New Hope for an Alzheimer’s Cure

An interview with Dr. William Thies, chief medical and scientific officer for the Alzheimer’s Association.  In the spring of 2011, the National Institute on Aging and the Alzheimer’s Association announced a new pre-clinical stage of Alzheimer’s Disease, marking the first change in the definition of the illness in 27 years. The announcement grows out of ... More

“Help, Robot! I’ve fallen and I Need You to Pick Me Up”

By: Steven Slon

Imagine having a robot around the house that can lift a frail elder if they fall when you are not around. Now visualize automated dresser drawers that can literally talk and guide a dementia patient through the complex—and often stressful—act of getting dressed in the morning. You are seeing what could very well be the future of caregiving. ... More

Outsmarting Alzheimer’s

By: Jean Carper

More ways science says can help you cut your odds of memory decline from bestselling medical journalist and writer Jean Carper. ... More

Running Errands …

By: Adrianne

Note: This is a story about my Grandma Eileen who was entering the late stages of Alzheimer’s. After reflecting on the sadness of the disease, I was finally able to put a positive, light-hearted, and sometimes funny angle on what is such a devastating process. Grandma Eileen and Grandpa Jim were in Indianapolis for the ... More