For many people, the ability to drive offers a sense of freedom. But for those living with dementia, driving at some point becomes unsafe,…
There are more than 100 experimental Alzheimer’s treatments in the pipeline, but the majority of clinical trials for potential Alzheimer’s therapies are delayed due…
The behavioral changes associated dementia can be some of the most difficult symptoms to cope with. Compounding the challenge, a number of the drugs…
The sisters behind “The Kathy Project” use TikTok to share their journey with early-onset Alzheimer’s. Kathy and Jean Collins of British Columbia, Canada, downloaded…
People with dementia are at heightened risk of contracting an infection from the novel coronavirus and have significantly greater rates of hospitalization and death…
A new approach to Alzheimer’s — a pill containing a key feature of human cells called mitochondria — is being developed to treat the…
Wall Street traders seem to have gained a new favorite potential Alzheimer’s treatment as shares of Cassava Science, a small and virtually unknown company,…
For many Americans whose lives have been touched by Alzheimer’s disease, figuring out what comes next can be stressful or overwhelming. There are many…
A better tomorrow starts with a good night’s sleep. This is one of most commonly ‘prescribed’ health recommendations, but is inherently vague in meaning….
The family of Tony Bennett announced that the legendary singer has been contending with an Alzheimer’s diagnosis since 2016. According to his neurologist, the…
From coping with cognitive and physical impairments, to behavioral and psychological symptoms, people struggle to adjust to the progressive and unpredictable nature of dementia….
IBM researchers trained artificial intelligence to help predict Alzheimer’s by looking at word usage and subtle language differences in writing tests, predicting who would…
Most people in the late stages of dementia eventually lose the ability to feed themselves. Tube feeding — a tube inserted into the stomach…
Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab encounters another bump in the road as the FDA delays its approval decision. The Federal Drug Administration has given itself…
Those contending with a neurodegenerative disease — including caregivers — understand the feeling of being emotionally, physically and financially spent. The aptly named documentary,…