Almost half of all dementia cases worldwide could be prevented or delayed by addressing 14 modifiable risk factors, according to the Lancet Commission, which identifies priorities for global health. It recently added vision loss and high LDL cholesterol to the 12 risk factors it highlighted in a 2020 report that are, at least theoretically, within […]
Award-winning actress Gena Rowlands, whose performances in “A Woman Under the Influence,” “Gloria” and “The Notebook” were among her many acclaimed collaborations with her late husband John Cassavetes and son Nick, died Wednesday at her home in Indian Wells after a years-long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was 94. Rowland’s death was confirmed by the […]
TikTok user Jenelle Marie has created a GoFundMe campaign for “her elderly friend Donald,” who she says is a 90-year-old U.S. Air Force veteran and whose wife suffers from dementia. A New Hampshire woman has launched a GoFundMe campaign for a man she says is a 90-year-old U.S. Air Force veteran who is pawning jewelry […]
