Kate Dyer-Seeley  

I’ve posted in the past about how imperative it is to support funding to the NIH (National Institute of Health).  A new study funded by the NIH, released earlier this week has isolated a potential causative agent for Alzheimer’s disease.  You can read about the study here.  What’s exciting about this research is it targets a new [...]

The buzz in brain health these days is neurobics.  The term was coined by Dr. Katz and involves exercises which help the brain create new connections.  Neurobic exercises involve using senses in different ways. If you want to learn more read Keep Your Brain Alive.  Below are some easy to implement exercises to cross train your brain.    Brush your teeth [...]

Just in time for summer vacation, I’m reading again.  I’ve found that while I’m writing or editing I can’t read, not even pure mind candy.  It’s interesting because I’m sure the cumulative works I’ve read over the past thirty-five years have all shaped and influenced my own writing style.  But while in the midst of crossing out words [...]

Forget six degrees of separation, there were only six sentences of separation from the future president and me today (okay well technically there were fourteen but six sounds better).  The Columbian ran a feature about the Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period that I spoke about in Washington D.C.  How great is it that the feature ran on the day after [...]

Before Luke turned two he was featured in the Sunday Styles section of the New York Times.  You’d think I’d be accustomed to recieving instant messages and sketches sent via iPhone from my preschooler, but it takes me by surprise every time.  I wonder how access to technology will frame Luke’s world.  Don’t get me wrong I’m not a techno-phob.  My latest obsession is [...]