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Caregiving Support Groups Go Virtual

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During the stressful circumstances of the pandemic, support is needed more than ever

AUGUST 10, 2020 | By Randy Rieland

The New Global Study Looking Into Effects of COVID-19 on the Brain

One challenge: the coronavirus is delaying Alzheimer’s research

AUGUST 7, 2020 | By Liz Seegert

A Day in the Life of an End-of-Life Doula

Doula Wendy Brown talking at a distance to Holli Roseberg at Mt. Olivet Nursing Home in Minneapolis

Wendy Longacre Brown helps clients find meaning and families find peace

JULY 31, 2020 | By Julie Kendrick

Finishing College — and Starting Caregiving — at Grandma and Grandpa’s

Lumiere and their grandparents pose for a selfie

Film graduate Lumiere Rostick captures their time together in a PBS special

JULY 31, 2020 | By Grace Birnstengel

New Research Finds Flu and Pneumonia Vaccines May Lower Alzheimer’s Risk

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Taking a close look at two studies released at the Alzheimer's Association conference

JULY 30, 2020 | By Sherri Snelling

A Helping Hand for Family Caregivers

home health care worker and client

COVID-19 highlights a growing need for home care as some head back to work

JULY 16, 2020 | By Wendy Helfenbaum

How Alzheimer’s Clinical Trials Have Become COVID-19 Victims

man suffering from Alzheimer's

What the pandemic means for Alzheimer's treatment prospects

JULY 9, 2020 | By Stephenie Overman

A Pandemic Lockdown Just for Older People? No!

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What's wrong with targeting Americans who are 65+

JULY 3, 2020 | By Chris Farrell

Granting My Grandmother’s Final Wish

Stephany (at right), her mom and her grandma

Being unable to bury our dead makes it harder to resurrect our memories

JUNE 22, 2020 | By Stephany Wilkes

The Future of Aging in America

Imani Woody, Larry Curley, Ron Long

What 3 Next Avenue Influencers in Aging said, and lamented, in our webinar

JUNE 15, 2020 | By Richard Eisenberg

A 40-Year Friendship With Baseball Legend Tom Seaver

Pat Jordan and Tom Seaver

Author Pat Jordan tells how he and the pitcher learned from each other

JUNE 15, 2020 | By Pete Croatto

Feeling Foggy After Cancer Treatment? It Could Be Chemo Brain

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Why this side effect happens and what to do about it

JUNE 4, 2020 | By Barbra Williams Cosentino

A Neuroscientist’s Prescription for a Brain in Menopause

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During this time, the brain is going through a transition and it needs support

MAY 27, 2020 | By Paula Spencer Scott

What to Do When a Parent’s Cognitive Decline Impairs Money Management

Middle-aged man helping his dad with finances

The warning signs, plus experts' advice on how to step in

MAY 25, 2020 | By Jennifer Nelson

You’ve Brought a Loved One Home From Long-Term Care. Now What?

care giver and mother

Here’s how two people are handling the challenges, and what they’ve learned

MAY 21, 2020 | By Wendy Helfenbaum

OPINION: My Case for Getting Dementia Testing

Why I want to know if I have cognitive impairment

MAY 12, 2020 | By Paula Spencer Scott

Taking a Familiar Walk: Dementia Amid COVID-19

A daughter experiences the neighborhood from her mom's perspective

MAY 11, 2020 | By Laurie Matlin

What Do Family Caregivers Need? MIT Asks Them

Ann Eno and her son John in Greenpoint, Brooklyn

Its new CareHive project surveys caregivers for ways to help

MAY 6, 2020 | By Deborah Quilter

In the Hospital With Dementia: These Patients Need Their Caregivers

Older adult patient with daughter and doctor

Even during the pandemic, experts say hospitals need to make exceptions

APRIL 28, 2020 | By Edie Grossfield

New Tools Help Document Care Wishes for Advanced-Stage Dementia

Karen Gallant, who has a sister with advanced-stage dementia.

The process adds nuance to quality-of-life considerations

MARCH 31, 2020 | By Beth Baker

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