“He sends you flowers when what you really want is time to talk. She gives you a hug when what you really need is a home-cooked meal. The problem isn’t your love it’s your love language!” So reads the back of Gary Chapman’s book The Five...
All jokes about bureaucrats aside, scientists begin following 5,198 men and 2,192 women in 1997 in what has been called the Whitehall II study, a health-research project that recruited government workers in and around Whitehall in London, England. The individuals who...
Everywhere I went today I was reading reviews (admittedly mixed) of Meryl Streep’s portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in the Iron Lady. The movie portrays Margaret Thatcher with dementia and views her life through a series of flashbacks to various episodes of family...
The end of one year and the beginning of another is the perfect time for taking stock of the year past and making resolutions for the year about to begin. The most interesting resolutions are those we make for personal growth, the focus and effort we make to become as...
A German research team recently published their findings showing that individuals with Alzheimer’s disease who participated regularly in cognitive interaction and motor stimulation activities stopped the decline of their dementia. The research team found that...
A recent study of Alzheimer patient’s participation in decisions about health and social issues raised some interesting results. The study found that patients had a preference for participation in healthcare-related decisions, especially in social ones. The...
