …
What to Remember When You Are Forgetting: Living Well With Dementia | Dr. Zaldy Tan
A dementia diagnosis can raise difficult questions about what comes next: How do you know what changes to expect? How should families prepare? And how can someone continue to live well as memory loss progresses?Those are some of the questions Dr. Zaldy Tan addresses in his new book, “What to Rememb…
The Stimulated Mind: How Everyday Habits Shape Brain Health | Dr. Tommy Wood
Brain health is shaped by more than age or genetics. The way we exercise, eat, sleep, manage stress, support our metabolism, and stay engaged with the world around us may all influence how well the brain functions over time.Dr. Tommy Wood, associate professor of pediatrics and neuroscience at the U…
How to Know When It's Time for More Dementia Care, According to a Long-Term Care Expert | Cory Fosco
For families caring for a loved one with dementia, deciding when home care is no longer enough is rarely simple. The signs are often gradual — a missed medication here, a stove left on there — and knowing when to seek more support, whether through in-home help, adult day care, or a residential comm…
What Is the Best Diet for Brain Health? | Dr. Gil Carvalho
What we eat can influence our health, but when it comes to protecting the brain and lowering dementia risk, nutrition advice can often feel confusing or contradictory. Which eating patterns have the strongest evidence behind them, and how much can diet really affect cognitive health over time?Dr. G…
Is Heading a Soccer Ball Bad for Your Brain? A CTE Researcher Explains
Does heading a soccer ball damage your brain? Dr. Michael Alosco — clinical neuropsychologist, professor of neurology at Boston University's Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, and co-director of clinical research at the BU CTE Center — explains why chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) risk…
Four Years to Get a Memory Test: An Early-Onset Alzheimer's Diagnosis at 60 | Sean Terwilliger
For four years, doctors told Sean Terwilliger he was fine. At 60, after failing a memory screening by a single point, he was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's.
Terwilliger moved through three states and four primary care physicians before one finally gave him the MoCA, a 30-point cognitive scr…
What Is Posterior Cortical Atrophy? One Couple's Road to Diagnosis | Scott & Anne Cunningham
Posterior cortical atrophy is a rare form of Alzheimer's disease that shows up first in vision and spatial processing rather than memory — which is why it is so often missed.
Scott Cunningham was a psychiatrist for 40 years. He couldn't cut a board straight. He couldn't assemble a log rack. He stop…
Diagnosed With Alzheimer’s at 46: Inherited Alzheimer’s and the PSEN1 Gene | Francisco Rios and Zahydie Burgos
Journey to Diagnosis is a Being Patient series sponsored by Eisai. As with all of our reporting, the sponsor has no role in choosing guests, shaping questions, or reviewing content before publication.Eisai: https://www.eisai.com/index.htmlJourney to Diagnosis: https://beingpatient.com/journey-to-di…
What a Normal Brain MRI Can Miss | Dr. Michael Lipton
A brain MRI that reads “normal” or “unremarkable” can be reassuring. It can also leave you with symptoms nobody can explain.
Dr. Michael Lipton, professor of radiology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and an attending radiologist at NewYork-Presbyterian, explains what a conventional MR…
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