Science of the Mind

Promoting cognitive health, Surgeon General asks nation to #StepItUp

Most American adults recognize the importance of physical activity, yet only about half exercise daily.

Solving the Equation: Public Health in West Philadelphia

Tobi Akindoju was always going to help people. What is always changing, however, is how.

The Thickened Liquid Challenge

Two physicians challenged their peers to put themselves in their patients’ shoes by drinking a cup of thickened liquids.

IOM Report on Cognitive Aging

This report examines the concept of cognitive aging, its impact on public health, and the research and education needed.

Making Sense of Alzheimer’s is a creative space for people to understand the past, present and future of Alzheimer’s disease. It is an evolving forum, a gallery of ideas, a museum without walls.

Making Sense of Alzheimer’s features stories and ideas that tackle the many and changing understanding of what Alzheimer’s disease is and how we try to make sense of it in our own lives. The voices of patients, scientists, writers, caregivers, students, singers, doctors, and artists are expressed here through words, images and sounds.

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