Being Patient spoke with occupational therapist and dementia care educator Teepa Snow about ways to improve quality of life while living with dementia, both for caretakers and those with the disease.

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Being Patient spoke with Dr. Peter Snyder about his research into retinal scanning technology that may be able to identify markers of Alzheimer's disease, potentially allowing detection as early as twenty years before symptoms begin to show.

Being Patient founder Deborah Kan spoke with the hosts of Who Cares, a podcast focused on the conversation around home care, sharing the journey that led her to founding Being Patient.

Being Patient spoke with Kailin Casaletto, a neuropsychologist and assistant professor at UCSF Memory and Aging Center, about her study on the effects of regular physical and mental activity on brain health, particularly among those with a predisposition to develop frontotemporal dementia.

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Lonni Schicker had spent most of her life being active, and working as a nurse and a teacher. But that all changed when she was diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) and Parkinsonism, which is different from Parkinson's disease.

As part of the Being Patient: Perspectives Live Talk series, we spoke with Lonni about coping with the diagnoses.

Last week, Biogen announced that its Alzheimer's drug aducanumab was effective in combating Alzheimer's disease after all, and that it would be reviving a trial cancelled earlier this year. However, questions still remain about what's next for patients and doctors as the drug moves toward FDA approval.

Dr. Sharon Cohen, Medical Director and Principal Investigator at the Toronto Memory Program, shares her views on Biogen's revived trial and the potential behind aducanumab.

Biogen has announced new data behind the Alzheimer's drug aducanumab, suggesting it was working on early stage patients. Jeff Borghoff was a participant for three years before the company halted the stage three clinical trial. He talks to Being Patient Alzheimer's about why he felt the drug was working.

Steven Barbieri was active in martial arts for most of his life. But when he started experiencing lapses in memory in his early 50s, he knew something was off. Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, is a type of dementia caused by repeated traumatic brain injuries, often from contact sports. As part of the Being Patient: Perspectives Live Talks series, Steven shares his experience with CTE — from when he first noticed something was wrong, to diagnosis and self-care.

Dr. Arthur Kleinman, a Harvard professor and psychiatrist, spent most of his life working as a physician. But his view on the profession changed when his wife was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's at age 59, and he found himself transforming from a physician to a caregiver. As part of the Being Patient: Brain Talks series, we spoke to Dr. Kleinman about his experience of caregiving through the eyes of a physician, which he describes in his new book, "The Soul of Care: The Moral Education of a Husband and a Doctor."

When Geri Taylor was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, she and her husband, Jim Taylor, decided to develop a philosophy to live life "fully and passionately." As part of the Being Patient: Perspectives talks, Geri and Jim share how they've lived with an Alzheimer's diagnosis.