Can yoga and brain games slow down or improve quality of life in people with mild memory and cognitive issues? A new study sponsored…
The anesthetic drug xenon increases life expectancy and prevents long-term cognitive impairment following a traumatic brain injury (TBI) in mice, according to a new…
Japan has the oldest population in the world, with senior citizens expected to make up one-third of the population by 2035. Along with a…
Leading researcher Dag Aarsland discusses Lewy body dementia (LBD)—the form of dementia Robin Williams was diagnosed with after his death. He covers why people…
Alzheimer’s advocate and former New York Times reporter Phil Gutis was 54 years old when he discovered he has early-onset Alzheimer’s after enrolling in a drug…
At 52 years old, Mike Belleville was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s. Several years later, he was reevaluated and learned he has Lewy body dementia…
There’s more proof that machine learning can greatly aid in the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. The latest study, conducted by researchers at UC Davis…
This fall, researchers at King’s College in London will test the benefits of medical marijuana for people with dementia, in order to determine whether…
Researcher Chris Albertyn is testing whether a cannabis-based treatment called Sativex could be effective in treating the behavioral symptoms of people living with dementia….
The free app, called My House of Memories, features more than 100 pages of carefully curated images meant to evoke events from the lives…
Rhoda Au, director of neuropsychology at the Framingham Heart Study, speaks about the potential of using voice and speech tests to detect Alzheimer’s. For…
Reading every day may reduce dementia risk, according to a study published in JAMA Psychiatry in July 2018. Researchers at Hong Kong’s Elderly Health…
Researchers have found more evidence that Alzheimer’s may be detected through a simple blood test. The latest study published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The…
Former Intel executive, Pam Montana, was diagnosed with younger-onset Alzheimer’s at 61 years old. Today, she is an Alzheimer’s advocate, who has traveled the…
A study launched over two years ago using gamma light therapy to reduce beta-amyloid plaques in mice has proven to be a non-conventional treatment…