“I’ve never been so cold in my life.” I recently visited Washington, D.C., and it was cold — perhaps not by the standards of northern states, but bitter compared with my home in South Florida. Now, I’ve been colder in my life, but the quotation above pumped through my mind…

The Advent season of the Christian calendar is now in full swing. Each of the season’s four Sundays connects the arrival of Jesus to a tenet of Christianity: hope, peace, joy, and love or faith, depending on a specific congregation’s tradition. We typically celebrate these words by reading…

If you have a loved one who’s been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, what’s the chance that they’ll walk away from the safety of their home? According to the Alzheimer’s Association, anyone with dementia is at risk of wandering. There’s some controversy about the word “wandering” as it…

Take a minute to think about food intake and how it varies with age. Some young people can eat anything and anytime they want without the ill effect of weight gain. For many, an obsession with weight loss and gain arrives later in life. We become more intentional about…

Few caregivers have time to take naps, but I recently read study results in a June Sleep Health article that suggest short naps can benefit cognitive health. That could mean something as simple as a brief snooze could aid your fight against Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of…

Max had a reputation, and it wasn’t a good one, at least not wholly. But no one is perfect, especially not a beagle mix with a bent toward naughtiness and a penchant for leftovers. Over time, Max’s good outweighed his wrong, and my family became fiercely attached to the little…

For many people, the month of June is for cookouts, picnics, and hanging out at the beach. For the Alzheimer’s disease community, though, it’s also Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month — a time for educating others about the progressive neurodegenerative disorder and advocating for the approximately 55 million…

“Encouraging results” were reported in eight Alzheimer’s disease patients with dementia who were treated with COYA 301, an experimental therapy being evaluated in a small clinical trial, according to Coya Therapeutics, its developer. “Results of our open-label proof-of-concept study with COYA 301 in 8 patients with Alzheimer’s showed…

One early morning there was a knock at my sister’s door. My mother was on the other side. There Mom stood, not alone, but with a neighbor. An elderly woman like my mother walking for exercise wasn’t unusual in my sister’s neighborhood, but Mom, who split her time between her…

Most often, people diagnosed with late-onset Alzheimer’s disease exhibit symptoms in their mid-to-late 60s. Early-onset Alzheimer’s disease can appear as early as 30, though thankfully, that’s rare. By the time someone reaches 60, they have many life experiences with family, friends, and acquaintances. They often…