DIAGNOSIS ARTICLE: The FDA has granted ‘breakthrough device’ designation for a new blood test that can detect Alzheimer’s even before symptoms arise. Learn more.
VIDEO: Researchers are exploring a therapy that involves the use of a surgically implanted device that delivers mild electrical pulses to specific areas of the
An experimental drug, NAP, has been found to remedy slow development, poor communication and brain issues similar to those found in Alzheimer’s patients. Find out
RESEARCH & TREATMENT: Researchers find an experimental drug for liver cancer and Dasatinib, approved for chronic myeloid leukemia, act upon some Alzheimer’s disease related proteins
OLD-NEW DRUG RESEARCH: The diuretic bumetanide, used for more than 30 years to treat hypertension and heart failure, was also found to reverse signs of
RESEARCH: Researchers say that a drug commonly used to treat cancer can restore memory and cognitive function in mice with symptoms of Alzheimer’s. Learn more.
BREAKTHROUGH: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted a “Breakthrough Therapy” designation for donanemab, a potential new treatment for people with early symptomatic
BREAKTHROUGH & TREATMENT: The new Alzheimer’s drug aducanumabab (Aduhelm) has received accelerated approval by the US Food and Drug Administration. Why did it take so
VIDEO + ARTICLE: Scientists are applying an FDA-approved technique, Deep Brain Stimulation, to treat mild Alzheimer’s for 150 patients in Phase-3 clinical trials. Learn more.
MEDICATION TRIALS: The FDA has accepted Biogen’s application for aducanumab, an investigational treatment for Alzheimer’s, and even granted it Priority Review, with an action date
Most of us have much more courageThan we ever dreamed we possessed.
GENETICS & LIFESTYLE VIDEO: How do family history and genetics affect a healthy person’s risk of Alzheimer’s? Watch Harvard’s Top Alzheimer’s researcher, Dr. Rudy Tanzi, offer down-to-Earth insights.
Sonya Jury’s memoir, “Mom Forgot My Birthday,” shares a candid look at the challenges of Alzheimer’s caregiving. Through her personal experiences, she provides valuable lessons and a “how-not-to” perspective.
Three important dementia studies focus on HS-AGING, a type of dementia almost as common as Alzheimer’s in the 85+ group. Yet few people have heard of it. Why? What makes it different?
An intriguing study of 120 grandmothers might surprise you. Doctors know socially engaged people have better cognition and less dementia. But can a person get too much of a good thing? What’s the right balance?
Enjoy this great duet between a musician with dementia and his son. A triumph of spirit over Alzheimer’s! Sing-a-long if you like!
It looks like a sneeze cannot give anyone Alzheimer’s. While Alzheimer’s abnormal disease proteins do spread from cell-to-cell, they are not “infectious”. Check out the facts.
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