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Will We Have A New Quick Blood Test for Alzheimer’s Disease?

The dreaded brain disease, Alzheimer’s, is considered difficult to diagnose. For one thing, it comes on gradually in most cases and initially has no physical symptoms like pain or trouble moving around. Doctors usually first hear that a person has some problems with short term memory. Not much happens until…
Mikol Davis
August 6, 2024
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Why Aging Parents With Memory Loss Should Stop Managing Money 

A new study published in the New York Times demonstrates some startling findings about loss of ability to make money decisions in older people. The study approaches the issue by looking at debt accumulation and reduced credit scores in elders long before being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias.…
Carolyn Rosenblatt
July 8, 2024
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Why Aging Parents With Memory Loss Should Stop Managing Money

A new study published in the New York Times demonstrates some startling findings about loss of ability to make money decisions in older people. The study approaches the issue by looking at debt accumulation and reduced credit scores in elders long before being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias.…
Mikol Davis
June 17, 2024
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Know This: Your Aging Parent Living At A Distance May Be At Risk

American families are often scattered across the country. Kids grow up, find opportunities they like in other places and move away from home. The parents may stay put, happy to remain where they’ve lived most of their lives. Then aging happens. And with it, risks no one really thought about.…
Carolyn Rosenblatt
November 15, 2023