Power of Attorney vs. Health Care Proxy: What Are the Differences?

Sometimes, dementia or other health issues can stand in the way of your senior loved one getting the best care possible. If Mom is experiencing the early stages of dementia or has other health issues that are limiting her ability to rationalize, travel, move around the house, pay bills, or take care of herself hygienically, … Read more

Artificial Intelligence Can Now Detect Early Alzheimer’s Disease in Brain Scans

While there is still no cure for Alzheimer’s disease, science is finding new ways to detect the disease, helping to lower the time between diagnosis and treatment. The problem with the treatments that we currently have for the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease is that they work best when administered early on in the disease process, … Read more

Alzheimer’s Disease May Be Linked to Stress

Over the years, many studies have looked at the effects of stress on people, specifically, what effect chronic stress might have on cognitive function. When we are stressed, our bodies release a hormone called cortisol, or the “stress hormone”. Most of the recent studies on the effects of stress have focused on cortisol and how … Read more