Finding Community Resources after a Dementia Diagnosis
The quest for both patient and caregiver resources in your own community can be difficult. Bonnie Nuttkinson of the Alzheimer’s Association tells us the many different free resources for dementia pati...
25 Sep 201815min
New Approaches Yield Promise for Future of Alzheimer’s Disease Drug Trials
Guest: Sanjay Asthana, MD, associate dean of gerontology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, and director and founder, Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center For de...
11 Sep 201811min
Key to Alzheimer’s Disease Cure May Lie in Early Detection
Guest: Dr. James Lah, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Neurology, Alzheimer's Disease Investigator, Emory University Research has shown Alzheimer's disease can be present in the brain decades before ...
28 Aug 201812min
The Science of Sleep and Brain Health
A sleep scientist explains the importance of sleep to your brain, shares what the scientific community knows about the connections between sleep apnea and brain health, and offers tips for healthy sle...
14 Aug 201812min
Caregiver Strategies and the Importance of Changing the Way We Think about Alzheimer’s
Guest: Suzanne Bottum-Jones, Registered Nurse, Children’s Author, Behavioral Consultant After more than 15 years of working with behavioral management strategies and symptoms associated with dementia,...
31 Jul 201813min
The Link Between Neighborhood Disadvantage and Health Outcomes
Guest: Dr. Amy Kind, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Geriatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Director, VA Dementia Care Clinic, Investigator, Wisconsin ADRC Social de...
17 Jul 201815min
Delirium and Its Pertinence to Dementia
Guest: Dr. Elizabeth Chapman, geriatrician at UW Health specializing in acute care geriatric medicine and delirium in hospitalized patients Delirium can be caused by a range of conditions and can take...
3 Jul 201817min
National Priorities for Dementia and Health Disparities Research
Guest: Dr. Cerise Elliott, Senior Research Program Analyst at the National Institute on Aging Dr. Cerise Elliott gives a look at the structure and function of the National Institutes of Health and its...
19 Jun 201811min
