Nov 05 Watch 6:02 Robin Williams had a disease that mimics Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and schizophrenia By PBS NewsHour According to Robin Williams’ widow, an autopsy has revealed that the comedian suffered from Lewy body dementia before he committed suicide. Susan Schneider Williams described the battle to treat and understand her late husband's symptoms as a game of Whac-A-Mole. Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch 6:13 Why dementia takes a huge financial toll on families By PBS NewsHour Caring for patients with dementia and Alzheimer's disease is far more expensive -- 57 percent more -- than caring for those with illnesses like cancer or heart disease, according to a study from researchers at Mt. Sinai. William Brangham discusses… Continue watching
Sep 09 Can Alzheimer’s proteins be spread via medical procedures? By Nsikan Akpan New study suggest Alzheimer’s disease symptoms were transmitted via human growth hormone treatments. Continue reading
Sep 01 Study: Midlife obesity may spur risk for earlier Alzheimer’s By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press Obesity in midlife has long been suspected of increasing the risk of Alzheimer's. Researchers at the National Institutes of Health took a closer look and reported Tuesday that being overweight or obese at age 50 may affect the age, years… Continue reading
Jul 22 Watch 6:06 Two drugs show promise in slowing Alzheimer’s progression By PBS NewsHour Two companies have announced new progress in the development of the first drugs to slow Alzheimer's disease. Researchers found the drugs helped reduce cognitive loss in patients with mild symptoms, but some observers say the improvements are too small and… Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch New drug shows promise slowing Alzheimer’s in early tests By PBS NewsHour In what could be a big step forward in the battle against Alzheimer's Disease, a new drug that during tests sharply slowed the cognitive decline of people with the debilitating disease. Dr. Samuel Gandy, a neurologist and Associate Director of… Continue watching
Feb 23 Watch 7:56 When memory misses a beat, music can offer dementia patients new meaning By PBS NewsHour Special correspondent Judy Muller reports on a band of musicians who also have Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and dementia. They use music to stay active, socially connected and to find new purpose. Continue watching
Feb 10 Watch 7:46 In ‘Still Alice,’ a neuroscientist-novelist explores what it’s like to live with Alzheimer’s By PBS NewsHour Confronted by her own grandmother’s illness, writer and neuroscientist Lisa Genova started her exploration of Alzheimer’s with one question: What does it actually feel like to have the disease? Her resulting novel, “Still Alice,” was adapted into a film that… Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch How many Nobel Prize winners does it take to improve a light bulb? By PBS NewsHour The Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to three scientists who created the revolutionary LED light, which is 20 times more efficient than a standard incandescent bulb. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien joins Jeffrey Brown to talk about the winners and… Continue watching
Mar 06 Watch Is Alzheimer’s even more deadly than we thought? By PBS NewsHour A new study in the journal Neurology finds Alzheimer’s may account for many more deaths than we previously realized. While the CDC ranks the disease as the sixth-leading killer in the U.S., the new study puts the annual death toll… Continue watching