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

Being Patient speaks with Benjamin Bikman, professor of cell biology and physiology at Brigham Young University, about the complex processes of our metabolism, and how metabolic health plays a role in neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and our brain health.

Karl Herrup, author of How Not to Study a Disease: The Story of Alzheimer’s (2021) speaks about how the field of Alzheimer’s went down the wrong path in the search for a cure, the consequences of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of Aduhelm, and his vision for a new path in studying Alzheimer’s, aging and dementia.   We rely on donations to bring you the latest research on dementia and brain health and to support our amazing team of independent journalists. Please consider donating to support of our mission of giving people impacted by dementia a better resource and connection to experts at the forefront of research. Our audience has grown so rapidly; we have exciting plans for the future to enhance our coverage even further but we need your help. Please consider making a contribution to help fund Being Patient's editorial costs. https://beingpatient.nationbuilder.com/

Doreen Monks, who was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's at the age of 63 in 2016, speaks about her experience living with the disease and what it means to live a fulfilling — albeit different — life after a diagnosis.  We rely on donations to bring you the latest research on dementia and brain health and to support our amazing team of independent journalists. Please consider donating to support of our mission of giving people impacted by dementia a better resource and connection to experts at the forefront of research. Our audience has grown so rapidly; we have exciting plans for the future to enhance our coverage even further but we need your help. Please consider making a contribution to help fund Being Patient's editorial costs. https://beingpatient.nationbuilder.com/

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The years Rochelle Long has spent caring for her mother and aunt with Alzheimer’s have turned her into an advocate for Paid Family Leave.

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In our LiveTalk series, Being Patient spoke with Dr. E. Wesley Ely, professor of medicine and critical care at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, about how many patients who survive a stay at the intensive care unit go on to experience symptoms of dementia, mental health issues and physical ailments. Ely’s new book Every Deep-Drawn Breath tells their stories, and his own mission to reclaim the humanity in critical care.  For more on what you need to know about being in the ICU: https://www.icudelirium.org/

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In our LiveTalk series, Being Patient spoke with childhood friends Steve Ecclesine and Greg O’Brien about the filmmaking process behind the new documentary Have You Heard About Greg? and O’Brien’s life following his Alzheimer’s diagnosis in 2009.  

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Neurologist Lenora Higginbotham in Atlanta shares how her grandmother’s Parkinson’s journey inspired her present-day career in neurology.

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Dementia research specialist Berta Carbajal shares her journey, from the most difficult day of her life to her career of building relationships in the Latino community.   Read on: https://www.beingpatient.com/berta-carbajal-community-health-worker-asu/

Being Patient speaks with Scott Rose about his experience caring for his late wife Maureen Patrick-Rose, who was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia and appendiceal cancer. Rose, author of "We Danced: Our Story of Love and Dementia," shares the couple’s journey of fellowship and enduring love in the face of terminal illness.  

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Being Patient spoke with a panel of speakers about the conscious and unconscious bias in the healthcare system, as well as solutions at the grassroots level for addressing the challenges of accessing care.  This panel discussion is produced by Being Patient with support provided by Eisai.  Speakers: Arthena Caston: member of the Alzheimer’s Association National Board of Directors who is living with Alzheimer's.  Fayron Epps: principal investigator of the Faith Village Research Lab and founder of the Alter program - For more about the Faith Village Research Lab: https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/epps-f...- For more about the Alter program: https://alterdementia.com/   David Williams: co-Founder and CEO of Care3 - For more about Care3: https://www.care3.co/