Palliative Care and Hospice Conversations for Dementia Patients, Families and Caregivers
A common concern for families and dementia caregivers is when to start talking about palliative care and hospice with and for their loved ones with dementia. Our guest, Dr. Kate Schueller, recommends ...
22 Okt 201918min
Building the Brain: Finding the Cognitive Benefits of Physical Activity
To many people, exercise can seem like an uncertain and intimidating new world. The confusing marketing around it can make it hard to find a healthy, sustainable exercise plan. But it's important for ...
8 Okt 201919min
When Good Becomes Bad: Researching the Impact of Neuroinflammation
Inflammation is a common response throughout the body that fights injury and infection and works to rebuild cells after damage. Inflammation works the same way in the brain, but sometimes the inflamma...
24 Sep 201918min
The Power of Disclosure: How Explaining Risk of Alzheimer's Disease Impacts Life Afterward
In the advancing field of dementia research, the rise in genetic and biomarker testing for Alzheimer’s disease creates a need for conversations around how to disclose disease risk to research particip...
11 Sep 201919min
Simple Steps to Reduce Fall Risk among Older Adults
Falls are the leading injury related cause of emergency room visits, and people with dementia experience falls at about twice the rate of other older adults. But falls are not an inevitable part of ag...
27 Aug 201916min
The Evolving Definition of Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer’s disease researchers are developing new techniques for identifying the disease much earlier than was possible in the past. This requires patients, families, and the medical community to tal...
13 Aug 201920min
Telemedicine Reduces Emergency Room Visits for Dementia Patients
A visit to the Emergency Department can be stressful and disorienting for a person with dementia, and oftentimes unnecessary. Dr. Manish Shah discusses his research into programs that reduce Emergency...
30 Jul 201918min
Safety Tips for the Aging Driver
Dr. Chin talks with our guest about safety tips for aging drivers, caregiver considerations, and information on classes offered through AARP's Driver Safety Program. Guest: Neil McCallum, Wisconsin St...
16 Jul 201919min
