{"id":4360,"date":"2026-11-13T22:14:16","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T22:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/?p=4360"},"modified":"2026-11-13T22:14:16","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T22:14:16","slug":"julianne-moore-on-alzheimers-when-to-ask-about-brain-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/?p=4360","title":{"rendered":"Julianne Moore on Alzheimer\u2019s & When to Ask About Brain Health"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n\tJulianne Moore<\/a> thinks your brain deserves a spot on your checkup list, too.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn a recent interview with People<\/em><\/a>, the actress talked about the questions she still gets more than a decade after Still Alice<\/em>. Friends tell her they\u2019re forgetting things<\/a> or feeling unusually tired, then ask whether they should mention it to a doctor.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWe have normalized so much with checkups. Now it\u2019s routine to get a mammogram, it\u2019s routine to get a colonoscopy,\u201d she told the outlet. \u201c\u2026 We know that we\u2019re going to do all of these things, because that\u2019s the road to making something better, so I think we want to do that with brain health<\/a> as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tWhy Julianne Moore Is Speaking Up About Brain Health\t<\/h2>\n

\n\tMoore won an Oscar for playing a linguistics professor with Alzheimer\u2019s in Still Alice<\/em>, but the conversations the film started have lasted far longer than awards season. People still approach her about a parent or spouse who\u2019s struggling<\/a>, or something they\u2019ve noticed themselves.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cSometimes there\u2019ll be a girlfriend who will say, like, \u2018Wow, I feel like I\u2019m a little fuzzy about remembering things,\u2019 or, \u2018I\u2019m tired all the time \u2014 what is that? Should I talk to my doctor?\u2019\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\n\tShe\u2019s continuing her advocacy through a partnership with pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly\u2019s Brain Health Matters campaign<\/a>. When she made Still Alice<\/em>, Moore realized how often people dismissed Alzheimer\u2019s as just getting older. Now, she\u2019s encouraging people to ask their doctors about memory concerns<\/a>, cognitive assessments, and their own risk factors.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWe want to say, \u2018Okay, let\u2019s normalize the conversation to understand how important the brain is in terms of our overall functioning, and go to our doctor and speak to them directly about it,\u2019\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\n\t\tDoes Everyone Need a Brain Health Test?\t<\/h2>\n

\n\tNot necessarily. Moore discussed cognitive assessments (tests that assess memory and thinking), along with newer blood tests that can help doctors investigate symptoms.<\/p>\n

\n\tAccording to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)<\/a>, the first blood test it cleared to help diagnose Alzheimer\u2019s is intended for adults 55 and older who are showing signs of the disease. It isn\u2019t meant to screen everyone, and the result alone can\u2019t provide a diagnosis. Doctors will also consider your symptoms and other medical information. If you\u2019ve noticed a change, start by telling your doctor what\u2019s been happening.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cYou are your biggest advocate,\u201d she said. \u201cYou are the one who\u2019s going to know most about how your body feels, about how your brain feels.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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Julianne Moore thinks your brain deserves a spot on your checkup list, too. In a recent interview with People, the actress talked about the questions she still gets more than a decade after Still Alice. Friends tell her they\u2019re forgetting things or feeling unusually tired, then ask whether they should mention it to a doctor. \u201cWe have normalized so much with checkups. Now it\u2019s routine to get a mammogram, it\u2019s routine to get a colonoscopy,\u201d she told the outlet. \u201c\u2026 We know that we\u2019re going to do all of these things, because that\u2019s the road to making something better, so I think we want to do that with brain health as well.\u201d Related story Christie Brinkley’s Daughter Sailor Shares the ‘Superpower’ She Learned From Her Mom to Help Battle Anxiety Why Julianne Moore Is Speaking Up About Brain Health Moore won an Oscar for playing a linguistics professor with Alzheimer\u2019s in Still Alice, but the conversations the film started have lasted far longer than awards season. People still approach her about a parent or spouse who\u2019s struggling, or something they\u2019ve noticed themselves. \u201cSometimes there\u2019ll be a girlfriend who will say, like, \u2018Wow, I feel like I\u2019m a little fuzzy about remembering things,\u2019 or, \u2018I\u2019m tired all the time \u2014 what is that? Should I talk to my doctor?\u2019\u201d she said. She\u2019s continuing her advocacy through a partnership with pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly\u2019s Brain Health Matters campaign. When she made Still Alice, Moore realized how often people dismissed Alzheimer\u2019s as just getting older. Now, she\u2019s encouraging people to ask their doctors about memory concerns, cognitive assessments, and their own risk factors. \u201cWe want to say, \u2018Okay, let\u2019s normalize the conversation to understand how important the brain is in terms of our overall functioning, and go to our doctor and speak to them directly about it,\u2019\u201d she said. Does Everyone Need a Brain Health Test? Not necessarily. Moore discussed cognitive assessments (tests that assess memory and thinking), along with newer blood tests that can help doctors investigate symptoms. According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the first blood test it cleared to help diagnose Alzheimer\u2019s is intended for adults 55 and older who are showing signs of the disease. It isn\u2019t meant to screen everyone, and the result alone can\u2019t provide a diagnosis. Doctors will also consider your symptoms and other medical information. If you\u2019ve noticed a change, start by telling your doctor what\u2019s been happening. \u201cYou are your biggest advocate,\u201d she said. \u201cYou are the one who\u2019s going to know most about how your body feels, about how your brain feels.\u201d Source link<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4361,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4360","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-female-health-issues"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4360","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4360"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4360\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4361"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4360"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}