Alzheimer’s disrupts a lot of the brain, but it doesn’t disrupt your ability to feel emotion. You can still feel loved, lonely, sad or upset.
I know firsthand the difficult balance of caring for yourself and an ailing parent. My father was 57 years old when he was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. I was a few month’s shy of thirty.
An international group of researchers is challenging the controversial new definition of Alzheimer’s proposed by a group of researchers convened by the Alzheimer’s Association….
People tend to look at Alzheimer’s disease progression in a framework of seven stages. In the final stage, people with the disease often lose…
A recent Science investigation found that Eliezer Masliah, one of the world’s leading Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s researchers, engaged in research misconduct over the course…
Hardly a week goes by when I don’t receive an email or a call from a friend whose parent has just gotten an Alzheimer’s…
With the 2024 FDA approval of Eli Lilly’s Kisunla for early-stage Alzheimer’s disease, there are now two fairly similar anti-amyloid on the market in…
Precision medicine is a medical approach that considers a patient’s genes, environment, and lifestyle. In the realm of Alzheimer’s disease, experts are pushing for…
There are plenty of gifts designed specifically for people living with dementia that can be helpful, calming or stress-relieving, whether they’re intended to spur…
For decades, scientists blamed Alzheimer’s disease on the buildup of beta-amyloid protein plaques in the brain. But most clinical trials for drugs intended to…
On July 25th, European regulators said no to Eisai and Biogen’s anti-amyloid drug Leqembi for early stage Alzheimer’s. The European Medicines Agency (Europe’s version…
When entrepreneur Eben Pingree’s mother, 78, and father-in-law, 80, were both diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in the same week about two years ago, it shook…
November 6, 2024 Anica Leon-Weil is a licensed therapist and caregiver to her mother who lives with Alzheimer’s. “I want to stay in my…
At the 2024 Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease (CTAD) conference in Madrid, Spain, scientists and drug development companies gathered to report on recent successes…
When you’re concerned about Alzheimer’s disease, it can be difficult to determine what symptoms are normal aging and what is cause for concern. Betsy…