Brain Talk | Being Patient for Alzheimer's Patients and Caregivers

Dr. Valter Longo of the University of Southern California returns to Live Talks to discuss his research on fasting and brain health. In his previous Live Talk with Being Patient, Longo discussed how fasting could be the most potent way to activate rejuvenation processes in the body and lower the risk of disease.

Teepa Snow, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA is an Occupational Therapist with over 40 years of clinical and academic experience. Her life’s mission is to shed a positive light on dementia, which is why she founded the GEMS State Model for understanding the progression of dementia and the Positive Approach® training strategies. Her company, Positive Approach to Care (PAC) provides online and in-person education and products to support those living with brain change.

The Amazing Grace Chorus is a Milwaukee-based community chorus organized by the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute. Through artistic musical expression, social engagement, and access to resources, the program seeks to improve the quality of life of individuals and their care partners and focuses on stigma reduction in the community.

The chorus will be celebrating its eight year anniversary and kicking off its 2023 spring season “Renew, rebirth, revive!” sessions this coming Saturday, February 18th. Sessions then run every Saturday until May 6, 2023.  Register for the talk to learn all about this chorus and its impact on the Milwaukee community.

On Friday, February 3rd 11:00 a.m. PT/2:00 p.m. ET USC quantitative neuroscientist, gerontologist, and biomedical engineer Dr. Andrei Irimia joins Being Patient Live Talks to discuss his research on brain aging and AI technology.   Irimia’s research uses computational biology approaches and multimodal imaging to study brain aging in health and disease. In his latest research, USC researchers developed an AI model to accurately capture cognitive decline by measuring how fast the brain is aging.   In a conversation with Being Patient EIC Deborah Kan, he’ll share insight into the latest findings from this research, including key differences between males and females. He’ll also discuss how different areas of the brain age — and how this innovative AI model could help us learn more about a wide range of brain health concerns, including Alzheimer’s.

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Dr. Valter Longo of the University of Southern California returns to Live Talks to discuss his research on fasting and brain health. In his previous Live Talk with Being Patient, Longo discussed how fasting could be the most potent way to activate rejuvenation processes in the body and lower the risk of disease.  Longo is internationally recognized as a leader in the field of aging studies and related diseases. His discoveries include some of the major genetic pathways that regulate aging and life-threatening diseases and the identification of a genetic mutation that protects men from several common diseases. He has pioneered the studies of prolonged fasting and fasting mimicking diet and discovered their effect on multi-system stem cell activation and regeneration, leading to clinical trials on cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and autoimmunities.  His book, The Longevity Diet, is an international bestseller, translated in over 15 languages and sold in more than 20 countries around the globe.

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Chopp, a widely published author, editor, and academic, is currently the Chancellor Emerita of the University of Denver and the former President of both Colgate University and Swarthmore College. She was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2019, and over the past few years, has become an accomplished painter. Her upcoming book, Art, Spirit, Body: Ways to Live While Dying from Alzheimer’s, is an inspirational memoir and guide on how to live well in the early stages of Alzheimer’s Disease. Chopp is a founding member of Voices of Alzheimer’s and a board member of the Colorado Alzheimer’s Association. She is also an avid hiker, reader, and dog lover.   In the talk, Chopp will share her unconventional experience with an Alzheimer’s diagnosis and the role advocacy has come to play in her life. She’ll also share insights on the lifestyle and prevention measures related to Alzheimer’s that play a prominent role in her upcoming book.

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Being Patient speaks with C-Suite business and biotech leader Wendy Nelson, PhD, about her discovery that she carries two copies of Alzheimer’s genetic biomarker APOE4, a gene variant associated with heightened Alzheimer’s risk, and the way this revelation has changed the way she thinks about brain health.  

Nelson is currently the chief business officer for a strategic advisory company in the life sciences space and has 25 years of business development, project management, operational, and R&D experience in biotechnology and large pharmaceutical companies, as well as in global CROs. She is also president and founder of the Boston Biotech Forum. She’s an inventor on multiple patents and patent applications and has authored a number of scientific publications.

When Gordon Van Slyke, 75, decided to participate in the phase drug trials for Eisai and Biogen’s new monoclonal antibody drug Leqembi (lecanemab), it was his family history with Alzheimer’s that motivated him.

Michele Hall was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's in her early fifties. Deborah talks to her about the process of her diagnosis and her experience with Aduhelm.   

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Former trial attorney Dale Rivard, 64, shares his story of living fully with a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment.  We rely on donations to bring you the latest research on dementia and brain health and to support our amazing team of independent journalists. 

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