Health Aug 09 Watch 6:26 Bringing new life to ‘Patient H.M.,’ the man who couldn’t make memories His story is a staple in psychology classes, but his identity wasn’t known for years: Henry Molaison, the man who lost his ability to form new memories after a lobotomy. In “Patient H.M.: A Story of Memory, Madness, and Family… By PBS News Hour
Health Nov 26 Watch Food writer Paula Wolfert reflects on cooking to cope with Alzheimer’s Food writer Paula Wolfert reflects on cooking to cope with Alzheimer's…
Jul 14 Watch Google’s Effects on Memory Psychologist Betsy Sparrow tells Hari Sreenivasan about her newest research.
Health Aug 18 Watch Alzheimer’s Treatment Research Dealt Setback An effort to develop a treatment for Alzheimer's disease was halted after data showed that a new drug was doing more harm than good, leading to more memory loss and putting people at a higher risk for skin cancer. Judy…
Jul 16 Watch New Early Alzheimer’s Test Raises Hopes for Improved Treatment Margaret Warner reports on how a new test designed to detect signs of Alzheimer's disease can change the scope of treatments sooner for patients. Continue watching
Jan 10 Watch Sufferers of Early Onset Alzheimer’s Describe Life with the Disease Susan Dentzer reports on early onset Alzheimer's -- a degenerative brain disease that affects an estimated 250,000 to half a million Americans -- and how a forum organized by those suffering from the diagnosis has proven an effective means of… Continue watching