The past year was productive and promising for Alzheimer s research, including discoveries related to the causes, risk factors and treatment of Alzheimer s disease and other dementias. Here are five important things we learned about Alzheimer s in 2022:
Holiday celebrations are often joyous occasions that families look forward to all year, but they can be challenging for the millions of people living with Alzheimer s disease and dementia, according to the Alzheimer s Association. Alzheimer s disease affects an estimated 58,000 people in Arkansas and more than 93,000 family and friends serving as caregivers.
There are more than 58,000 people in Arkansas with Alzheimer s, according to the Alzheimer s Association. On Nov. 5, hundreds will gather in downtown North Little Rock to raise money to help the association during the Walk to End Alzheimer s.
5 tips to promote good brain health in a post-pandemic environment
Executive Director of Alzheimer s Association Arkansas Chapter Kirsten Dickins shares tips to help make brain health an important part of people’s return to normal. Author: THV11 Digital Updated: 11:52 AM CDT June 3, 2021
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. June is Alzheimer s & Brain Awareness Month, and the Alzheimer s Association is encouraging all Arkansans to make brain health an important part of their return to normal.
Executive Director of Alzheimer s Association - Arkansas Chapter Kirsten Dickins shares five tips to help people as they resume their lives and return to normal.
“We all know that following more than a year of this unprecedented stress and anxiety, engaging in activities that are good for the brain may be more important now than ever,” says Dickins. “Some of our reports indicate that chronic stress like that experience during the current pandemic can impact memory,