10 Oct 2018
early memory loss – alzheimer’s part 3
Everyone does it. You make a beeline into a room, but then stop short, More
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20 Sep 2018
alternative approach – alzheimer’s part 2
Despite the billions of dollars the pharmaceutical companies have already spent on research and More
3 Sep 2018
the fight against alzheimer’s – part 1
The mid-June announcement that AstraZeneca and Eli Lilly and Co. would be discontinuing two late-stage More
9 Oct 2017
memory boosters
Once a week, a small group gathers in Croton-on-Hudson for four hours: engaging in conversation and activity. They share stories about their day-to-day More
25 Sep 2017
dance therapy: enhancing memory care
Seniors in Senta Perez-Gardner’s dance movement therapy session arrive in wheelchairs and walkers, some with low energy and long faces. More
18 Sep 2017
memory loss: 2017 studies of note
28 Aug 2017
creative arts for memory care
Jane, a nursing home resident, had suffered multiple strokes and lost all functioning in her body except for the movement in her right hand. Sitting next to More
9 Oct 2016
eating smart
Diet and exercise play a major role in brain health. To preserve optimal brain function well into your older years, More
9 Sep 2016
the sound of music
The healing power of music is universal. It transcends time and prompts listeners to relive their first love, a youthful adventure, or other meaningful memories. More
3 Sep 2016
and the beat goes on…
The instinctual comfort of rhythm, originating, perhaps, from an unborn’s earliest sense of a mother’s heartbeat, remains with us throughout life. More
25 Oct 2018
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the toll it takes – alzheimer’s part 4
The estimated total cost of care in the U.S. due to dementia will top $277 billion this year. More