In the midst of a media frenzy around fraud allegations and a key Alzheimer’s drug target, reporter Phil Gutis reflects on his personal experience…
A study found that closely following the MIND diet for brain health appeared to cut peoples’ Alzheimer’s risk in half. The diet’s creator discusses…
Author and doctor Julissa Cruz Gómez doesn’t think adults should underestimate kids. So to help young readers understand dementia, she brings them straight to…
The media is reporting that recent fraud allegations undermine the leading theory about the cause of Alzheimer’s. But some of the field’s most established…
The earlier someone receives an Alzheimer’s diagnosis, the more time they have to plan with their family and doctors. It means that the person…
About one in 20 Americans have levels of vitamin D that would qualify them as deficient. A deficiency of vitamin D has been linked…
University of Sydney research fellow Camilla Hoyos discusses new findings that indicate treatment of sleep apnea can improve memory in people with cognitive decline….
Dozens of drugs designed to target and clear beta-amyloid plaques in the brain have failed to prevent or halt the progression of Alzheimer’s disease….
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for estrogen — the use of pills, topical gels, and other applications to supplement estrogen production — is used to treat…
Nicole Bell is an award-winning author of What Lurks in the Woods, a raw and gripping memoir about her family’s journey with Alzheimer’s and…
This article is part of the series Diversity & Dementia, produced by Being Patient with support provided by Eisai. Scientist and advocate Kao Lee Yang…
Deb Jobe refused to let an early diagnosis of posterior cortical atrophy keep her from living a fulfilling, joyous life. She shares her journey post-diagnosis…
Experts say the best way to be a good caregiver to a loved one is to take good care of yourself. Here are four…
Three professors of nutrition and food science at the University of Reading explain why you shouldn’t trust research which claims that a single foodstuff…
Better Alzheimer’s treatments are going to require better models of Alzheimer’s brains in the lab, researchers say. Psychology researcher Étienne Aumont at the University…