Here's a useful tool that lists the 10 best (and 10 worst!) foods for your brain's health. Renowned neurologists Ayesha and Dean Sherzai, both MD's, [...]
"As part of her role as Artistic Advisor at Large to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Renée Fleming has spearheaded a [...]
Currently, about 5.8 million people have Alzheimer's disease in the U.S., and two-thirds of these are women. Though these numbers are staggering and continue to [...]
Home of my alma mater, many weekend reunions, and - at a later point in my life - my workplace: Northwest Indiana - just around [...]
I was offered a “pass.” It was a routine appointment approximately one year following Mother’s diagnosis of Alzheimer’s in late 1997. The physician quietly handed [...]
“Like food sharing, health care was part of life for our ancestors—a major aspect of how they worked together to survive hard times. Humans have [...]
This article was written three years ago - July 2017. In the current context of the COVID-19 global pandemic, physical presence has been curtailed to [...]
In the mid-80’s, I served as an Adjunct Faculty Member at National Louis University in the Chicago area. It was here that I became acquainted [...]
"Sometimes people with dementia can become agitated or distressed, which can be disturbing for other people around them. This often happens for no clear reason [...]
"In my research in sleep medicine and social epidemiology, I analyze sleep disorders in atypical cases, such as people with Parkinson’s disease, call centre and [...]