All Articles on Dementia

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  Preventing dementia: A long-term ACT idea goes mainstream

  Next week, biostatistician Dr. Jennifer Bobb attends her second symposium for the 30-year Adult Changes in Thought study. Here’s a meeting preview.
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  Continuous medical care is crucial for people with dementia

  Dr. Larson discusses how continuity of care for dementia patients may lower costs, emergency visits, and hospital stays.
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  Early signs of cognitive impairment? Learn about Your Life, Your Choices

  If you or a loved one is experiencing cognitive impairment or even early signs of Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia, now is a good time to start talking with your health care providers and family members about advance care planning.
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  Tough conversations: How can we help patients get off risky drugs?

  Dr. Sascha Dublin describes a Group Health-UW finding that benzodiazepines probably don’t cause dementia. But she cautions that they’re still bad for you.
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  ‘Concussion’ movie sheds light on discoveries that may prevent dementia

  Actor Will Smith plays a hero who discovers how football injuries lead to brain disease. At GHRI, Group Health members are contributing to a similar cause.
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  Delicate but crucial: Advance care plans for people with early dementia

  Medicare will soon pay for advance care planning discussions. A KPWHRI study is finding ways to ease the conversation for people with early Alzheimer’s.
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  Health records can reveal early signals of slow changes like Alzheimer’s

  The words we use and our doctors’ notes hold hints about our health. Data Scientist David Carrell, PhD, tells how we’re learning to catch those clues.