Dan Winter’s advocacy for ending his life is discussed by dementia researcher Lewis Cohen, hospice specialist Jeff Zesiger, ...

Fake nurseries and town squares seem to comfort patients. But some experts wonder whether they are patronizing, even ...

Chihaya’s version of bibliophobia grew out of the fear of one book in particular—the monograph that her career demanded and ...

Bird books, bird puzzles and bird games, of course. This year Mark and I exchanged Christmas presents in person with our sons ...

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All the experts say socializing, ideally while doing that intellectual activity, can help a lot, because it not only stimulates the brain, but keeps us from feeling lonely. Loneliness often leads to ...

As we get older, our cognitive abilities can decline. However, reading has surprising benefits for our brain health ...

At the Tomahawk Room in Chippewa Falls, Wis., you can get a pizza, a locally brewed hard cider or, possibly, the idea for your next book. A few years ago, novelist Nickolas Butler, who lives in a ...

This is the third installment in a series of stories exploring memory disorders in the Chippewa Valley. In today’s installment, two women share their experiences of loss due to dementia and how music ...

A critically acclaimed play which seeks to give its audience a glimpse into dementia from the viewpoint of a person suffering ...

CANCER, dementia, heart disease and stroke are among the biggest killers in the UK. So is it any wonder that Sun readers fear ...