After being diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's at age 50, Peter Berry considered ending his life. Following the initial shock, he realized there are people going through similar experiences who he could help. Being Patient talks to Berry about how to deal with depression after an early-onset Alzheimer's diagnosis.

We all know how difficult caregiving for a loved one with dementia can be. Imagine finding out you have Alzheimer’s too. Being Patient speaks to Jeff Borghoff about receiving a diagnosis at 51 years old.

Darya Gaysina, Ph.D., from the University of Sussex shares what she learned about the link between depression and dementia from reviewing the data on over 71,000 people. She's a developmental psychologist and expert in how mental health disorders affect brain aging.

Being Patient talks to Dr. Marie Pasinski, faculty member at Harvard Medical School and neurologist at Massachusetts General's Institute for Brain Health, about why two out of three Americans with Alzheimer's are women and why it's especially important for women to address modifiable lifestyle risk factors for Alzheimer's.

We know that obesity is linked to increased dementia risk—but what about being 'skinny fat'? Being Patient talks to Dr. James Galvin, associate dean for clinical research at the Florida Atlantic University College of Medicine, about what he's discovered in a recent study of over 300 people.

Being Patient talks to Jason Prall, Founder of The Longevity Project, who traveled the globe to figure out what healthy centenarians have in common.

Being Patient talks to Dr. Daniel Gartenberg about what happens to your brain when you are deprived of sleep and how technology can help you get a better night’s rest.

We talk to Dr. Bruce Miller, head of the Global Brain Health Institute at UCSF and a world-renowned expert, on how dementia alters behavior and personality.

Being Patient talks to Dr. Gary Small, director of geriatric psychiatry at UCLA’s Longevity Center and of the geriatric psychiatry division at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA, about how curcumin can improve memory.

We talk to Dr. Bruce Lamb, Head of the Stark Neurosciences Research Institute at Indiana University, about how a traumatic brain injury can kick-start inflammation in the brain and, potentially, lead to dementia.