Autism in Girls Often Goes Undiagnosed
For decades, many believed autism was a male-only condition. But females can also be autistic—as more and more research is showing.
Entries by Melanie Padgett Powers
Why Are Some Autistic People Nonverbal?
About 30% of autistic people in the U.S. are nonverbal or nonspeaking. And we’re not quite sure why.
Suffer from Migraine Auras? It’s in Your Brain, Not Your Eyes
Migraine auras are migraines that affect your vision, typically creating a zigzag or shimmering pattern.
Emma Heming Willis Advocates for Caregivers
A Q&A with Emma Heming Willis, wife of actor Bruce Willis, about her unexpected journey of caregiving.
FTD: The Most Common Form of Dementia Under Age 60
A Q&A with Bruce L. Miller, MD, an expert on frontotemporal dementia—a disease many people have never heard of.
The Reality of Long-Term Caregiving
A Q&A with Nikki Davis, who opened up on social media after 15 years as a caregiver to her husband.
Voices of Alzheimer’s Aims to Empower People Living with Alzheimer’s Disease
A Q&A with Jim Taylor, CEO of Voices of Alzheimer’s, about being a “care partner” to his wife, Geri.
GLP-1s May Quiet ‘Food Noise’
GLP-1 patients have been surprised to discover they no longer think about food as often—their “food noise” has decreased or disappeared.
Can GLP-1s Lower My Dementia Risk?
A two-year drug trial examining whether GLP-1s could slow progression of Alzheimer’s disease has shown disappointing results. The drug company Novo Nordisk’s EVOKE/EVOKE+ Phase 3 trial studied whether the drug semaglutide is safe and effective at treating mild cognitive impairment (MCI) due to Alzheimer’s disease. Semaglutide is a GLP-1 receptor agonist better known under its […]
Autism Starts in Your Genes
A Q&A with autism researcher Daniel Geschwind, MD, PhD, about how autism spectrum disorders start in early pregnancy.