Archived articles

Alzheimer's disease

Dementia care

Calming influence

Published Winter 2013

A new program piloted by the School of Nursing uses indoor golf, barbershop quartet music, and more to reduce agitation in dementia patients. / Johns Hopkins Magazine

Early dementia detection

Published Dec 2013

JHU researchers develop model that could help determine if memory loss in older adults is benign or a stop on the way to Alzheimer's disease / Gazette

Sleep study

Alzheimer's acceleration?

Published Oct 23, 2013

Link seen between sleep duration, quality and cognitive disease biomarker / School of Public Health

Warning signs

Early Alzheimer's detection

Published Oct 16, 2013

Biomarkers may predict cognitive impairment years before first symptoms / Hopkins Medicine

Lost at war

Memories, fading away

Published June 4, 2013

M.A. candidate writes about losing her father to Alzheimer's while she was deployed in Iraq / The New York Times

A 'pacemaker' for Alzheimer's

Published Dec 5, 2012

Device provides deep brain stimulation, seen as possible means of reversing cognitive decline

Managing dementia

Published Nov 21, 2012

Two JHU professors outline six-step process for identifying, coping with behavioral symptoms / School of Nursing

The 5/2 Diet

Published Summer 2012

/ Johns Hopkins Magazine