The Alzheimer's SolutionIt’s called an state-of-the-science consensus report, and the consensus is staggering – and bleak. A panel of doctors and researchers convened by the National Institutes of Health conducted a massive review of studies on Alzheimer’s and came to the conclusion that the causes are still unknown, and there is no solid scientific evidence that the [...]
Can feelings trump memory in those with amnesia or dementia? Does your mother remember the emotion she felt when you gave her a flower, even after she has forgotten about the visit herself? Even if she cannot remember exactly who you are? NPR has a report here on a study of patients with amnesia published [...]
About the “The Alzheimer’s Solution” by Dr. Kenneth S. Kosik and Ellen Clegg Sometimes we must travel far away to see ourselves more accurately, to see what we have and what we lack. And so in the course of my research on Alzheimer’s disease, I traveled to the state of Antioquia in Colombia and saw [...]
