Marcia Gay Harden: Advocating for women’s brain health
Marilyn Lazar interviews Academy Award winner Marcia Gay Harden about her memoir The Seasons of my Mother.
When planning for dementia, be careful what you wish for: medical ethicist
Marcia Sokolowski’s new book, Dementia and the Advance Directive: Lessons from the Bedside, highlights some of the potential issues with living wills.
Q-&-A: Dr. Yakir Kaufman on preventing dementia
Dr. Yakir Kaufman is the director of neurology services at Herzog Hospital in Jerusalem and the founder of the Brain Health Center.
MP Housefather announces new funding for dementia research
The government announced major new funding for research into Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia in Montreal on Jan. 23.
Gene Wilder, star of ‘Willy Wonka’ and other classic comedies, dies at 83
Wilder, who was Jewish, died Sunday from complications of Alzheimer’s disease
Dr. Avram Mark Clarfield on geriatrics in the Negev
Dr. Clarfield’s research specialties include Alzheimer’s disease and the related dementias, the organization of health care services and medical history and ethics
Former NHL players return to the ice for Alzheimer’s fundraiser
Former Montreal Canadiens captain Guy Carbonneau is among the former NHL players scheduled to take part in the inaugural Pro-Am for Alzheimer’s in Montreal
B’nai Brith dementia home creditors left high and dry
One Kenton Alzheimer’s Centre of Excellence (One Kenton) and B’nai Brith Hillel of Toronto were declared bankrupt last week after failing to make a proposal to creditors by a court-imposed deadline
B’nai Brith sells Alzheimer’s residence
B’nai Brith Hillel of Toronto has sold One Kenton Alzheimer Centre for Excellence as part of a restructuring that has allowed both to avoid bankruptcy – at least for now
