Dr. Richard Isaacson founded the Alzheimer’s Prevention Clinic at the NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, where he’s leading a study examining Alzheimer’s in women, seeking brain changes that occur long before symptoms do. He is joined by UsAgainstAlzheimer's board member Karen Segal, who is participating in this study.

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The guest on UsAgainstAlzheimer’s December Alzheimer’s Talks was Lakelyn Hogan, a gerontologist and caregiver advocate at Home Instead, which provides in-home elder care services including Alzheimer's/dementia care, respite care and senior companionship. The holidays are a time to get together and celebrate with family—but it can be challenging when someone you love has Alzheimer’s disease. It can also raise questions or concerns when you notice changes in an older relative. Lakelyn spoke with UsAgainstAlzheimer’s to share some terrific, practical suggestions to make the holidays more enjoyable for someone with Alzheimer’s and for the whole family, as well as potential Alzheimer’s/dementia signs to watch for when visiting an older relative. 

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This Alzheimer’s Talks call presented by UsAgainstAlzheimer's was in collaboration with our newly formed network, VeteransAgainstAlzheimer’s and was moderated by Shawn Taylor, Board Member at UsAgainstAlzheimer’s and President of VA2. Our guest was Dr. David Cifu, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Senior TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) Specialist at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and Principal Investigator of the Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense Chronic Effects of Neurotrauma Consortium (CENC). Dr. Cifu gave an overview of the research being done at the VA, noting that veterans have a disproportionally higher rate of developing dementias; the goal is to better understand who will develop Alzheimer’s and try to reverse that trend. Dr. Cifu also shared what we all can be doing for better brain health.