by Ava Butler | Dec 31, 2023 | Caregiving, Dementia, Lewy body dementia
A home should do more than reflect your tastes and personal decor aesthetic. It should also be a fully functional environment that meets the needs of everyone who lives there. That holds true for any family member who’s struggling with Alzheimer’s, a neurodegenerative...
by Ava Butler | Nov 17, 2023 | Caregiving, Dementia, Parkinson's, Support groups
Thanks to Phillip Carr of Your Yearly Checkup for this helpful article. His website is: https://youryearlycheckup.com/about-us/ Taking care of aging loved ones is an honorable yet demanding task, often performed alongside a full-time job and a myriad of personal...
by Ava Butler | Nov 17, 2023 | Dementia
Neuroscientists at the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of the Catholic University, Rome, and the Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS have genetically modified a molecule, the protein LIMK1, which is normally active in the brain, with a key role...
by Ava Butler | Sep 25, 2023 | Caregiving, Dementia, Lewy body dementia, Lewy body dementia hallucinations, Parkinson's, Support groups, Uncategorized
Nearly one in five people on Medicare travel 50 or more miles one way to see a neurologist, a doctor who diagnoses and treats diseases of the brain and nervous system, according to research published in the September 13, 2023, online issue of Neurology®, the medical...
by Ava Butler | Sep 13, 2023 | Caregiving, Dementia, Lewy body dementia, Parkinson's
For those of us who have travelled with a person with dementia know, it can be perilous. This is a great step forward....