Alzheimer's Patients Turn To Stories Instead Of Memories

Monday, May 14th, 2012

Storytelling can be a way of giving people with dementia a low-stress way to communicate, one that does not rely on their memories. And it can give caregivers a chance to reconnect with their loved ones.

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Alzheimer cluster sparks dream of cure

Friday, January 28th, 2011

It’s a cruel disease that strips away a person’s identity until they can no longer remember their loved ones or feed themselves. But normally, Alzheimer’s does not attack until old age.

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