A recent NPR article suggests a link between high cholesterol in mid-life being linked to dementia later in life. (more…)

Obama is going to make an investment in the future of our aging population…Alzheimer’s Disease is at the forefront of his administration’s budget going into 2013.  (more…)

I’m so glad that I love blackberries!!  This article, from the perspective of an 85 year old physician, shows that we are still a long way from developing a cure for Alzheimer’s Disease, and equally distant from knowing the cause, but there are indications that certain foods seem to diminish the production of plaque deposits in the brain…the same plaque that is seen in the brains of those that suffered from Alzheimer’s Disease during their life.  (more…)

Mobile technology is all the rage…portable everything, social media, constant connection; it’s what everyone wants.  But how do we actually use this new technology to provide efficiency and support the delivery of professional services and design new ways of ensuring security and confidentiality?  (more…)

Although rare, and extremely heart-breaking, this case of a young woman developing dementia has been a very tough story to read.  The mother of two children, and just 35 years old, no one would have ever thought that the signs and symptoms Kimberly was displaying would be associated with dementia.  But it was.  (more…)

BOSTON, Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — From the dangers of tobacco and trans fats to the benefits of physical activity and whole grains, much of what we know about health today is thanks to the Nurses’ Health Study. (more…)

Shelly Sun, Founder and CEO of BrightStar, will speak at the Consumer Bankers Association convention in Austin, Texas, next month. On March 19, she’ll present in the Franchise Lending session of the conference’s Small Business Forum. International Franchise Association (IFA) President and CEO Steve Caldeira and FRANdata President and CEO Darrell Johnson will join Shelly on the Franchise Lending panel. BrightStar was the only franchisor selected to present to the Consumer Bankers Association. (more…)

President and Chief Nursing Officer of BrightStar Chicago and Berwyn, Cheri McEssy, had the honor of speaking at Lexington College as part of a panel called, “Urban Pioneers: lessons from the field.” (more…)

As a frequent theater-goer, I never thought about the fact that the theater could be an intimidating place to many families, and a place that few of them could go, simply due to Autism.  (more…)

A National Alzheimer’s Plan…now why didn’t anyone think of this before?!  (more…)