by Jimmy Carter | Nov 9, 2018 | Dementia
Recently, The Washington Post published an opinion column by Ann Norwich about our unpreparedness for the upcoming dementia crisis. She compared the odds of getting dementia to winning the big Powerball lottery last week. The chances of winning the lottery were 1 in...
by Jimmy Carter | Nov 6, 2018 | Dementia
Receiving a dementia or Alzheimer’s diagnosis can be devastating for the individual. There’s an inherent feeling of fear and isolation when this diagnosis has been handed down and an overwhelming sense that you have to go at it alone. It’s important to recognize that...
by Jimmy Carter | Oct 18, 2018 | Dementia, Vascular Dementia
A stroke happens every 40 seconds and is the leading cause of death in the United States. With these stunning statistics in mind, and the awareness that stroke is the primary cause of vascular dementia, we started our exploration of the topic last week. In our last...
by Jimmy Carter | Oct 9, 2018 | Alzheimer’s, Will Contests / Challenging a Will
In February 2018 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) made a giant leap in modernizing its approach to its evaluation for new drugs for Alzheimer’s disease and other neurologic disease. This is welcome news to researchers who are searching for medications to...
by Jimmy Carter | Oct 4, 2018 | Alzheimer’s
Back in July we reported that the Bill Gates had launched a new fund to support Alzheimer’s research called Diagnostic Accelerator. The project is a part of the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) aims to accelerate bold new ideas for earlier and better...