Catch Some Zzz’s: The Cognitive Benefits of Quality Sleep
If you get the recommended eight hours of sleep per night, you spend a third of your life asleep. Why dedicate so much time to sleeping, and how can one get the most out of those eight hours? In this ...
8 Okt 202433min
Taking a Closer Look at Cognitive Decline and Preclinical Alzheimer’s Disease
Dr. Reisa Sperling returns for another episode of Dementia Matters. After covering her research focused on preclinical Alzheimer’s disease in part one, Dr. Sperling dives deeper into the different fac...
24 Sep 202424min
Defining and Addressing Preclinical Alzheimer’s Disease
What if there was a way to detect Alzheimer’s disease before clinical signs and symptoms even appeared? Dr. Reisa Sperling joins Dementia Matters for a two-part series covering her research on detecti...
10 Sep 202421min
Gut Feelings: The Links Between Gut Health and Alzheimer’s Disease
An expanding field of research is looking at how the gut affects different parts of people’s health, but how does it affect brain health? Drs. Barb Bendlin and Tyler Ulland join the podcast to talk ab...
28 Aug 202433min
Reviewing the Six Pillars of Brain Health
In this compendium episode, we review some of the best information and research that we’ve shared on the six pillars of brain health. With excerpts highlighting the importance of physical activity, di...
13 Aug 202445min
Predictive Personalities: How Personality Traits Influence Dementia Risk
While genetics and lifestyle can influence one’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, other unexpected factors can shift the possibility. One of these factors is personality. Dr. Emorie Beck joins ...
23 Juli 202437min
Getting AHEAD of Alzheimer’s with Inclusive Clinical Trials
Dementia Matters Special Series: Voices of Research Participants When Ms. Carol Turner found out her family had a history of Alzheimer’s disease, she wanted to know how she could help herself and othe...
9 Juli 202425min
REVEALing APOE Results: Making Genetic Disclosures in Alzheimer’s Research
On this episode of Dementia Matters, Dr. Scott Roberts talks about disclosing genetic test results for APOE, a gene that can increase one’s likelihood of developing Alzheimer’s disease. While this inf...
27 Juni 202435min
