Protollin, a new vaccine for Alzheimer’s that is administered nasally, heads to human clinical trials. Through the incredible power of our immune system, researchers…
Image courtesy of padsforparkinsons.org Joy Milne was a nurse who lived much of her life oblivious to her hidden ability. But one day, she…
A career journalist, newspaper and magazine editor, Greg O’Brien learned from his mother what it means to truly live with Alzheimer’s, and it was…
Dr. E. Wesley Ely discusses the frequency with which intensive care unit survivors go on to experience symptoms of brain dysfunction and dementia, mental…
Did you know that the brain is the most mysterious organ in the human body? Scientists still don’t know the majority of what there…
Science shows that reading is one among other intellectual activities that is intricately linked with our brain health and social skills. Throughout the COVID-19…
Experts estimate that roughly one in five older adults experience physical pain that lasts for three or more months. This persistent pain (a term…
Jean Lee remembers her late parents for who they were in their essence, a loving and positive couple who raised her with faith and…
The years Rochelle Long has spent caring for her mother and aunt with Alzheimer’s have transformed her into an advocate for Paid Family Leave. …
Roughly two thirds of Americans with Alzheimer’s are women, but it isn’t exactly clear why the disease disproportionately impacts females. Given that age is…
We all have a vision for our future, aspirations we hope to achieve, whether it be in our careers, relationships or passions. A diagnosis…
Dementia care expert Teepa Snow shares guidance for making the holiday season more dementia-inclusive. For many families, the holidays mean mistletoe and holly, gift-giving,…
For Nicole Bell, her husband Russ Bell’s diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer’s was inexplicable. Russ was young and otherwise fit and healthy. He exercised, ate…
Analysts had high hopes for anti-amyloid drug Aduhelm — the first Alzheimer’s treatment approved by the FDA in nearly two decades and the first…
UPDATE: 3 March 2024, 8:25 P.M. ET. In February 2024, Biogen took Aduhelm off the market, citing financial concerns. Although the drug did receive…