Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
Category: Memory
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My Memory Loss Is Affecting My Relationship
Ask the Therapist columnist Lori Gottlieb advises a reader who wants his spouse to be more compassionate about his worsening recall.
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Tiny Love Stories: ‘I Was Less Than Half Her Age’
Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
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After Childbirth Put Me in a Coma, I Couldn’t Remember My Faith
Life-threatening complications changed how I prayed and everything I believed.
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Grief Makes Us Time Travelers
A neuroscientist studying memory, I used to believe time was linear. Then my mother had a stroke.
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Modern Love Stories That Changed Readers’ Lives
For 20 years, Modern Love has recorded peoples’ lives. The column has also had real-life reverberations on readers.
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A Blood Test Accurately Diagnosed Alzheimer’s 90% of the Time, Study Finds
It was much more accurate than primary care doctors using cognitive tests and CT scans. The findings could speed the quest for an affordable and accessible way to diagnose patients with memory problems.
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New Drug Approved for Early Alzheimer’s
The drug, Kisunla, made by Eli Lilly, is the latest in a new class of treatments that could modestly slow cognitive decline in initial stages of the disease but also carry safety risks.
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Racing to Retake a Beloved Trip, Before Dementia Takes Everything
My dad always remembered his childhood journey through Europe. Now, with Alzheimer’s claiming his memories, we tried to recreate it.
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Advisory Panel of Experts Endorses F.D.A. Approval of New Alzheimer’s Drug
The modest benefits of the treatment, donanemab, made by Eli Lilly, outweigh the risks, the panel concluded unanimously.
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4 Documentaries That Explore How Families Cope With Dementia
In “Little Empty Boxes” and other films, the heartbreak of memory loss is intertwined with deeper cultural implications.
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Apparently Healthy, but Diagnosed With Alzheimer’s?
New criteria could lead to a dementia diagnosis on the basis of a simple blood test, even in the absence of obvious symptoms.