The alcohol conundrum
There is no disagreement that excessive alcohol consumption is bad for the brain. A 2019 review found that heavy alcohol use in humans was universally associated with an increased risk of all-cause dementia and reduced grey...
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Washington Post article
Today the Washington Post published my invited column titled “As a doctor, here’s what I have learned from my own Alzheimer’s disease.” I was really pleased with how it turned out. The editing was great,...
Talking about Alzheimer’s
Two weeks ago, Lois and I answered questions following a screening of the documentary film A Tattoo On My Brain at the Alzheimer’s Association McGinty Conference in Portland, Oregon. The audience consisted of about 400 people...
Tai chi may improve symptoms of mild cognitive impairment in the elderly
Two days ago, Halloween arrived at our house. It has been one of my favorite holidays since my own childhood, but now perhaps even more so, as we share in the excitement and joy...
Tattoo and the class of 1969 travel to Pasadena
Recently, I received an invitation to screen the documentary film A Tattoo On My Brain at my high school alma mater, Polytechnic School in Pasadena, California. Poly has it roots in what was initially Throop University,...
In my opinion, people with two copies of the APOE-4 allele should not be given anti-amyloid monoclonal antibodies
So far, three anti-amyloid monoclonal antibodies have been approved in the US by the FDA for treatment of dementia or mild cognitive impairment (MCI) caused by Alzheimer’s disease: aducanumab, lecanemab, and most recently donanemab....
Sailing by motor memory
Every summer for the last 25 years, one or two of my friends and I charter a sailboat for four to six days to sail around the San Juan and Gulf Islands that straddle...
Olive oil consumption may reduce risk of dying with dementia
I must admit that when I think of olive oil, I am often reminded first of Popeye’s girlfriend. No, I wasn’t around in 1936, but Olive Oyl and Popeye were still going strong when I...
Dreaming of mountains
A couple of days ago, Lois and I met up with old college friends who were passing through Portland. We hadn’t seen Linda and Ron for years, so there were lots of things to...
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