American Dementia

Memory

Daniel R. George, Ph.D., M.Sc. on August 10, 2022

Research is exploring whether psychedelics can benefit people with Mild Cognitive Impairment and their loved ones

Psychiatry

Daniel R. George, Ph.D., M.Sc. on July 7, 2022

Are you finding it difficult to stay calm in these turbulent times? Consider these tips on staying grounded.

Media

Daniel R. George, Ph.D., M.Sc. on June 7, 2022

A Personal Perspective: When the daily grind of perpetual crisis in the news wears on you, there's an argument for unplugging and refocusing locally.

Health

Daniel R. George, Ph.D., M.Sc. on June 2, 2022

A Personal Perspective: Can we pursue social justice goals without cancelling the art of the past? Lessons from a U.S. medical school

Dementia

Daniel R. George, Ph.D., M.Sc. on April 15, 2022

The Alzheimer's Association's advocacy for a flawed drug showed clouded judgment; it must return to core values of prevention, care, and inclusion.

Health

Daniel R. George, Ph.D., M.Sc. on March 14, 2022

Half of Americans have already been exposed to high lead levels. Here's what that means for brain health and Alzheimer's risk.

Dementia

Daniel R. George, Ph.D., M.Sc. on February 8, 2022

The elephant in the room may be that Alzheimer's is not a curable illness.

Unconscious

Daniel R. George, Ph.D., M.Sc. on February 7, 2022

A Disney film that contains multitudes: How "Encanto" asks its adult viewers to think about repression at individual, familial, and societal levels.

Bias

Daniel R. George, Ph.D., M.Sc. on January 19, 2022

Do you feel your emotions being manipulated by corporate campaigns? You may be the victim of psychopolitics.

Dementia

Daniel R. George, Ph.D., M.Sc. on January 3, 2022

Could psychedelics soon be in nursing homes? Researchers are starting to imagine a role for these ancient healing compounds in dementia care.

Health

Daniel R. George, Ph.D., M.Sc. on October 14, 2021

Why we need a unified approach to the growing crisis of deaths of despair.

Memory

Daniel R. George, Ph.D., M.Sc. on October 7, 2021

Why does the FDA's approval of aducanumab for Alzheimer's disease increasingly appear to be a historic disaster?

Aging

Daniel R. George, Ph.D., M.Sc. on August 26, 2021

Why are anti-Alzheimer's drugs universally failing, and where can we look for hope?

Dementia

Daniel R. George, Ph.D., M.Sc. on August 23, 2021

Demystifying dementia and taking a clear-eyed look at a wayward field.

Neuroscience

Peter J. Whitehouse, MD, Ph.D. on October 27, 2008

Relationships

Peter J. Whitehouse, MD, Ph.D. on September 19, 2008

Dementia changes people and changes relationships, sometimes for the better.

Neuroscience

Peter J. Whitehouse, MD, Ph.D. on August 30, 2008

This summer was a busy time for global Alzheimer's activities and the changes in thinking are dramatic.

Neuroscience

Peter J. Whitehouse, MD, Ph.D. on August 1, 2008

The loss of memory and other cognitive abilities that occurs with aging is a source of understandable individual and social concern.