What Is the Difference Between Dementia and Alzheimer’s?

August 21, 2024

Understanding the differences between Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia is crucial for early diagnosis and effective planning.

Brian Wilson Has a Conservator

May 16, 2024

Planning for incapacity might sound as fun as a rain-soaked beach party, but it’s as essential as remembering the lyrics to “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” at a Beach Boys concert. We Baby Boomers are older now…

Safeguarding the Elderly Against Financial Exploitation

May 7, 2024

Cognitive decline, particularly associated with conditions like Alzheimer’s disease, poses significant risks for financial exploitation. This post explores practical estate planning strategies to protect vulnerable individuals when signs of dementia are noticed.

The Twilight of Capacity for an Aging Parent?

March 28, 2024

The path from capacity to incompetence can be slow and difficult to analyze.

A New Alzheimer’s Medication Wins FDA Approval

August 7, 2023

Lecanemab (sold under the brand name Leqembi) helps reduce amyloid plaques in the brain, which are hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease. Prevention’s recent article, “All About Lecanemab, the New FDA-Approved Alzheimer’s Drug,” reports that the drug was approved in January under the FDA’s Accelerated Approval pathway. This process allows the organization to approve drugs for serious…

What Hobbies Add Years to Your Life?

May 1, 2023

Research shows that some hobbies can add years — or even decades — to your life.

Aging in Place

March 29, 2023

Questions to help prepare for aging in place.

Three Early Warning Signs of Dementia

March 7, 2023

These signs might point to cognitive decline nearly a decade before a formal diagnosis.

Dementia Warning Signs Years in Advance!

January 25, 2023

As we grow older, many of us fear the possibility that we could be diagnosed with dementia. Few things are more frightening than the thought of losing our independence to this progressive disease. Researchers at the University of Cambridge now say signs of dementia may appear up to nine years in advance of when the illness is typically diagnosed.

A Skin Patch for Alzheimer’s Disease?

October 25, 2022

One biopharmaceutical company has finished clinical trials for its new transdermal skin patch for Alzheimer’s disease, and the results show similarities to the widely used oral version of the drug.

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