Whether you buy stamps at your local post office or online, you now have the opportunity to help lick dementia at the same time.
Your favorite columns of 2017
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 26, 2017
An examination of analytics reveals which business challenges were top topics of interest for McKnight’s Senior Living website visitors, newsletter readers and social media followers and friends...
Are you ready for an Alzheimer’s breakthrough?
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 20, 2017
Some treatments for Alzheimer’s may be available by 2020. If so, the U.S. healthcare system may not be prepared, according to a new study.
Alzheimer’s film: Not many surprises for you, but maybe some for general public
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 30, 2017
Those who care for residents with Alzheimer’s disease every day shouldn’t expect many surprises from a new PBS documentary, “Alzheimer’s: Every Minute Counts.” But you still...
This may be your last chance to stamp out Alzheimer’s this way
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 09, 2019
Time is running out to support Alzheimer’s disease research and care through the purchase of a special stamp via the U.S. Postal Service.
Seeing is believing when it comes to Alzheimer’s effects
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 23, 2018
It’s quite something to see the 10-year progression of Alzheimer’s disease in one person collapsed into a 13-minute TV segment.
Reason for hope as World Alzheimer’s Month continues
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 23, 2019
Days before World Alzheimer’s Day, which was Saturday, some bad news arrived about the search for a treatment. But there still are reasons for hope in the battle against Alzheimer’s.
NIH asks for $414.4 million more for Alzheimer’s research
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 01, 2016
The National Institutes of Health will need $414.4 million more than its base appropriation for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in fiscal year 2018 if it is to meet the research goals of...
Actress advocates for public health measures to fight ‘insidious, cowardly’ Alzheimer’s
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 20, 2018
Public health measures related to Alzheimer’s got a boost Tuesday from the testimony of actress Marcia Gay Harden at a Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing focused on what she called “an...
Should residents’ access to Alzheimer’s drug be restricted?
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 18, 2022
You have until Feb. 10 to share your comments with CMS about its recent proposal related to Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab (Aduhelm).