Dementia’s Growing Cost to Caregivers
April 29, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
A recent RAND study offers some of the most comprehensive and credible estimates to date of the monetary costs of dementia in the United States.
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From the Pioneer Advisory Group: Can We Stop Dementia Before It Starts?
December 7, 2012 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
Few diseases invoke more fear in patients and families than dementia (e.g., Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), progressive multiple sclerosis, Pick’s Disease). Surveys have shown the fear of dementia—especially AD—far outweighs concerns of a diagnosis of can ...
What We Talk About When We Talk About Alzheimer's Disease
March 12, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
A fundamental task of medicine is stratifying people into clinically meaningful categories. The term “stratifying” describes how physicians divide the sick from the well and then divide the sick into different stages of disease. In other words, the ...
From Dependency to Interdependency: Coach Pat Summitt's Challenge to America
August 29, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
The United States is experiencing a longevity revolution. First, Americans are living longer. At the start of the 20th century, 4 percent of the U.S. population was over 65. Now, the proportion is 13 percent and by 2050, it will be 20 percent. Secon ...
Human Capital News Roundup: Smell tests for Alzheimer's, "difficult" patients, physicians' social media use, and more.
May 10, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Around the country, print, broadcast and online media outlets are covering the groundbreaking work of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) scholars, fellows and grantees. Some recent examples: Although losing a sense of smell is associated with the ...
Human Capital News Roundup: Study partners for Alzheimer's patients, medication color changes, the 'bystander effect,' and more.
January 10, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Around the country, print, broadcast and online media outlets are covering the groundbreaking work of RWJF leaders, scholars, fellows and grantees
Human Capital News Roundup: Support for brain injury patients, school health programs, Alzheimer's treatment and more.
February 16, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Here’s a sampling of recent news coverage of the work of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholars and Fellows: Susan B. Hassmiller, PhD, RN, FAAN, senior adviser for nursing at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and director of The Future of N ...