BrainStorm by UsAgainstAlzheimer's
BrainStorm, a podcast series by UsAgainstAlzheimer’s, features conversations with doctors, researchers, authors and luminaries, people living with dementia and their caregivers. We’ll delve into what matters most to you about your brain and ask questions about keeping your memory sharp and maintaining optimal brain health. Learn about the latest in the science of longevity, Alzheimer’s and cognitive disease research. We’ll look at disparities in diseases, and equity and access for all. New episodes, hosted by Meryl Comer, are available first and third Tuesdays of every month. Join Us!
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BrainStorm wants to hear from you! Send us a text. In this episode of BrainStorm, host Meryl Comer talks with Jay Reinstein, a former assistant city manager in North Carolina, about his 12 to15-month journey involving neuropsychological testing and brain scans before being diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer"s at age
BrainStorm wants to hear from you! Send us a text. In this episode of BrainStorm Nancy Treaster, a certified caregiving advocate and co-host of The Caregiver"s Journey podcast, shares her professional and personal experiences with host Meryl Comer. Their conversation focuses on agitation, one of the most challenging as
BrainStorm wants to hear from you! Send us a text. This episode of BrainStorm by UsAgainstAlzheimer"s features Muffy Walker, a psychiatric nurse, and founder of the International Bipolar Foundation. Her new novel Memory Weavers is based on her professional and personal experiences caring for family members with Alzhei
Ep 85: Trump’s Policies and the Effect on Alzheimer's with George Vradenburg and Russ Paulsen
BrainStorm wants to hear from you! Send us a text. in this episode of the "BrainStorm" by UsAgainstAlzheimer"s, George Vradenburg, Co-founder and Chairman of UsAgainstAlzheimer"s, and Russ Paulsen, the organization"s Chief Operating Officer, discuss the impact of the Trump administration"s policies on Alzheimer"s resea
BrainStorm wants to hear from you! Send us a text. Journalist and author Greg O"Brien, diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer"s over a decade ago, shares with BrainStorm host Meryl his determination to be heard at the Washington D.C. rally at the Lincoln Memorial to protest proposed cuts to NIH biomedical research fundin
BrainStorm wants to hear from you! Send us a text. In this episode of BrainStorm, host Meryl Comer continues explore the challenges of false Alzheimer"s diagnosis in her interview with Doreen Monks, a former neuroscience nurse practitioner. Upon re-examination, Monks" diagnosis was revised eight years later as mixed de