Caring for Those Who Cared for Us

Caring for a loved one full-time is rewarding but demanding, and without regular breaks, caregivers risk fatigue, stress and burnout. Respite care...

A Nature Aging Perspective argues that social conditions and broader environmental exposures play a defining role in brain aging and dementia risk...

Two new studies point to early warning tools, but both still sit in research territory.

• Dry EEG predicted amyloid status in cognitively normal...

A proposed risk model could help clinicians weigh anti-amyloid safety before treatment starts:

• ARIA is a potentially serious side effect, and...

Younger patients with early-onset Alzheimer's showed higher tau burden that spread more widely across the brain. The gap held after accounting for...

Memory medicines aim for stability, not recovery. They may ease symptoms for a period but do not reverse or stop dementia.

• Sudden worsening may be...

Alzheimer's is now defined both clinically and biologically, revealing a long silent phase. Six stages, separated by biomarkers and daily function,...

Nick Williams and his wife Yaya thought his mother Susan just needed help getting back on her feet. Instead, the struggles lasted more than a year,...

GLP-1 receptor agonists, currently licensed for diabetes and obesity, are being studied for dementia because they may act on metabolic, inflammatory...

Holiday travel can leave caregivers asking who will step in, and last-minute arrangements may leave limited options. Key steps to consider:

• Assess...

Nearly 3 in 10 Kansas adults care for a loved one with complex medical needs or disabilities. Caregiving expert Rhonda Custard says offers of help...

Longer clinical testing can catch what shorter screeners miss. In a study of 1,858 veterans, a one-hour neurobehavioral exam found mild cognitive...

A long-overlooked Alzheimer's hypothesis is making a comeback, centered on the basal forebrain.

• New tools: Pathologists published the first digital...

CareRest is built for dementia caregivers, aiming to help them look after their patient and themselves in one place.

• Daily check-ins: log stress,...

Lewy body dementia (LBD) is an umbrella term covering dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson's disease dementia. The main difference is timing:...

A dementia or Alzheimer's diagnosis alone does not qualify someone for hospice. What matters is how far the disease has progressed and how the person...

A research paper focused on the experiences of grandchildren who provide care turns attention to younger relatives taking on dementia caregiving...

A large UK study links daily bright light to lower dementia risk. Participants getting at least 42 minutes of bright light each day had a dementia...

Coming home from the hospital, an older adult may still need daily help even without needing facility care. The key distinction is between two types...

For Anita Charlot, AI became a practical aid while caring for her mother after a dementia diagnosis. She first used ChatGPT to research dementia and...