Peter Berger

High-Sugar Diet Impairs Brain Clearance

November 24, 2023 1 Comment

A high-sugar diet causes insulin resistance in the brain, reducing neuronal debris removal. How badly can this increase neurodegeneration risk?

4 Meaningful Thanksgiving Tips

November 20, 2023 1 Comment

HOLIDAYS & DEMENTIA: Thanksgiving is a time of togetherness. People with Alzheimer’s need a special touch. See four dementia tips.

Leqembi: An Alzheimer’s Drug Worth Rooting For?

November 16, 2023 No Comments

At long last, we finally have a disease-modifying drug for Alzheimer’s. The FDA recently approved a new drug that promises to slow the progression of the disease. Only five Alzheimer’s treatments have been approved by the FDA up until a decade ago, and this is only the second to address the progression of the disease.

Bioengineering senior Armando Ramil holds the biosensor.

Handheld Wireless Biosensor Accurately Detects Alzheimer’s

November 15, 2023 3 Comments

The Biosensor is as accurate as state-of-the-art testing methods and will allow testing at home. Next step: test saliva and urine samples.

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Guns & Dementia

November 15, 2023 5 Comments

Elderly Americans are the most likely citizens to own a gun AND the most likely patients to have dementia. How great is the danger? What should be done?

Thought of the Week: The Light at the Core

November 14, 2023 No Comments

And when there is only darkness, And the storms of life are closing in, May the light at the core of your inner being, Illuminate

The Katie Couric Show with Dan Cohen and Rossato-Bennett

Bring Music to a Million People with Dementia

November 14, 2023 3 Comments

“Alive Inside” is a fascinating movie on music bridging past and present in dementia. Katie Couric talks with the personalities behind this breakthrough film.

Can Hearing Aids Diminish Dementia?

November 13, 2023 3 Comments

Hearing loss and dementia may be linked, but there is a silver lining here.

Getting Up & Going with Early Alzheimer’s

November 12, 2023 1 Comment

See how Bob’s walking, talking, painting, getting up and going attitude makes him feel that, despite Alzheimer’s, there’s still a lot of good living to do.

CLR01 Beats Curcumin in Blocking Alzheimer’s

November 9, 2023 1 Comment

CLR01, a “molecular tweezer”, keeps brain proteins from the clumping, or aggregating, that causes Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Huntington’s dementia. Find out why CLR01 has strong potential as a new treatment.

What not to say when moving someone to Memory Care

Three Messages for a Smooth Move to Memory Care

February 2, 2025

You’ve made the difficult, necessary decision to move someone you love into a “Memory Care” dementia-care community. What are you supposed to SAY to them? How do you tell them they have to move? Here is a proven, three-prong approach to keep you out of hot water and save you both a lot of heartache.