Beta-amyloid plaques — sticky globs of protein — build up in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease. For decades, scientists have focused on…
Vaccines are one of the greatest medical advances in history, and now, this strategy is being applied to the treatment and prevention of Alzheimer’s….
Depression is a common mood disorder that can make people feel persistently sad or hopeless, extremely fatigued, and cause them to lose joy in…
More than one in four adults over the age of 65 develops diabetes. This condition damages the pancreas, making it hard for the body…
About 1.7 million Americans have taken up use of a substance called kratom — an herbal extract from the leaves of a tropical tree…
Right now, a definitive Alzheimer’s diagnosis can only be obtained through the detection of beta-amyloid levels in the brain — clumps of a protein…
In January of 2023, the Food and Drug Administration approved the second anti-amyloid therapy for Alzheimer’s disease, Leqembi (generic name lecanemab). A new Alzheimer’s…
Age is the major risk factor for Alzheimer’s — approximately 10 percent of people over the age of 65 develop the disease. As cases…
This article is part of the series Diversity & Dementia, produced by Being Patient with support provided by Eisai. Some of the United States’s most widespread…
Musician Tony Bennett, a master of beloved musical standards, died this week at age 96. Tony Bennett’s family announced in 2021 that he had been…
Good news for brain health this summer: FDA-approved drugs like Leqembi available for Alzheimer’s are becoming more widely available. The caveat: These drugs only…
One in three people with dementia develop chronic pain. When over-the-counter medications like Aspirin or Aleve aren’t enough, doctors may prescribe opioids: a class…
There are at least 6 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease. But some counties have much higher rates of Alzheimer’s than others. Today at…
This article was made possible through sponsorship by Lexeo Therapeutics. Being Patient’s editorial team produced the interview and article with no review/approval process by the…
An estimated 500,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with dementia each year. The diagnosis is often accompanied with substantial life changes. For example,…