Jack Gilbert lived a life as fierce and unconventional as his poetry. The poet died Tuesday in a Berkeley nursing home after a prolonged battle with dementia. He was 87. Read More…
The last time I saw my grandfather was through the glass windows of his Los Angeles home. My sister had both arms extended, easing him into the car from his wheelchair. I stood frozen inside the house, watching, unsure of where my place in this picture was. In the same Read More…
Engaging in intellectually stimulating activities over the course of a lifetime may lower the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, a new study from UC Berkeley researchers suggests. The study, co-led by Susan Landau, a research scientist at the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute of UC Berkeley, and campus professor of neuroscience William Read More…