The 75-year-old musician is being treated for a rare and often misdiagnosed neurological condition that can mimic dementia. Iconic pop musician Billy Joel has…
From clinical trials to funding cuts: Here’s how changes at NIH are reshaping Alzheimer’s and dementia research. As of September 2024, 495 clinical trials…
Fourteen years ago, lawyer Sonia Vallabh took a genetic test that showed she would one day contract a fatal disease that ends in a…
There currently no cure or treatment that can completely halt or reverse Alzheimer’s pathology in the brain. One of the biggest obstacles: Even after…
Caregivers: If you’re constantly worrying or feeling anxious, overwhelmed or moody, if you have difficulty concentrating, if you’re depressed or agitated, if your self…
You receive a text message from an unknown number: “I wrote this memo just for you and I really need you to take a…
Positive Approach to Care founder and dementia care expert Teepa Snow returns to our Live Talks series for another session of “Ask Teepa Anything,”…
“No president has entered the White House with as clear a focus on Alzheimer’s disease as Joe Biden,” Maria Shriver and George Vradenburg wrote…
Vaccinations have provided significant protection for the public against infectious diseases. However, there was a modest decrease in support in 2023 nationwide for vaccine…
In Philadelphia last week, researchers from leading universities, working professionals at pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, Alzheimer’s advocates, and medical professionals gathered at the annual…
As people age, cognitive function tends to decline. In some people, this process happens faster than others. Mounting research points to the idea that…
Cassava Sciences’ experimental Alzheimer’s drug simufilam is currently in clinical trials. Meanwhile, the company is experiencing a major shake-up. Its CEO and lead neuroscientist…
A new drug for Alzheimer’s was just this month approved by the FDA for use in the United States, in people in the earliest…
In the 1840s, near Utah’s Great Salt Lake, a little piece of DNA went haywire. This genetic malfunction gave rise to a rare disorder…
This article is part of the series Diversity & Dementia, produced by Being Patient with support provided by Eisai. An Alzheimer’s diagnosis is often talked about…