Diagnosing Alzheimer’s Disease

People who are experiencing symptoms of cognitive decline should seek a diagnosis. An early diagnosis can make a difference, since it can cause someone to make lifestyle changes and/or start a treatment that can help them maintain or even improve their cognitive abilities. However, Dr. Marwan Sabbagh, a board-certified behavioral neurologist at Barrow Neurological Institute’s Alzheimer’s… Continue reading →

Statins and Memory

6392968 © Artem Illarionov | Dreamstime.com A question I am sometimes asked when speaking about memory and brain health is: do statins cause memory problems? So, I decided to investigate the research on this. And like many areas of research, the results are not clear! Since many treatments that can help the heart can also help the brain, it… Continue reading →

Technology to Diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease

An estimated 5.7 million people in the U.S. have Alzheimer’s disease—the most common type of dementia—and that number is expected to more than double by 2050. Early diagnosis is crucial for patients to benefit from the few therapies available. To diagnose this disease, doctors must conduct numerous clinical and neuropsychological tests. However, there is growing… Continue reading →

Speaking for the ICAA Virtual Conference!

I am excited to once again be an invited speaker for the International Council on Active Aging Conference (https://icaaconference.icaa.cc/), which is being held virtually on November 9-10 and 16-17. My first session will be “Optimizing Sleep for Better Brain Health” on November 10. Poor sleep quality is associated with depression, inflammation, increased risk of falls… Continue reading →

Financial Literacy and Brain Health

There are many connections between financial literacy, which means “the ability to understand and use various financial skills, including personal financial management, budgeting, and investing,” and brain or cognitive health. Research is beginning to shed some light on these connections. Boyle et al. (2013) suggested that financial literacy is particularly a problem among adults over… Continue reading →