During the past few years, I've started making regular charitable donations, often to organizations that focus on various issues related to Alzheimer's disease. I want to feel like I'm doing my part in remembering my mother and grandmother, and also to stop this disease before it effects me or others that I love. What... Read more
Sunday's Oscars awards ceremony marks an important victory in the battle for awareness about dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Two great actresses - Julie Christie ("Away From Her") and Laura Linney ("The Savages") - are nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role for their work dealing with issues related to dementia.... Read more
A new study published today provides some much needed good - there's a downward trend in the rate of "cognitive impairment" among people 70 years old and older. A research team from the University of Michigan Medical School analyzed data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), a national survey of older Americans funded by... Read more
I don't pretend to understand the cultural and political world of Pakistan. However, while reading a recent copy of More magazine, I saw a reference to a web story concerning a profile originally published in the December/January 2008 issue about former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Written prior to her return to Pakistan and her... Read more