Dana Walrath used graphic medicine techniques to chronicle three years of caregiving for her mother, Alice, who was in the middle stages of Alzheimer’s disease.
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To Reduce the Risk of Alzheimer’s, Eat Fish
Among carriers of the gene that increases Alzheimer’s risk, a study found a benefit from eating seafood at least once a week.
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Well: Prostate Cancer Treatment Tied to Alzheimer’s Risk
Hormone therapy, a common treatment for prostate cancer, is associated with an increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease, a new study has found.
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Well: Is It Ordinary Memory Loss, or Alzheimer’s Disease?
Simple memory assessments are a way to get an idea of whether cognitive problems are drawing nearer.
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Well: Vitamin D Tied to Alzheimer’s Risk
Low vitamin D is associated with an increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, according to a new report.
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Mind: Gene Strategy to Fight Alzheimer’s Clears a Hurdle
Research suggests that reducing or neutralizing one variety of the APOE gene would not harm the brain, while making Alzheimer’s less likely.
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Can Exercise Reduce Alzheimer’s Risk?
Exercise may help to keep the brain robust in people who have an increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.
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Well: The Silence of Doctors Around Alzheimer’s
Dementia is not something we doctors talk much about. We all have many patients with dementia — and more every year — but we never seem to chat about it the way we discuss kidney disease or cancer treatment.
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Well: Caring for the Alzheimer’s Caregiver
Watching over loved ones with dementia frequently presents new challenges, and a new book focuses on caregivers and the stressful situations they face.
Well: Waiting for Alzheimer’s to Begin
Using a jarred brain as a teaching tool, my dad showed me how brains with Alzheimer’s disease become smaller. But only after his death did I figure out that my father was quite literally demonstrating how this disease runs through our heads.
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