It seems the adverse effects of DDT, and its cousin and byproduct DDE, may extend beyond birth defects and cancer.  According to a new study in JAMA Neurology,  people with the APOE gene may be more susceptible to the effects ...

A recent article in the American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias* found video prompting may be considered a valuable tool to support persons with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease during daily activities.  In 2 different studies, one comparing ...

  *** So the other day we introduced the term “Gegenhalten Tone“.  Today, we try to put that knowledge to use. Theoretically,  Gegenhalten Tone is a primitive reflex we all developed in utero.  Whenever we, as fetuses, floated up against ...

*** “If someone comes into the ER with a heart attack and you give them a (cholesterol-lowering) statin drug for the first time, you are probably 15 years too late,” said Dr. Michael Rafii, an Alzheimer’s expert at the University ...

  *** Try this with someone you know who has dementia and may or may not use a cane or walker. You’re walking down the hall together, side by side, and you ask, “How are you?”. The person you are ...