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MAUDE’S AWARDS 2026 RECIPIENTS
Lori La Bey talks with Maude’s Awards, which was developed in 2019 to gather and share innovations that will enrich the lives of people living with dementia and their care partners.
Maude’s Awards annually presents up to eight awards for existing innovations that have demonstrated success in one of four categories of care.
Marilyn Raichle grew up in the shadow of Alzheimer’s. Nearly everyone in her father’s family and many in her mother’s developed the disease. Her mother Jean told her, “When we get Alzheimer’s,...
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Bathroom Safety: 4 in 1 Chair
#ShowerChair #TransferChair #Toilet Riser #Commode #PeriChair #Affordable #Safety #Dignity #Independnce #SpaceSaver #EaseWhenCaring
Lori La Bey talks with Vince Ehrenberg, the founder of PeriChair, an innovative 4-in-1 bathroom safety chair designed to help older adults and individuals with mobility challenges maintain greater safety, independence, and dignity at home. He created PeriChair after recognizing the need for a more versatile solution that could support showering, toileting, and transfers with one thoughtfully designed piece of equipment. This chair saves time, money, and space!
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New research is opening up fresh possibilities for living well with bipolar disorder. Five recent studies explain what’s on the horizon and what you can do now.
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What's it like to live with early-onset Alzheimer's? Brian was diagnosed with the disease, which took many of his close relatives, at age 54. Hoping to help find a cure for the next generation, he now travels the country...
What's it like to live with early-onset Alzheimer's? Brian was diagnosed with the disease, which took many of his close relatives, at age 54. Hoping to help find a cure for the next generation, he now travels the country...
Dr. Amy Naquin-Chappel, neurologist with Houston Methodist, shares the key differences between Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, along with tips about how you could modify your risk for memory issues.
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When inner conflicts and contradictions leave our minds throbbing, many of us take the time to come to grips with ourselves and consider change. But many don’t — and pay the price. Why is self-acceptance important? Let’s connect...
On a Monday night in September 1964, television viewers watched a little girl counting petals on a flower. Her voice gave way to a man counting down, and then a nuclear blast filled the...
Deep within the brainstem is a tiny group of nerve cells that plays an outsized role in how the brain functions. This region, called the locus coeruleus (LC), gets its name from the Latin words for "blue place."...
Alzheimer's disease (AD) causes gradual cognitive decline and dementia.
Until recently, the definitive diagnosis of AD was based on autopsy assessments of brain amyloid-β plaques and tau neurofibrillary tangles, the defining biological features of AD. Biomarkers of amyloid-β and...