Stephanie Cosentino, PhD, Associate Professor of Neuropsychology, and colleagues are working on developing screening tools to detect subjective cognitive decline and more advanced forms of memory loss
Miguel Arce Rentería, PhD, assistant professor of neuropsychology, commented on a study that found that people who were bilingual in their youth tended to score higher on memory tests later in life
Many people live years or even decades with dementia, which causes death. Researching the symptoms and causes can dramatically help dementia care and prevention.
Health Matters spoke with Dr. James Noble, a neurologist at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center who specializes in the treatment of dementia, to get the facts about FTD.
"This is not definitive," said lead researcher Dr. Davangere Devanand, a professor of psychiatry and neurology at CUIMC. He said that larger studies, including a control group, are still needed
A new study, lead by Dr. Jennifer J. Manly, shows that 1 in 10 Americans age 65 and over suffer from dementia, while 22% deal with mild cognitive impairment.
Various programs around the country connect neurologic patients and caregivers with the arts. One such example is Arts & Minds, an organization founded by Dr. James M. Noble
Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and College of Dental Medicine scientists awarded $3.97 million to study link between Alzheimer’s and periodontitis
For someone to be diagnosed with dementia, they have to have significant decline in more than one cognitive area,” says Neuropsychologist Elise Caccappolo, Ph.D., of CUIMC
Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (AFTD)
May 8, 2020
Dr. Ted Huey addressed the national FTD community to outline the unique challenges of FTD care during the COVID-19 pandemic and provide guidance to FTD patients, families, and caregivers.