Memory Disorder
Living With Amnesia
Whether it’s not remembering someone’s name, an item on your mental grocery list, or even something as simple as why you’ve entered a room in the first place, we all experience moments of forgetfulness. Our brains are so full of information that it would be... Read More
What it’s Like to Raise a Child With Mental Illness
Being a parent is one of the most rewarding, yet challenging roles an individual can have in life. For all the love, joy, and satisfaction that children can bring, there can be bumps in the road that prove difficult, especially when faced with raising a... Read More
Lack of Sleep and Dementia – What’s the Connection?
A healthy night’s sleep benefits us in a variety of ways. Sleep helps our bodies reset, heal, and prepare for the next day. During a healthy sleep cycle, new neural pathways are created to help our brains with memory, cognitive learning, and other important brain... Read More
Drug Makers Push Ahead with Alzheimer’s Treatments Despite Setbacks
The past year has been a difficult one for the developers of potential new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. First, the trial of a promising new drug was suddenly halted because it was not showing the hoped-for results, but then the drug’s developer announced that the... Read More
New Dementia Research: Anti-Inflammation Drugs May Reverse Dementia
The mental decline that, in extreme cases leads to dementia, might be a natural part of aging, doesn’t mean that it’s inevitable or irreversible. At least that’s what a team of researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, and Ben-Gurion University think. A new study... Read More
11 Signs That You May Be Suffering from a Memory Disorder
Occasional lapses in memory are a perfectly normal part of life for all of us. We’ve all forgotten someone’s birthday or misplaced our keys now and then. But when memory lapses are persistent and get in the way of your daily life, they may be... Read More
The Hardest Decision: Quality of Life vs. Quantity of Life for Dementia Sufferers
Decisions that caregivers must make as a loved one approaches the end of life are among the hardest decisions that anyone ever has to make. Often, none of the options are good, and choices must be made when the family is already mired in stress... Read More
