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…
Research shows that certain widely distributed vaccines may offer benefits beyond just immunity against an infection: one might be helping to fend off Alzheimer’s….
This article is part of the series Diversity & Dementia, produced by Being Patient with support provided by Eisai. Dr. Indira Turney was born in the…
When Laurie Scherrer, a 55-year-oldthen “workaholic” sales executive, was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s and frontotemporal dementia at age 55, she recalls feeling like…
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…
Most care home residents have both dementia and hearing loss, which can leave them feeling lonely and depressed. Hearing loss and dementia both cause…
It was 7:20 a.m. and Joel Braunstein, co-founder and CEO of C2N Diagnostics, was about to start his second meeting of the day. C2N…
There are dozens of new approaches to treating Alzheimer’s currently in clinical trials. But while some promising innovations in diagnostics and intervention are progressing…
Alzheimer’s disease affects one in every three people over the age of 85, and the scale of the epidemic is only worsening. While there…
A new generation of Alzheimer’s treatments — groundbreaking, disease-modifying monoclonal antibody drugs — is on the rise, and two so far have hit the…
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…
Concussion and head trauma is a real and serious risk for many people — especially those who frequently get knocked on the head, like…
Age is the major risk factor for Alzheimer’s — approximately 10 percent of people over the age of 65 develop the disease. As cases…
People concerned about brain fog, cognitive issues, memory problems and more often turn to supplements — a rapidly growing industry that rakes in billions…