A recent cell study shows that experimental Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s antibodies may trigger harmful brain inflammation—which could explain clinical trials’ dismal failure rates. In…
The biotechnology company Cassava Sciences — makers of simufilam, an anti-Alzheimer’s drug currently in Phase III clinical trials — was accused of scientific misconduct…
In villages dotted across the Amazon rainforest in the Bolivian lowlands, roughly 16,000 Tsimane people subsist largely by farming, fishing, hunting and foraging. The…
A recent analysis reveals that people with Alzheimer’s taking Alzheimer’s drug galantamine (Razadyne), approved nearly two decades ago, show moderate cognitive benefits as well…
Whether it be coping with the cognitive, behavioral or psychological symptoms of dementia, adapting caregiver strategies throughout the different stages of the illness is…
Bryan Johnson, CEO of neuroscience start-up Kernel, wants to put a ‘helmet in every household.’ Could Kernel’s wearable, sensor-loaded brain monitoring device be the…
Caregiving expert Teepa Snow knows from experience: There isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach to guide caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s or related dementias. In her…
Scientists in the field of Alzheimer’s have struggled to carry promising findings in mice studies into human trials, but primate researchers believe that animals…
This article is part of the series Diversity & Dementia, produced by Being Patient with support provided by Eisai. Image: Kamaria Moore-Hollis (left) and her mother…
In a new mice study, researchers showed that beta-amyloid — the toxic protein linked to Alzheimer’s — can gum up the olfactory system and…
With a strong family history of Alzheimer’s, Dewayne Nash had expected that he would start experiencing symptoms of the disease by the time he…
New animal studies hint that non-hallucinogenic psychedelics could help reduce the toll of stress on the brain. Researchers at the University of California Santa…
While drug developers are heads down in the lab working to find medical treatments to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s, one tech company is…
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Early research shows that consistent use of saunas or hot tubs may offer similar health benefits to traditional aerobic exercise — including lowering a…