Community update on Alzheimer’s disease and healthy brain aging

There are no cures for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, but groundbreaking research happening in Maine and beyond is enhancing our understanding of these conditions and improving diagnosis and treatment options.

Northern Light Health invites the Piscataquis County community to an update and lively conversation about the latest research on Alzheimer’s Disease and healthy brain aging on Saturday, May 17 in Dover-Foxcroft and Greenville. The Dover-Foxcroft event will take place at 10 a.m. at Northern Light Mayo Hospital, Sebec/Borestone Rooms, 897 West Main St., and the Greenville talk is scheduled for 1 p.m. at Northern Light CA Dean Hospital, Forrest Whitman Board Room, 364 Pritham Ave.

Cliff Singer, MD, DFAPA, AGSF, director of Northern Light Memory and Aging and a physician at the Mood and Memory Clinic at Acadia Hospital and Lori Towne, FNP, a practitioner at Northern Light Primary Care, Dover-Foxcroft, will share information about the differences between normal brain aging and mild cognitive impairment, tips on how to support your own brain health and information on diagnoses and treatments for Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia.

There is no cost to attend, and registration is not required. For more information, please contact Julie Weidman at jweidman@northernlight.org or 207-279-1070.